HR Leave Specialist (R00053856)

Job Requisition ID: R00053856 Job Category: Professional and Technical Organization: HR Business Partners Location/s: Main Campus Jackson Job Title: HR Leave Specialist-Human Resources Job Summary: Administers the overall day-to-day leave processing. Responsibilities: Receives, reviews, and acknowledges all requests for leave of absence (LOA, TDL, FMLA, intermittent FMLA, military, etc.). Ensures proper documentation from employees, supervisors, physicians, or other health care providers for completeness and eligibility. Approves or denies requests according to institutional policy and state and federal regulations. Performs data entry and updates in Workday to maintain employee records, including but not limited to submitting electronic Workday actions, appropriate reports, and updates. Sets up, monitors, and tracks leave statuses. Utilizes systems to access attendance and leave data to compile and generate appropriate reports. Maintains archives and filing systems for active and inactive leaves. Reviews and resolves escalated issues regarding the disposition of FMLA/LOA requests from employees. Explains policy and effectively communicates with managers and employees regarding the status of leave and return-to-work procedures. Collaborates with HR business partners and managers to resolve time-sensitive leave issues and clarify policy interpretations. Administers the overall process for donor leave requests, including but not limited to ensuring adherence to UMMC donor leave policies, compliance with state regulations, eligibility determination, tracking time usage, and refunding unused time. The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time. Education and Experience Required: Bachelor's degree and one (1) year of human resource experience. Preferred Qualifications: Leave administration experience. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of personnel programs and processes to include equal employment opportunity, hiring, terminations, and compensation. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Physical and Environmental Demands: Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, occasional sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more) Time Type: Full time Work Shift: Day