Jason Whetsel
Executive Director, Benefits, Health Management and Broad-based Compensation at the UChicago Medicine
- Role
- Executive Director, Benefits, Health Management and Broad-based Compensation at UChicago Medicine
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jason Whetsel
Accomplished Human Resources executive with over twenty years of experience at large not-for-profit hospitals and health systems and twelve years on HR leadership teams. • A proven record in strategic end-to-end benefits design, integration and implementation, evidence-based population health management, project and program management, effective communication, and leadership. • Adept communicator skilled at effectively conveying information to employees and leaders across levels and collaborating productively with HR specialty areas and business units.
Experience
Executive Director, Benefits, Health Management and Broad-based Compensation
Aug 2014 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Strategic HR leader for the Benefits and Employee Health Management Center of Expertise (CoE) consisting of four team members and member of the HR Leadership Team. • Responsible for stewardship and full management for all UCMC, UCMC Care Network and Ingalls Memorial Hospital (2016 acquisition) sponsored benefits, health management and benefits education programs. • Establishes best practices, ensures compliance, improves efficiencies and creates/maintains a solid infrastructure to manage administration of all Health and Welfare, Retirement and Ancillary Plans. • Collaborates with Finance, Managed Care and Pharmacy to ensure employer-sponsored Health Plans provide value to employees and support business goals. • Presents and solicits input on organizational initiatives at the President’s and Operations Councils of senior UCMC executives. • Leads integration and alignment of UCMC and Ingalls Memorial Hospital benefits plans. • Oversees UCMC Occupational Medicine and Employee Health. • Member of the UCMC and Ingalls Administrative Retirement Fiduciary Committees. • Creates and disseminates organization-wide communications to ensure maximum employee awareness and participation in benefits and health management programs.
Education
North Central College
Bachelors, Athletic Training
1991 — 1995
Olivet Nazarene University
MBA, Business Administration
1998 — 2001
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