Benefits Specialist

We are building a World Class Service Center and invite you to join a team of people who are committed to a core objective of supporting life changing service and providing professional expertise to the operations and leaders we support.

About the Company

Pennant Services is one of the most dynamic and progressive companies in the rapidly expanding senior living, home health, hospice, and home care industries. Affiliates of Pennant Services now operate 111 senior living, home health, hospice and home care operations across 14 states and we are growing! These operations have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual agencies.

Something else that sets us apart from other companies is the quality of our most valuable resources – our people! We are dedicated to living out our culture as defined by our core values, “CAPLICO”:

Customer Second

Accountability

Passion for Learning

Love One Another

Intelligent Risk Taking

Celebrate

Ownership

By incorporating these principles at all levels of our organization, our employees feel valued and excited about their impact on our service center team members and operational partners. Our culture fosters excellence both personally and professionally and promotes development that leads to continued success.

JOB SUMMARY

The Benefits Specialist position will contribute to a wide variety of complex activities involving support of the Health and Welfare Benefits and Financial Wellness Programs. Using their analytical, organizational and communication skills, this position is responsible for providing support and subject matter expertise on the administration, compliance, vendor interface, reconciliation, reporting, as well as communication and education of all benefit programs and initiatives. The position will actively participate in the Open Enrollment process and new hire acquisitions. The position will also conduct research and data analysis on various aspects of plan development and implementation, identifying and developing areas of process improvement as well as program implementation. Must have the ability to manage multiple projects, with accuracy and a high level of comfort working with all levels of teams and employees. Able to understand and navigate organizational structural and operational ambiguity. Must possess strong analytical, financial and written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• In accordance with Plan Documents, ACA and applicable ERISA rules, responsible for support of day-to-day operations and administrations of the Health and Welfare Plans working with the Benefits Manager and the Director of Benefits.
• In accordance with Plan Documents and ERISA, working with the Benefits Manager and Director, responsible for support of the administration of the 401(k) retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans.
• Support initiatives, plan design evaluation and the implementation of new plans and processes. Through analysis recommends the development of systems and implements process application improvements.
• Supports the development and administration of Fully Insured and Self-Insured Health Plans as well as Voluntary Benefits.
• Reviews and responds to employee inquires and service escalations while providing employee education and guidance in maximizing their benefit options. Develops benefit communication and performance measurement tools while building a strong support relationship with field entities. Ensure the smooth transition of new employees with their benefit options.
• Work with Benefits Manager to ensure the legal compliance of the Plans, as well as ACA, NDT and 5500 audits.
• Research and analysis of HRIS data, payroll data and vendor transactions. Manage vendor payments, reconciliation, file processing and error resolution. Identify trends and make recommendations based on their findings to senior management. Assesses benefit changes as they impact cost and budgets.
• Utilizes vendor portals and platforms to audit and monitor data and reports to ensure Plans are administered accurately and per service level agreements.
• Assist Benefits Management Team in projects and special assignments, maintain internal requirements documents and files.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbent may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Minimum of 3-5 years of Section 125, ERISA, Health and Welfare Plan and 401(k) Plan administration experience.
• BA degree in a related field preferred.
• Strong knowledge of benefit laws and regulations, including ACA, ERISA, COBRA and FMLA.
• Customer resource focused.
• Experience supporting multi location organization.
• Functional knowledge of Workday HRIS system preferred.
• Experience working within benefit platforms.
• MS Office with strong Excell skills.

Additional Information

We are committed to providing a competitive Total Rewards Package that meets our employee’s needs.

From a choice of medical, dental and vision plans to retirement savings opportunities through a 401(k), company match and various other features, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. We believe in great work, and we celebrate our employees' efforts and accomplishments both locally and companywide, recognizing people daily through our Moments of Truth Program. In addition to recognition, we believe in supporting our employees' professional growth and development. We provide employees a wide range of free e-courses through our Learning Management System as well as training sessions and seminars.

Compensation: Based on experience.

Type: Full Time

Location:

Pennant Service Center

1675 E. Riverside Drive, #150

Eagle, ID 83616

If interested in this position, please submit a resume for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!

About The Pennant Group

We are proud to be affiliated with the Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG). Pennant was created in 2019 in connection with The Ensign Group, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ENSG) spin-off of its home health, hospice, and senior living businesses. We believe that through our innovative operating model, we can foster a new level of patient care and professional competence at our independent operating subsidiaries and set a new industry standard for quality home health and hospice and senior living services. You can learn more about The Pennant Group at www.pennantgroup.com