Job Summary
Advises employees and managers on Baptist’s Leave program and manages all functions of Leave of Absences to assure appropriate information, evaluation, and services are provided to employees.
Job Responsibilities• Analyzes leave requests to determine employee eligibility and certification in compliance with state and federal regulations as well as resolves eligibility issues assists managers in the development of alternate work arrangements or coordination of coverage and manages employee return to work.
• Records leaves and adjusts time or pay in conjunction with payroll and HR.
• Ensures compliance with internal and external policies and regulations.
• Analyzes leave requests to determine employee eligibility and certification in compliance with state and federal regulations as well as resolves eligibility issues assists managers in the development of alternate work arrangements or coordination of coverage and manages employee return to work.
• Proficient in educating and communicating internal and external policies and regulations.
• Responsible for supporting all employee leave of absence matters to include extended leave and long-term disability
• Administers Paid Sick Leave Program
• Ensures all leave transactions are entered into the leave tracking. Performs periodic audits to ensure system is accurate and up-to-date and produces metrics as needed.
• Performs other duties as necessary
Minimum Education
Bachelor’s Degree or four years of HR experience supporting HR processes and systems including leave management administration
Minimum Experience
Minimum of 2 years of direct experience administering FMLA and ADA accommodations
Preferred/Desired Licensure, Registration, Certification
Professional Certification (PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar) Advanced Excel skills for reporting and data analysis
Functional DemandsSedentary
Very light energy level
Lift 10lbs. box overhead. Lift and carry 15lbs. Push/pull 20lbs. cart
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or 4 years of HR experience supporting HR processes and systems including leave management administration
- Minimum of 2 years of direct experience administering FMLA and ADA accommodations
- Professional Certification (PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar)
- Advanced Excel skills for reporting and data analysis
What We Do
Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Baptist offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South and consistently ranks among the top integrated health care networks in the country. The health care system comprises 24 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, Mississippi and East Arkansas; more than 5,400 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 900 providers; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical centers and clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by Baptist Health Sciences University (formerly Baptist College of Health Sciences). Baptist employs more than 21,000 people, and in fiscal year 2022 contributed more than $455 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
