Benefits Analyst

Vendor Relations Analyst

Do you have the career opportunities as a Benefits Analyst you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Healthcare which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include : comprehensive medical coverage, additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing, 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, employee stock purchase plan, family support, consumer discounts, retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, preferred banking partnerships, education assistance, colleague recognition program, time away from work program, employee health assistance fund.

Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a Vendor Relations Analyst where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Provide vendor relations and financial reporting on health and welfare plan to ensure highest level of employee benefits operations delivery. Resolve elevated issues relative to benefit plan interpretation and administration. Analyze, research and present benefits appeals and recommendations. In addition, support employee benefits financial reporting, budgeting, and data management for the disability plans, PTO, union transactions and Health & Group products. The Analyst establishes and maintains monthly utilization and financial reporting. The Analyst will interact with senior leadership teams as needed.

Major Responsibilities

Support labor relations and their collective bargaining agreements. Provide benefit comparisons for plan designs, premium and contributions differences. Analysis of collective bargaining agreements ensuring benefit plan compliance. Maintain union codes in Lawson. Discuss desired outcomes for negotiations with labor relations team. Liaison between labor relations and consultants. Prepare reporting for monthly and quarterly MOR on health & group benefits. Develop and manage data to produce models and graphs analyzing employee benefits for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Provide consulting services to claims administrators concerning plan provisions, operations and benefits administration. Manage day-to-day vendor relations for multiple claims administrators and insurers. Resolve complex employee benefits issues elevated by the service center and other internal partners. Manage performance metrics of claims administrators to ensure quality delivery of outsourced services; analyze data, develop and monitor process improvement plans. Assist employee benefits communications as a subject matter expert with development of summary plan descriptions, summary of material modifications, SBCs, and schedule of benefits. Analyze, research, develop recommendations and make presentations to benefits appeals committee; develop written response of appeals committee decisions, ensuring appeals are completed within 30 days. Manage implementations of benefits programs with third party administrators and pilot programs; develop implementation project plans; develop communications materials. Facilitate and conduct carrier review meetings to include setting future direction and expectations, evaluating and monitoring agreed upon service and quality and measurement statistics, and managing corrective action and improvement plans. Analyze individual carrier benefits programs to evaluate services, coverages, quality and effectiveness and competitiveness.

General Responsibilities

Serve as a financial and benefit plan consultant to other staff members and field operations on benefits programs and issue resolution. Develop and provide training for vendors and internal partners. Conduct vendor on-site operational assessments and claims audits to ensure HCA service standards are met and maintained. Support team through reporting and analytics; must be proficient with Microsoft Excel including pivot tables. Union Agreement / Bargaining Tracking. Benefits Oversight Committee Reporting. Analytics for TAFW programs. ROI Study data support as needed.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration required. Master's degree or 3+ years of experience in health & group benefits preferred. 1+ year(s) of experience in financial analytics preferred.