HR Specialist

Munson Healthcare; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Paid holidays

Generous PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement counseling

Job summary

Munson Healthcare is seeking an HR Specialist to support a seven-hospital system in Michigan. You will greet employees, manage onboarding, and maintain auditable HR records while coordinating with Talent Acquisition and other partners to ensure regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes confidentiality, accuracy, and a customer-service mindset in a fast-paced healthcare environment. On-site at Munson Medical Center with standard hours.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in HR or 3+ years of HR-related experience in the human resources discipline or related fields.
• Experience in office coordination or administrative support is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Greet employees and visitors and provide HR resources while maintaining confidentiality.
• Verify employment eligibility, issue ID badges and parking permits.
• Conduct background checks and process transfers and position changes; keep accurate audit-ready records.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Security, Employee Health and HR partners to ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Recordkeeping

Education

Associate’s degree in HR

Job description

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

More Than Just Care,It’sCommunity

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where peoplevacation.That’slife 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 alifestylemost people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just beMunson Material.To us, that means teammates who live by our values ofexcellence,teamness, positivity, creativity,and a commitment to creatingexceptional experiencesfor 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 onlinedevelopment,and access to ourcareer hubto help you advance.
• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and freeindividualretirement counseling.
• Be Well: Freewellness platform for you and your family,pluspersonalizedsupport 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

Job Description

A Day inthe 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.

Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

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.