Looking to join and lead a dynamic team at Ohio State University Physicians where excellence meets compassion!? Our Human Resource Department is looking for an HR Specialist to help support our benefits team! The role offers a hybrid schedule: Monday - Wednesday in office, Thursday and Friday - work from home. 

Who we are

With over 100 cutting-edge outpatient center locations, dedicated to providing exceptional patient care while fostering a collaborative work environment, our buckeye team includes more than 1,800 nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced practice providers, administrative support staff, IT specialists, financial specialists and leaders that all play an important part. As an employee of Ohio State University Physicians (OSUP), you'll be an integral part of a team committed to advancing healthcare, education, and professional growth.

Our culture

At OSUP, we foster a culture grounded in the values of inclusion, empathy, sincerity, and determination. We meet our teams where they are, coming together to serve each other and our community.

Our benefits

We know that having options and robust benefit plans are important to you. OSUP prioritizes the wellbeing of our team and that’s why we offer our employees a flexible, competitive benefit package. In addition to medical, dental, vision, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, and retirement, we also offer an employee assistance program, paid time off, holidays, and a wellness program designed to support our employees so they can live their best lives. As an OSUP employee, you will be eligible for these various benefits depending on your employment status.

Purpose: The Total Rewards Specialist is responsible for the day-to-day administration of employee benefits, compensation, leave of absence programs, and workplace accommodations. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant processing of requests while delivering high-quality service to employees and internal stakeholders. The specialist plays a key role in supporting employee well-being, maintaining regulatory compliance, and contributing to the organization’s overall total rewards strategy.

Benefits Administration

• Ensure accurate benefits enrollment and documentation in the HR system.
• Review employment and life status changes to apply appropriate benefit adjustments.
• Coordinate with OSU on health benefits, dependent verification, and loss of coverage.
• Conduct new hire benefit orientations and assist with enrollment.
• Maintain and distribute benefit materials (e.g., flyers, webpages, open enrollment info).
• Manage disability claims, retirement loans, hardship requests, and tuition reimbursements.
• Administer wellness programs and paid parental leave.
• Support ADA accommodations and maintain related documentation in HRIS.
• Lead open enrollment sessions and process benefit changes.
• Collaborate with OSU and wellness partners to maintain programs.
• Respond to employee and manager benefit inquiries and resolve claim issues.
• Handle workers’ compensation claims and liaise with BWC.
• Monitor ACA compliance and assist with 1095 preparation.
• Reconcile monthly benefit invoices with payroll and finance.

Leave & Accommodations

• Process FMLA and other leave requests, ensuring completeness and compliance.
• Administer FMLA cases, communicate with leadership, and manage timecards.
• Maintain communication with employees on leave and coordinate return-to-work.
• Advise on leave interactions with PTO, disability, and workers’ comp.
• Manage ADA accommodation requests and maintain confidential records.
• Stay current on FMLA, ADA, and related laws.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Compensation

• Participate in and analyze market surveys to ensure competitive pay.
• Conduct annual job classification reviews and salary range assessments.
• Benchmark new roles and maintain compensation tools and guides.
• Support compensation-related training for leadership.
• Manage annual merit, pay, and bonus programs.
• Analyze compensation data and trends; prepare reports and models.
• Maintain HRIS compensation data and pay records.
• Process bulk pay adjustments and manage additional pay programs.
• Support leadership with ad hoc compensation analysis and maintain compensation philosophy.

Requirements:   

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field of study; or combination of equivalent education and work experience.  
• Minimum of one year of experience in HR, with prior experience in benefits, compensations, leave and accommodations.

Preferences:

• SHRM Certification