Leave of Absence Specialist

Title: Leave of Absence Specialist
Location: 685 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (on-site)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $70,000-$80,000 annually, plus bonus potential
Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (with company contribution), Paid time off, 401k

About DocGo:
DocGo is leading the proactive healthcare revolution with an innovative care delivery platform that includes mobile health services, population health, remote patient monitoring, and ambulance services. DocGo disrupts the traditional four-wall healthcare system by providing high quality, highly affordable care to patients where and when they need it. DocGo's proprietary, AI-powered technology, logistics network, and dedicated field staff of over 5,000 certified health professionals elevate the quality of patient care and drive efficiencies for municipalities, hospital networks, and health insurance providers. With Mobile Health, DocGo empowers the full promise and potential of telehealth by facilitating healthcare treatment, in tandem with a remote physician, in the comfort of a patient's home or workplace. Together with DocGo's integrated Ambulnz medical transport services, DocGo is bridging the gap between physical and virtual care.

Position Summary:
The Leave of Absence Specialist position is responsible for managing leave, ADA, and accommodation matters across the organization. This role ensures a positive and productive work environment, partnering with Operational leaders to ensure prompt and organized communication and administration of leaves and accommodations by ensuring that the company complies with labor laws and internal policies. Furthering the People department’s mission of enabling strategy, shaping behaviors and driving results, the Leave of Absence Specialist solves organizational challenges through people-related solutions. The position formulates partnerships across the People function to deliver value-added service to management and associates that reflects the business objectives of the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Leave & Accommodations Team to further refine the strategic and tactical components of the assigned People Operations division
• Collaborate with Operations Leaders, becoming a go-to resource for multi-state employee leave, ADA, other accommodations matters, and other related matters, while maintaining a fair and consistent approach
• Partner with benefits and payroll teams to coordinate seamless leave transitions and ensure accurate documentation
• Work with People Operations team to identify and handle leave and accommodations issues and grievances quickly and sensitively, while exercising solid judgment and discretion, ensuring a collaborative approach with matrixed stakeholders as needed
• Work on leave and accommodations projects, implementations, and initiatives, such as procedure updates and new processes
• Collect, document, and analyze leave and accommodations documentation in order to deliver debriefs to stakeholders
• Support the development, implementation, and delivery of training programs on leave and accommodations topics, fostering a proactive approach to procedure applications and change management
• Collaborate with the People Team to address emerging trends and proactively identify areas for improvement in processes and implement best practices
• Manage the administration of employee safety, welfare, wellness & health initiatives, regulatory training, employee services and employee assistance programs
• Stay updated on labor laws, regulations, and industry trends for policy enhancements
• Administer approved company-wide policies and practices
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Required Education & Experience:

• A minimum of 4+ years of Human Resources experience, with an emphasis on Leave Administration
• Minimum education level of: BA/BS degree (4 year) in related field, Master's Degree preferred
• PHR/SHRM-CP or related HR Certification strongly preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Experience with Workday is highly desired

Qualifications:

• Must be willing to travel as per the needs of the business
• Strong knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee and labor relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• High standards of ethics and confidentiality
• Possess exceptional organizational skills, prioritize, maintain attention to detail, and manage multiple projects
• Exhibit the ability to lead change, use data for informed actions, and conduct thorough review of leave and accommodations documentation
• Strategic thinker with experience in execution of complex, cross-functional projects, and programs
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

EEO/AAP Statement: DocGo is an equal opportunity employer. We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We pledge ourselves to crafting and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences. DocGo is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the applicant a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of the position.

Work Location: In person