HR Generalist: Sal, FT at Firelands Health in Sandusky, OH

Position Highlights:

• Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career. 
• Employee-centric: Tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more. 
• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.

About Firelands Health:

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are “big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you”. We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values:  Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

What You Will Do:

• This position provides overall administrative support to the Human Resources Department primarily in the area of benefits coordination and management, medical case management to the worker’s compensation claims administration and medical and FMLA administration. The HR Generalist will work cooperatively with others in the Human Resources Department, Corporate Health Center, and third-party benefit providers. 

  LEAVE MANAGEMENT

• Responsible for monitoring the Firelands Health Leave of Absence options, including Family and Medical Leave. Creates and maintains an atmosphere of open communication between the employee, supervisor and Human Resources to ensure the leave of absence has the least impact possible on the delivery of service. Reviews leave applications for appropriate medical documentation. Prepares correspondence relating to all leaves and advises employees of FMLA approval dates. 
• Maintains reports and data regarding FMLA requests, certification, clarification, and physician responses. Responsible for documenting all required phone contacts and appropriately updating the Time and Attendance system to identify FMLA related leaves. 
• Maintains a monthly log of all FMLA usage. Provides formal reports and charts to the appropriate Vice Presidents as needed. 
• Responsible for presenting educational updates to the management team and employees regarding changes in the law regarding FMLA or related topics. 
• Coordinates Short Term Disability and Hospital Indemnity benefits for employees on leave of absence. 

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

• Responsible for placement of injured workers into modified duty assignments within the identified restrictions of the employee’s attending physician. The HR Generalist ensures that employees injured through a work-related injury experience minimal lost time. Responsible for certifying/denying all workers’ compensation claims. Disseminates paperwork to appropriate individuals and maintains all logs (OSHA and Dashboard).
• Responsible for developing a workplace safety program to improve awareness to the Firelands Health safety initiatives. 

BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

Assists the Benefits Specialist in their absence with benefit administration for Firelands Health, which includes, but not limited to the following.

• Processes COBRA notifications (initial and terminated)
• Assist with medical claims management
• Actively participates in the benefit quarterly review process and assist with benefit design changes
• Assist with processing federal and state mandatory filings
• Coordinates the annual Employee Benefits Fair
• Assists with communicating benefit changes to impacted employees
• Benefit data entry management for new hires
• Assists with creation and management of the annual benefits open enrollment process
• Assists with administration of the defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans 

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource or related field required, plus three (3) years of related experience required.

• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of workers’ compensation, FMLA, and ADA laws. Experience in absence management and integrated disability management is strongly desired.
• Excellent analytical, written and communication skills.
• Proven ability to interact effectively with employees, physicians, hospital departments at all levels, state agencies, and external agencies. Must be comfortable presenting to large groups for training and education purposes.
• Ability to perform in a work team environment.
• Must have technical and/or PC skills sufficient to have working knowledge of multiple software programs, i.e. Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel, UltiPro etc.
• Must be capable of creating Power Point presentations, graphs, charts, and dashboard reports that accurately reflect leave usage.
• Working knowledge of current human resources/workers’ compensation laws, regulations, and guidelines (e.g. FMLA, OSHA, etc.) 
• Must possess a valid State of Ohio motor vehicle operator's license and be insurable under Firelands' auto policy. Employee must provide proof of personal automobile liability insurance coverage upon request. Calm, flexible and able to handle a fast pace and extended hours.