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BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR

Aspirus Ironwood Hospital

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Compensation
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Location
Wausau, WI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Aspirus Health is seeking a Benefits Administrator for its Human Resources team in Wausau, Wisconsin. The role executes day-to-day group benefits operations, analyzes and reports on program utilization and trends, and recommends benefit program improvements. It also provides customer service and analytical and technical support for legally compliant employee benefit programs. The position is full-time, 1.0 FTE, with 80 hours every two weeks.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Benefits AdministrationBenefit Plan DesignFederal and State Benefits LawCritical ThinkingVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office SuiteAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingCollaborationIndependent WorkTeamworkAdaptabilityConfidentialityActive ListeningTask Follow-Through

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree5+ Years Human Resources or Benefits Administration ExperiencePHR/SPHR or Equivalent

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy.

These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day.

Aspirus Health in Wausau, WI is seeking a BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR to join our HUMAN RESOURCES team!

The Benefits Administrator is responsible for executing the day to day operations of the group benefits programs for Aspirus, Inc., analyzing and reporting on program utilization and trends and recommending new or improved benefit programs to support system alignment and industry best practice. The Benefits Administrator also provides excellent customer service, maintains quality plans and provides analytical and technical support in the delivery of legally compliant employee benefit programs.

HOURS: Full-Time or 1.0 FTE, 80 hours every 2 weeks.

Experience/Qualifications

  • Knowledge or education normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor’s Degree required.

  • Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in human resources or benefits administration, knowledge of benefit plan designs (retirement, health and welfare plans and self-funded health plans) and federal and state laws governing employee benefit plans required.

  • PHR/SPHR or equal preferred.

  • Critical thinking, verbal, written and public speaking competence, Microsoft Office Suite competence, analytical, and problem solving, collaborative, ability to function independently and in a team environment, ability to adapt readily to a changing healthcare environment, ability to maintain organizational confidentiality, ability to observe, listen and follow through on assigned tasks, occasional travel.

Employee Benefits

  • Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.

  • Time away from work accrual.

  • Retirement plans available.

  • Wellness program for employees and their families.

Our Mission: We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.

Our Vision: Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.

As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.

Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.

Click here (https://www.aspirus.org/about) to learn more.

Position BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR

Location

Req ID 133850

How this job compares

Set against the 5,923 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Wisconsin median$78–115K/yr28 salary ranges
  • US median$22–28/hr724 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 168 open Human Resources jobs in Wisconsin and 5,923 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,197 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,564 of the 5,923 open Human Resources jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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