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Operations Specialist Sr

Corewell Health

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Grand Rapids, MI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Operations Specialist independently leads and manages work supporting organizational strategies, initiatives, and goals. The role develops and supports programs and projects to improve operational efficiency, safety, productivity, cost, and continuous improvement. It manages day-to-day operational needs and strategic goals, and may support initiatives across multiple service lines or serve as interim leadership.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operational Leadership, nice to haveProject Management, nice to haveData Analysis, nice to haveProcess Improvement, nice to haveQuality Improvement, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent, requiredMaster's Degree, nice to have5 Years Relevant RN Experience, required5 Years Proven Leadership Experience, nice to have5 Years Healthcare Experience, nice to have

Benefits

401(k) Match

Full job description

On-site

Grand Rapids, MI

Full time

R233321

Job Summary

The Sr. Operations Specialist works independently and autonomously to identify, lead, drive and manage work that supports the strategies, initiatives, and goals of the organization. Responsible for the development, implementation and support of programs and projects that ensure operational efficiency, enhanced safety, increased productivity, reduced cost, and continuous improvement. Manages the day-to-day operational needs as well as the strategic goals of the business.

Essential Functions

  • Provides operational leadership for new and existing programs and projects. Ensures required documentation, reporting, data collection and database utilization are performed in an accurate and timely manner. Prepares progress reports, study results and other reports as required.

  • Collects and analyzes process, productivity, value and quality related data to initiate, develop, and recommend operational practices and procedures that focus on operational efficiency, enhanced safety, increased productivity, and reduced cost.

  • Directs, organizes, and engages in process and quality improvement initiatives. Responsible for identifying, leading, and implementing recommendations to improve operational efficiency, new services for area of responsibility and creates documentation of new established workflows.

  • Serves as the operational lead to provide structure, project management and direction for new and existing workflow transformation and other operational initiatives. Develops action and projects plans focused on operations and running the business.

  • Leads compliance activities across the organization to ensure services are provided in accordance with State and Federal regulations, organizational policies and procedures, medical staff bylaws and accreditation/compliance requirements.

  • May work on initiatives that span across several service lines.

  • May serve as interim leadership

Qualifications

    • Required Bachelor's Degree or equivalent business, healthcare administration or related field
  • Preferred Master's Degree

  • 5 years of relevant RN experience Required

  • 5 years of relevant experience proven leadership Preferred

  • 5 years of relevant experience Experience in healthcare and working within in an organization of size and complexity comparable to Spectrum Health Preferred

How Corewell Health cares for you

  • Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here (https://careers.corewellhealth.org/us/en/benefits-new) .

  • On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv

  • Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!

  • Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance

  • Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

  • Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St NE - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Education Nursing Career Development CHW - Grand Rapids Hosp

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

8am-5pm

Days Worked

Monday - Friday

Weekend Frequency

N/A

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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors, and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

You may request assistance in completing the application process by calling 616.486.7447.

People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy and transparency. Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of 60,000+ dedicated people—including more than 11,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 15,000 nurses providing care and services in 22 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post-acute facilities—and Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving more than 1.2 million members. Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness.

How this job compares

Set against the 374 open Operations Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$67–85K/yr122 salary ranges
  • US median$23–27/hr93 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 374 open Operations Specialist jobs across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Operations Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 226 postings).
Education
22 of the 374 open Operations Specialist jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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