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POSITION: National Health Plan Manager (“Manager”) LOCATION: Crystal City, Virginia (Washington, DC area) REPORTS TO: NRLC Director, Employee Benefits (“Director)” Posted 2/4/20
The NRLC is seeking a qualified candidate for the National Health Plan Manager position. The ideal candidate will possess a strong healthcare benefits background with excellent stakeholder management, analytical, communication, and administrative skills.
Primary Duties The Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operational oversight and administration of seven self- funded and two fully-insured health and welfare plans (the “Plans”). These Plans cover approximately 130,000 unionized employees from over 40 participating railroads through national plan agreements. The Plans provide more than $2.5 billion in medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and supplemental sickness benefits. This candidate is expected to successfully perform the following responsibilities:
Provide operational oversight for the Plans
Assist vendors of the Plans with different aspects of benefits administration
Serve as a primary liaison for day-to-day operations with respect to issues brought to the NRLC’s attention by Plan participants, participating railroads and labor organizations, and plan vendors
Work directly with the Director to –
o Provide in-depth analytic support, evaluation, and recommendations for improvements to existing plan benefit designs and programs o Assist with the implementation and improvements of benefit programs to deliver competitive and innovative offerings o Assist with the development of strategic plans related to maximizing the design and delivery of benefit programs o Assist with the development of strategies for collective bargaining o Collaborate with participating railroads, participating labor organizations, and plan vendors to develop and deliver communications and education materials, tools, and guidelines to support the Plans
Identify opportunities to improve internal policies and processes to optimize efficiency, ensure compliance, and provide a high level of stakeholder service
Monitor contracts with plan vendors and review pending contracts
Develop and produce various reports and communications for distribution to stakeholders
Review Requests for Proposal, evaluate responses, and recommend a successful bid
Review draft Plan documents
Develop and administer training seminars
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and collective bargaining agreements related to benefits administration
o Coordinate ERISA audits to ensure compliance and address issues related to current regulations to ensure that audit and applications regulation requirements are met o Manage policy development, administration, and record-keeping of the Plans
