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Rahn Fairchild

Florence,NJ

Summary

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Leave of Absence Coordinator

Bancroft Neurohealth
2019.10 - Current
  • Educated managers on best practices for handling employee absences, fostering a supportive work environment while minimizing disruptions to productivity.
  • Coordinated seamless transitions for employees returning to work after extended leaves of absence, ensuring appropriate accommodations were made when necessary.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge on changes to state and federal leave regulations, proactively updating company policies in response to shifting legal requirements.
  • Developed training materials related to company policies surrounding leaves of absence, ensuring employees and managers were well-informed of their rights and responsibilities.

Leave of Absence Administrator

Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
2015.08 - 2019.10
  • Handled sensitive information discreetly, maintaining strict confidentiality at all times as required by company policy or legal regulations.
  • Maintained personnel records and updated internal databases to support document management.
  • Analyzed Leave of Absence claims to determine eligibility and certification in compliance with Federal/ State laws and regulations along with company guidelines.
  • Processed all leave paperwork from the request process through leave completion including regular follow-ups, return to work, and terminations.
  • Established an organized filing system that streamlined document retrieval and reduced misplaced files.

Supervisor of Benefits Distribution

Xerox Company
2012.01 - 2015.08
  • Coordinate and deliver benefit training for new employees
  • Train employees in administering benefits, maintaining compliance and customer satisfaction
  • Managing escalated calls/queries relating to health and welfare benefits and leave of absence concerns addressing and deescalating customer conflict and concerns
  • Collaborate and interact with Human Resources to manage employee restrictions and accomodations.
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.

Benefits Specialist

Xerox Company
2009.01 - 2012.01
  • Administering leaves of absence in compliance with federal, state, union, and company guidelines
  • Responsible for the administration of all health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
  • Explained benefits to plan participants in easy to understand terms in order to educate each on available options.
  • Collaborated with payroll department to ensure accurate deductions related to employee benefits plans were processed correctly each pay period.

Teacher

Monument Elementary School
2005.01 - 2009.01
  • Preparing lesson plans, teaching classes and evaluating student progress
  • Establishes consistent and logical limits, expectations, classroom routines for students to allow for maximization of learning
  • Foster a cooperative and respectful partnership with families
  • Maintains accurate, complete, and appropriate records and files reports promptly.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English

Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
12.1995

Skills

  • Extensive knowledge of laws governing benefits, including COBRA, leave of absence, FMLA, health care reform changes, and HIPPA.
  • Can manage and exceed critical timelines and deadlines.
  • Able to keep detailed and accurate records and reports.
  • Leadership, coaching and mentoring-able to motivate and train others
  • Excellent communication and writing skills.

References

Available Upon Request

Timeline

Leave of Absence Coordinator

Bancroft Neurohealth
2019.10 - Current

Leave of Absence Administrator

Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
2015.08 - 2019.10

Supervisor of Benefits Distribution

Xerox Company
2012.01 - 2015.08

Benefits Specialist

Xerox Company
2009.01 - 2012.01

Teacher

Monument Elementary School
2005.01 - 2009.01

Bachelor of Arts - English

Rider University
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