Benefits & Leave Administrator

Are you the right person for Balboa United?

You love helping people navigate their health benefits and keep up on the latest in the HR world when it comes to benefits and leave laws.  You are a self-starter and are comfortable assisting people with leaves of absence and benefits.  You are organized and proactive when it comes to juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.  You want to work on a great team in a stable company in the medical field. You care about helping people and want to be part of something bigger.   If this sounds like you…  read on!

Why work for us?

• Make a difference - Balboa Nephrology is the largest kidney care practice in California.  Balboa provides life-saving treatments to over 30,000 kidney patients across southern California!
• Voted 5 years in a row as a Top Workplace of San Diego 2020-2024!

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental & vision on the 1st of the month following 30 days after hire.
• Extremely generous retirement with an employer contribution of up to 10% of annual pay!
• Generous paid time off accruing at around 3 weeks per year, plus 8 paid holidays, a birthday float day off and a mental health day!
• Company paid life insurance.

Our Values: Patient-centered I Accountability I Respect I Innovation I Data-Driven

Our Mission: to consistently deliver superior care – Balboa Care – to every patient with kidney disease.

Work Location: Hybrid - This position can be a hybrid telecommute position after an initial training period and after the candidate has successfully shown they understand and can manage all position responsibilities.

Short Description/Overview:

Reporting to the Director of HR, assist in administration of benefit programs and leaves of absences. Assist in the administration of other areas of HR as assigned.

Success in this role includes the following essential functions, knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Essential Job Duties:

• Assist in administration of company medical benefits, including but not limited to, auditing invoices, coordinating with Finance for payment, reviewing/processing employee benefit enrollments and qualifying life event changes, act as point of contact for benefit brokerage firm
• Assist in benefit plan setups in HR systems
• Assist staff with Open Enrollment
• Conduct benefit meeting with new hires at the executive offices every 2 weeks for new hire orientation
• Assist with administration of company retirement plan, including but not limited to, funding accounts bi-weekly after payroll processing, notifying employees of plan entry as employees become eligible, and entering new hires into retirement system
• First point of contact for benefit, leave and retirement related questions.
• Act as the liaison between vendors, brokers, and internal staff to ensure seamless communication and coordination.
• Support the internal wellness program.
• Assist in coordination of Leaves of Absence in accordance with state and federal law - FMLA, CFRA, PDL, ADA, and other laws as applicable
• Ability to be backup for payroll processing
• Ability to learn, grow and help in other areas of HR based on your past experience and knowledge
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• A combination of education and relevant experience is required, with experience considered as a substitute for formal education where applicable
• Minimum 1-year experience in benefits
• Minimum 1-year leaves of absence
• Minimum 2 years working in HR in the state of California
• Excellent communication and customer service
• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter
• Ability to be flexible and work around changing company priorities and projects
• Desire to work in a team-oriented workplace and collaborate with all HR team members and other internal staff

Great to have but not required:

• Understanding of legal language
• Healthcare industry experience
• Understanding of general business practices
• HR Certification
• Experience processing payroll in the state of California, or ability to learn and be backup team member

Pay Range: $32/hour and up, depending on experience

Other considerations:

• Background check required
• Travel to other sites located within Southern California may be required (less than 5% travel)
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
• Supervisory duties –No

Language Skills

While performing duties, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, read, write, type and respond in English and understand clinical/medical vocabulary written and spoken.

Vision Requirements

Vision requirements include close vision, ability to adjust focus, and see color.

Physical Demands

Physical requirements may vary slightly and should be reviewed with your manager. In general, this position requires the ability to lift up to 35 pounds unassisted; ability to stand for extended periods of time and to perform repetitive stooping, walking, stretching, reaching and some sitting; ability to use full range of body motions required to lift patients, wear a lead apron, and lift and move supplies. Must be able to safely ascend and descend stairs as a core part of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, when no elevator or lift is present.

Work Environment

Use of appropriate personal protection measures is required for every healthcare provider in these positions. Require to routinely use standard office equipment such as laptop, computer, mouse, and photocopier.

About Balboa United

Beginning in 1973, Balboa has grown from two physicians to a comprehensive nephrology team of 52 board certified physicians and 8 advanced practitioners. On January 1, 2018, Balboa Nephrology Medical Group (BNMG) launched Balboa United, a full-service medical practice management services organization. From one small office, BNMG now has 24 clinical offices throughout San Diego, Imperial, Orange and Riverside counties. In addition to office and hospital-based patient care, Balboa physicians manage the dialysis treatments of approximately 4,500 patients at 88 dialysis centers and conduct Nephrology based clinical research at 6 centers throughout Imperial and San Diego counties (California Institute of Renal Research).

• EEO Statement Balboa United is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available person in every job. Our Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion (including religious dress & grooming), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, registered domestic partner status, military status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We also prohibit unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. The Company is committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of Balboa United, including managers and co-workers. If you believe you have been subjected to any form of unlawful discrimination, submit a written complaint to your manager or Human Resources (HR). Your complaint should be specific and should include the names of the individuals involved and the names of any witnesses. If you need assistance with your complaint, or if you prefer to make a complaint in person, contact the Company's Human Resources Department. We will immediately undertake an effective, thorough, and objective investigation and attempt to resolve the situation.

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