Benefits Operations Consultant - Walnut Creek

Benefits Administration Consultant National Benefits AdministrationWalnut Creek, CA A Benefits Administration Consultant at Kaiser Permanente analyzes and evaluates benefits administration business and/or system processes and functional requirements. They develop relationships with upstream and downstream business partners in benefits administration, while maintaining an understanding of the business processes of assigned partners and how they relate to KPs functional areas. As one of the nations leaders in quality health care for over 55 years, Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to enhancing health care delivery through state-of-the-art information tools and top-notch talent. The experts at Kaiser Permanente are at the heart of that mission - and you can be one of them. If the challenge of pulling together multiple operational, technical and organizational components to meet the requirements of a wide range of enterprise-wide complex projects excites you, and you possess the appropriate set of knowledge and skills, consider the following opportunity.As a Benefits Administration Consultant you will also develop and recommend changes to benefits administration business processes; define the end-to-end scope for benefits administration; serve as the subject matter expert in benefit administration functions; and understand key sources of benefit information. You must identify key users and their requirements for benefit information; develop process workflows to facilitate requirements capture; establish common processes and procedures at each point throughout benefit administration; develop an inventory of benefit capabilities; and provide consultative advice and proposals to remedy gaps and identified inefficiencies. Additionally you will identify gaps/inefficiencies in benefits administration, opportunities to optimize benefit load efficiency and accuracy and sources of specific benefit information.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSYou must have a Bachelors degree in Business/Health Care Administration or a related discipline with knowledge of benefit and health plan administration5-7 years of related experience with 2 years in a project management and/or consulting role; and 5 years of experience in a health plan, medical group or claims environment. You must also have the ability to independently initiate, identify and coordinate the analysis of complex client needs.Kaiser Permanente offers exceptional benefits. A competitive compensation package will be offered to applicants, commensurate with experience. Kaiser Permanente is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.This position consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanentes Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanentes policies and procedures.Visit our Website at www.kp.org/jobs and create a personal profile. Please use the Copy and Paste option to attach an unformatted (text only) resume. Additional Information Reference Code: 664298 Position Type: Full Time