Human Resources Generalist
Company Overview: Essen Health Care is a growing community healthcare network provides high quality, compassionate, and accessible medical care to some of the most vulnerable and under-served residents of New York State. Guided by a ‘population health’ model of care, Essen has five integrated clinical divisions offering services in primary & specialty offices, urgent care centers, and nursing homes, as well as house calls for home bound patients; all clinical services are also offered via telehealth. Our Care Management division supports patient-centered care through care coordination, complex care management and helping address health-related social needs.
Founded in 1999, Essen provides care in all five boroughs of New York City, with a primary focus in the Bronx.
Position Title: Human Resource Generalist
Reports to: VP of Human Resources
Job Summary: The human resource generalist is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with HR management. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: benefits administration, onboarding, off boarding, and employment law compliance.
Responsibilities
- Draft employment agreements for new hires and make necessary revisions.
- Performs benefits administration, including claims resolution, change reporting, approving invoices for payment and communicating benefits information to employees.
- Monitors employee eligibility for benefits plans. Reviews benefits with employees and processes enrollment, cancellation or changes. Organizes and manages annual open enrollment communications and election process.
- Maintains and distributes list of new and cancelled employees under each benefit plan. Verifies benefit-billing accuracy and processes for payment.
- Reports, maintains and monitors all workers' compensation case files; follows-up on open cases.
- Manage report and monitor employee’s LOA requests: PFL, FMLA, Disability, etc.
- Assists in evaluation of reports, decisions and results of department in relation to established goals. Recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to continually improve efficiency of the department and services performed.
- Maintains human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database.
- Maintains compliance with federal, state and local employment and benefits laws and regulations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of experience in HR or Associate with 4 years of experience in the HR Field
- Bilingual (Spanish-speaking) a plus
- Communication
- Consultation
- Ethical Practice
- Global & Cultural Awareness.
- HR Expertise
- Relationship Management.
ESSEN HEALTH CARE IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Essen Health Care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.