Leave of Absence Specialist

Job description

Schweiger Dermatology Group is one of the leading dermatology practices in the country with over 400 healthcare providers and over 170 offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, and California. Schweiger Dermatology Group provides medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology services with over 1.5 million patient visits annually.

Our mission is to create the Ultimate Patient Experience and a great working environment for our providers, support staff and all team members.

Schweiger Dermatology Group has been included in the _Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in Americalist for seven consecutive years. Schweiger Dermatology Group has also received Great Place to Work certification_ . To learn more, click here.

Schweiger Dermatology Group’s Ultimate Employee Experience:

• Multiple office locations, find an opportunity near your home

• Positive work environment with the tools to need to do your job and grow

• Full time employees _(30+ hours per week)_ are eligible for:

  • Medical ( TeleHeath included), HSA/FSA, Dental, Vision on 1st of the month after hire date
  • 401K after 30 days of employment
  • Your birthday is an additional personal holiday
  • Company Sponsored Short Term Disability
  • Pre-tax savings available for public transit commuters

• Part-time employees (less than 30 hours) are eligible for:

  • Dental and Vision on 1st of the month after date of hire
  • 401K after 30 days of employment

• Employee discounts on Schweiger Dermatology Group skin care products & cosmetic services

Job Summary: The leave of absence specialist position will play a critical role in managing employee leave, accommodations, and benefits administration.

Schedule: While primarily a remote position, employee is required to attend monthly in office cadence in Central office located in New York City.From time to time, additional in-person team meetings may be required as well.

Essential Functions:

• Serve as the subject matter expert on leave policies, ADA accommodations, and workers’ compensation, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations as well as internal policies.

• Work closely with HR leadership, third-party leave administrators, payroll, and staff supervisors to facilitate smooth leave processes, support employees through the accommodations process, and provide clear guidance on benefits enrollment and administration.

• Requires a detail-oriented and empathetic professional who can balance compliance with employee support while maintaining confidentiality and adhering to privacy laws

• Manage all leave of absence (FMLA, STD, LTD, State Benefits, Workers’ Compensation) and ADA requests.

• Serve as the subject matter expert for accommodations, all leave of absence, and workers’ compensation until the guidance of HR leadership and the Legal Department.

• Maintain appropriate contact with all relevant staff on leave and coordinates all aspects of return to work for staff on leave

• Provide regular updates to HR Business Partner and staff supervisors on leaves and accommodations while adhering to HIPAA and other privacy laws.

• Manages all administrative aspects of leave and workers’ compensation claims to include response to leave vendor information requests and work closely with the Payroll Department to ensure that benefits arrears payments due upon return for leave is accurate and correct.

• Assist with open enrollment and ensure staff are accurately enrolled in all voluntary and ancillary benefits.

• Resolve employee issues with insurance providers.

• Assist in developing benefits training for managers and staff.

• Assist with developing/improving formal leave policies and procedures.

• Develop leave reporting dashboard for HR and Management.

• Providing ongoing support for the HR and Benefits Teams.

• Other duties as assigned by supervisor on an as needed basis.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience managing and administering employee leave programs

• Must have strong skillset in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.  Familiarity with SmartSheet a plus.

• Strong attention to detail

• Must be comfortable interacting with employees via email and phone.

• Prior experience with Workday HRIS

• Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, filling and compliance requirements.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Salary Pay Range

$65,000—$70,000 USD

Schweiger Dermatology Group, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its hiring process with applicants, whether internal or external, because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other class per local, state or federal law.

Schweiger Dermatology Group does not require vaccination for COVID-19 in order to be considered for employment; however, some state guidelines may require that we keep record of your vaccination status on file.