Our Company
Dominion Diagnostics is the premier provider of comprehensive clinical quantitative urine and blood drug testing, medication monitoring, and support services nationwide. Serving hundreds of clients in a variety of medical specialties, we provide actionable information to improve patient care and medical outcomes in the treatment of Chronic Pain and Addiction Medicine. We are a multi-state employer.
www.dominiondiagnostics.com
If you love HR service which involves answering employee questions and ensuring that our benefits are administered in a timely fashion we want you to join our awesome team.
We have extremely rich benefit programs and were awarded Best Places to Work in RI for the past 4 years in a row and were just recognized as a Great Place to Work in March 2024 and Great Place to Work in September 2024.
Benefits Administrator
This position is responsible for benefit administration and general human resources administration for the organization, under the direction of the Human Resources Manager. The incumbent will possess meticulous attention to detail, set priorities, has strong organizational skills, is customer-focused, manages their own work, and meets objectives, and most importantly can maintain confidentiality and handle matters with a high level of discretion and integrity.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Administration Benefits
- Administers all employee benefits programs, including health, dental insurance, vision, life, disability, and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, 401(k), COBRA, vacations, and sick time, FMLA, TDI, TCI and other leaves including state mandating leave for states outside of RI, and statutory benefits. Works with third-party administrators, as necessary. This includes adding new members, terminations, and changes.
- Processes required documents through payroll and benefits providers to ensure accurate record keeping and proper deductions and reconcile monthly billing; resolves administrative problems with the carrier representatives or through the benefits broker.
- Manages the open enrollment period during each year, including broker meetings, as scheduled.
- Provide guidance and assistance to employees and management relative to the company's benefits programs, policies, and procedures and provide benefit orientation to employees.
- Participates in meetings with the benefit brokers, and makes recommendations on plan design and changes to the Human Resources Manager and VP of HR.
General Administration:
- Administrative functions include launching new hire packets.
- Administers the E-Verify program.
- Completes various external reporting.
- Works with the safety department to complete the annual OSHA reporting.
- Participates in employee committees and helps plan and coordinate employee activities.
- Maintains current knowledge of employment practices, evaluates existing policies, procedures, processes, and programs for effectiveness, and makes recommendations for changes as appropriate.
- Works well independently as well as a strong team player.
- Acts as backup to the Payroll Coordinator.
- Other duties and special projects as required.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum associate's degree or equivalent; bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience or/and Human Resources certification preferred.
- 3-5 years of human resources generalist experience. With at least 2 years of benefit administration experience.
- Experience administering employee benefit programs and working with payroll/HRIS systems. Experience with Paylocity a plus.
- Elevated level of customer service orientation and exceptional people skills.
- Current knowledge of appropriate federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven administrative (data entry, organization) and analytical (working with spreadsheets and/or various reports) skills needed.
- Knowledge of HR policies and procedures.
- Must be extremely well organized and methodical in approach to problem-solving.
- Has a positive can-do approach and can be flexible to change.