HR Specialist

Munson Healthcare

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Traverse City, Michigan, us on site Until 9/29/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 31, 2026 Last posted July 31, 2026
Job description

On-site at Munson Medical Center ; Office hours 7am-4pm 

More Than Just Care, It’s Community  

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.  

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You  

  • Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance. 

  • Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.  

  • Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges. 

  • Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings  

A Day in the Life 

As an HR Specialist at Munson Healthcare, your day is a dynamic blend of employee support, compliance management, and operational excellence that directly impacts team members across our seven-hospital system. From the moment you arrive, you're the welcoming face of Human Resources, greeting employees and visitors, answering questions, and helping connect people with the resources they need. Throughout the day, you may verify employment eligibility, issue ID badges and parking permits, conduct background and licensure checks, process job transfers and position changes, and ensure employee records remain accurate, complete, and audit-ready. You'll work closely with Talent Acquisition, Security, Employee Health, managers, and HR Business Partners to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements while delivering an exceptional employee experience. Whether you're tracking certifications, coordinating contractor onboarding, managing personnel documentation, responding to requests from leaders and staff, supporting regulatory surveys, or updating critical HR data, your attention to detail, professionalism, and commitment to confidentiality help keep our workforce compliant, connected, and supported. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing customer service with administrative expertise, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and takes pride in being the trusted HR professional who helps ensure every employee's journey at Munson Healthcare starts and continues on the right path.

What’s Required  

  • Associate’s degree in HR or three (3) plus years of directly related experience in the human resources discipline, office coordination, executive assistant or department assistant.

Are you Munson Material? Apply today! 

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

About this role

Summary

Support employee needs, manage compliance, handle HR operations in a healthcare setting.

Job title

HR Specialist

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

On-site in Traverse City, Michigan, no remote work allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

associate’s degree in HR or 3+ years experienceemployment verificationrecord managementbackground checks

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

employee supportcomplianceadministration
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Traverse City, MI, USA

On-site City
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