Plan Documents Manager
We exist for workers and their employers -- who are the backbone of our economy. That is where Centivo comes in -- our mission is to bring affordable, high-quality healthcare to the millions who struggle to pay their healthcare bills.
Under the guidance of the VP Claims Operations, the Plan Documents Manager will work cross-functionally with the Configuration, and Client Success to ensure best-in-class output, client experience, and satisfaction, which can include regular interaction with brokers, agents, TPAs, stop loss carriers, and other applicable vendors and clients.
The Plan Documents Manager is a key member the Operations team, facilitating client onboarding for document preparation, client changes, document management, and other duties related to requirements for employer-sponsored welfare benefit plans under the following federal and employment laws:
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Internal Revenue Code (Code)
- Health Insurance Patient Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP)
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA)
Responsibilities Include:
- Manage the Plan Documents team’s workload and task assignments to support coordination and completion (drafting) of Centivo’s SBC’s, SPD’s, SOB’s
- Identify workflow process improvements, working with the management team to implement changes and/or create policy and procedures
- Train new hires in the functionality of PDM, including teaching the mechanics of how it works, utilizing the checklist, and creating and maintaining document management
- Attend meetings and collaborate with other departments as needed for representation of the Plan Documents team
- Assist in client implementation and client plan changes, defining clients' benefits and structure for document preparation and required plan document creation
- Manage benefit plan documentation processes
- Conduct and manage complete, section-by-section review of prospective conversion plan documents, including Summary Plan Descriptions (SPD), Summary of Material Modification (SMM), plan amendments, and Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)
- Verify eligibility status and requirements from the plan to be included in the documents
- Draft, finalize, and maintain benefit plan documents (SBCs, SPDs, SMMs)
- Identify missing items needed for document preparation
- Submit finalized plan documents and any changes to stop loss carriers
- Determine changes to plan documents to ensure accuracy, seamless coverage, and necessary updates
- Support client communications, including introductory calls
- Supply team members with information and reference documents on compliance and regulatory changes
- Stay current on requirements under ERISA, PPACA, and other related laws/regulations as they relate to plan benefits
- Elevate client issues and concerns to appropriate leadership or Client Success team members
- Perform other miscellaneous projects, assignments, and duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated abilities with process development and improvement as well as change management
- Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills, attention to detail
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to manage time effectively, set priorities effectively, and meet deadlines
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Demonstrated ability to meet performance goals, including accuracy and productivity
- Ability to take initiative and be self-motivated while exercising proactivity in problem-solving and appropriate decision-making
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Education and Experience:
- 5+ years’ employee benefits paralegal or similar job experience required
- 5+ years’ experience in Health and Welfare benefit consulting in