| Duties and Responsibilities |
The
Benefits Specialist is responsible for assisting with the management and administration of all Loyola's employee benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and retirement plans.
Benefit Enrollment and Administration:
- Processing new hire enrollments, managing open enrollment periods, updating benefit information for employee status changes, and ensuring accurate deductions are taken from paychecks.
- Ensures the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in the HRIS system to provide vendors with accurate eligibility and census information.
- Performs quality checks of benefits-related data.
Employee Education and Communication:
- Providing clear information about benefits plans through presentations, webinars, and written materials, answering employee questions about coverage, eligibility and other general inquiries. Interprets benefit plan documents in response employee inquiries.
Vendor Management and Claims Assistance:
- Assisting employees with resolving benefit claims issues, including contacting insurance providers to resolve issues.
- Monitor and review vendor performance for plan.
Leave Management:
- Processes leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork: medical, personal, disability and FMLA.
- Effectively interprets FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities.
Compliance Management:
- Staying updated on federal and state regulations related to employee benefits, ensuring compliance with laws like FMLA, ADA, HIPAA and ERISA.
Cost Analysis and Plan Evaluation:
- Analyzing benefit utilization data to recommend changes and adjustments to benefit plans.
Other Duties:
- Provides necessary reports for allocation/billing charges and reconciles benefits billing statements. Coordinate COBRA process.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- May need travel to other campus locations.
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| About Loyola University Chicago |
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit University founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus. One of the largest Catholic Universities in the United States, Loyola's professional schools include programs in medicine, nursing, and health sciences anchored by the Loyola University Medical Center, and the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Comprised of thirteen colleges and schools, Loyola University Chicago offers more than 80 undergraduate and 140 graduate/professional programs while enrolling approximately 17,000 students. In addition to offering a world class educational experience, Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. Our benefits are centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We offer medical, dental, vision, 403(b),
HSA, FSAs, tuition benefit, pre-tax transit benefits,
EAP, and more. To view our benefits in detail, click here.
As one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic Universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce that enables a culture of inclusivity. We act with the heart of a nonprofit organization and an academic enterprise with ethical practices that advance the Jesuit Mission. Loyola actively seeks to build a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds that support our Jesuit tradition, while helping Ramblers foster a sense of belonging and affinity for all.
Loyola adheres to all applicable federal and state civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Loyola does not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, parental status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Please see the University's entire Nondiscrimination Policy contained in The Comprehensive Policy, available at https://www.luc.edu/equity/policyprocedure/universitynondiscriminationpolicy/. |
Loyola University Of Chicago
life insurance, 403(b)
Feb 27, 2025