Benefit Advisor

Interior Health is hiring a term specific full-time Benefit Advisor who is passionate about making a difference in health care.

This is a term-specific position until January 28, 2028 or until the return of incumbent.

Location:

This position is flexible within the Interior Health Region.

• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• May be eligible to contribute to Municipal Pension Plan

The salary range for this position is $63,484 (min) to $79,355 (midpoint) to $91,259 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE. Interior Health typically establishes salaries within the minimum and midpoint of the salary range based on qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

The Benefit Advisor is responsible for determining benefit plan eligibility and entitlements for employees in assigned client groups. The Benefit Advisor administers the various benefit plans, programs, and accruals in accordance with benefit plan provider guidelines, Collective Agreements, and the Terms and Conditions (T&C) of Employment for Executive and Non Contract Staff. The Benefit Advisor assists individual health facilities and community care facilities with benefit plan information and advice as requested.

• Provides benefit plan information and support to individual healthcare facilities and community care facilities in assigned client groups. Processes Collective Agreement and Employment Standards changes to benefit entitlements.
• Determines employees’ entitlements for health and welfare benefit plans and processes applicable applications along with counseling employees regarding benefits (i.e. dual coverage) in accordance with the various different Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment.
• Processes life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment claims with beneficiaries/estates and insurers in accordance with the various collective agreements and terms and conditions of employment. Processes advanced life insurance claims and optional life insurance where applicable.
• Interprets hiring, change position, change in status and/or termination documents to determine health and welfare benefit eligibility and various benefit bank entitlements, vacation date entitlement, severance date entitlement, increment bank and/or increment date entitlement and portability entitlements in accordance with the various different past and present Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment.
• Determines employees’ eligibility for enrollment in the Municipal Pension Plan and Public Service Pension Plan and processes related documentation. Determines purchase of service eligibility for Municipal Pension and Public Service Pension Plans along with employee and/or employer shared entitlements. Provides Payroll with notification when Pension ceases and/or LTD claims start/stop. Liaises directly with the Pension Corporation on pension issues.
• Counsels employees on the retirement process. Determines severance and sick payout entitlements on retiring/resigning/deceased employees in accordance with the various different past and present Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment.
• Interprets the various different past and present Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of employment and advises Managers regarding the approval or denial of applications for leaves such as maternity/parental and unpaid leaves. Monitors and maintains leaves in accordance with the various different past and present Collective agreements and the Terms and Conditions of Employment. Provides the employees with the various benefit entitlements including cost to continue coverage during leaves, layoffs, etc.
  
  and arranges supplemental benefit payment agreements and pre-authorized payment plans.
• Provides various Short and Long Term Disability (LTD) Plan information and documentation to employees in consultation with Disability Management Specialists. Processes all documentation related to LTD claims including completing earnings calculations for entitlements and liaises directly with insurance carriers.
• Represents the employer in administering LTD claims, WCB wage loss, WCB Section 16 and various different types of return to work agreements to determine appropriate continuance of benefit banks and health and welfare entitlements.
• Adjusts vacation dates, plans and increment entitlement dates and seniority entitlement dates for leaves over entitlement in accordance with the various past and present Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of Employment.
• Audits non-insured benefit accruals for applicable adjustments. Audits insured benefits for changes in entitlement.
• Completes third party requests for information as related to benefits.
• Provides expert advice to the Employee…