Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Riverview Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Located in Gadsden, Alabama, Riverview Regional Medical Center is a 281-bed acute-care hospital serving more than 350,000 residents in Etowah and the contiguous counties. A full range of services and programs are offered, including the only accredited Cath Lab in Northeast Alabama, Sleep Lab, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center, and Women’s Diagnostic Imaging Center. Riverview Regional Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and is rated among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for patient safety. Riverview is also the areas highest rated hospital, receiving Four-Stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Originally named Holy Name of Jesus Hospital, Riverview Regional Medical Center was founded in 1917 by the Sisters of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity.  Riverview was purchased by Prime Healthcare in 2016.  Together they continue a mission of providing quality healthcare in the community it so proudly serves. To learn more about Riverview Regional Medical Center and the services it provides, visit www.riverviewregional.com

The Leave and Accommodation Manager I manages the complete cycle of Family Care, Military, Pregnancy, Bereavement, and union/company leaves of absence from initial requests to return to work, and the interactive process for pregnancy and other medical accommodation requests, for their assigned facilities. This includes following the required processes under FMLA and state leave laws as well the interactive process under ADAA, PWFA and state disability laws.  Case management includes supporting employees seeking leave and/or accommodation answering with process questions, intake, determining eligibility, sending required notifications, seeking sufficient documentation, leading any interactive discussion as required under law, sending determinations. It also includes explaining benefit impacts as well as explaining and processing leave of absence pay requests.  Case management requires extensive use of the phone, email, outlook and case management system.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required qualifications:

1.     High school Diploma

2.     Three years' experience in Human Resources in a benefits, leave management or generalist related position, with a minimum two years’ experience in interactive process administration.

3.     Strong knowledge of federal and state leave and disability laws, specifically ADAAA, FEHA, PWFA, FMLA, CFRA, CA PDL, NJFLA; experience with CA leaves and accommodations is required.

4.     Strong knowledge of the interplay between federal and state leave and disability laws.

5.     Strong knowledge and understanding of absence management integrated workflows, return-to-work strategies, interactive process workflows.

6.     Strong knowledge of benefits inpacts while on leaves of absence.

7.     Strong knowledge of leave of absence pay intergrations with wage replacement benefits.

8.     Ability to analyze, problem solve, organize and manage multiple priorities, and effectively follow up in a fast-paced environment.

9.     Ability to build and maintain effective professional relationships through strong interpersonal skills including consistent demonstration of solid professional judgement.

10.  Strong written and verbal communication abilities, including effective presentation skills to all levels of the organization.

11.  Solid skills in Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Preferred qualifications:

1.     Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

2.     Experience working in a Healthcare environment with high volume of leave and accommodation cases.

3.     Experience with Lawson, JBDev or leave case management software preferred.

4.     Experience managing leave and accommodation across US.

5.     Experience working in unions environments.