Leave Coordinator - Full Time - Days

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System
At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

Coordinates the administration of all leaves of absence (LOA) through KRONOS requests determines applicable eligibility and communicates correct leave information to employees.

Creates and maintains LOA files to ensure accurate and timely information/documentation.

Communicates LOA status to various department managers and stakeholders.

Coordinates with Employee Health on medical leave of absences and communicates regularly with Employee Health and Employee Relations.

Assists with maintaining compliance with all state and federal laws surrounding leaves of absences; identifies and resolves day to day problems within parameters defined by established company benefit plans policies and precedents.

Applies knowledge of FMLA ADA and other legal requirements to reach appropriate decisions.

Refers complex problems to the Director of Employee Relations for direction.

Assists in ongoing development improvement and education of leave of absence policies and procedures.

Works collaboratively with other areas of Human Resources to ensure effective operation to achieve organizational objectives.

Administers the MFH and MJE short term disability programs.

Develops and provides reports as requested and appropriately documents accommodations made for staff members.

Responsible for updating employee time record with PTO MFH STDor Unpaid pay codes to ensure appropriate pay while on leave.

Provides timely communication of leave status to HR staff for Lawson HR system to ensure the appropriate application of benefits pay and active status.

Demonstrates knowledge of benefits and assists withappropriate benefit communication during employee leave status.

Works collaboratively with Benefits toadminister MFH and MJE disability provisions including eligibility calculation and payment of appropriate earnings and coordination of PTO versus disability payments.

Updates leave system with workers compensation leave status and appropriate pay.

Schedule:

MonFri 7:30am to 4pm

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Business Human Resources or other related filed or equivalent combination of training and/or experience required.

Experience

• 5or more years Human Resources or related experience.
• Previous experience in leave of absence administration benefits KRONOS or HRIS preferred.

License/Certifications

• N/A

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to acquire and apply knowledge of Federal and State laws/regulations of FMLA ADA and other applicable statuses.
• Strong interpersonal analytical problem solving communication organizational and multitasking skills.
• Ability tointerpret and applypolicies and procedures.
• Ability to work independently positively handle conflict and work in a fast paced environment.
• Detail oriented approach to daily activities and a selfstarter attitude.
• Ability to manipulate data to drive and expedite analyses.
• Ability to use interpersonal communication effectively to foster a sense of approachability and compassion in dealing with sensitive and difficult employee life situations.
• Ability to work in a cross functional team environment while also building strong partner and interdepartmental relationships.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Occasionally Performed 133:
  • Balancing
  • Climbing
  • Carrying
  • Crawling
  • Crouching
  • Distinguish colors
  • Kneeling
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Reaching
  • Standing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
  • Walking
• Frequently Performed 3466:
  • Hearing
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Seeing/Visual
  • Speaking/talking
• Constantly Performed 67100:
  • Fingering/Touching
  • Grasping
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Sitting

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
  • Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as Xray Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc)
  • Radiation NonIonizing (Ultraviolet visible light infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
• Rare 133:
  • Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
• Note: Safety Officer can assist with identification of job hazards.

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa more than 30 clinic locations a nursing and allied health college and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891 service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance health education outreach to our diverse communities and populations and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal state or local law.