Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA; Southeast Michigan Talent Pool

Jackson, MI

Optimal Care is growing, and we’re looking to connect with talented individuals who may be a great fit for our organization. We invite you to submit your resume so we can learn more about your experience and the type of role you’re looking for. Whether the time is now or in the future, we will keep you in mind for opportunities that align with your skills and background.

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients by providing compassionate, hands-on care in the place they call home. As a Home Health or Hospice Aide with Optimal Care, you’ll help patients maintain comfort, dignity, and quality of life while supporting their individual needs and goals. Whether assisting patients on their journey toward recovery and greater independence or providing comfort and reassurance during end-of-life care, you’ll play an essential role in their daily well-being.

Through assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, mobility, and other daily activities, you’ll help patients feel safe, supported, and respected.

This role is ideal for a compassionate caregiver who enjoys building meaningful relationships and making a difference through personalized care. You’ll work closely with patients, families, nurses, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to support individualized care plans and respond to each patient’s changing needs. Every visit is an opportunity to provide encouragement, celebrate progress, offer reassurance, and create moments of comfort and connection.

Whether your passion lies in helping patients regain their independence or supporting individuals and families through life’s final chapter, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on those you serve.

• Office
  
  Location:
  
  801 Rosehill Road, Jackson, MI 49202
• Service Area Options:
  • Lansing-Clinton / Eaton / Ingham
  • Central-Jackson / Washtenaw
  • South-Hillsdale / Lenawee / Monroe

This role is a high travel position and requires daily travel within the service area to provide care to patients in their homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes

• Full Time:
  Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a weekend on-call rotation
• Part Time:
  Three weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a weekend on-call rotation
• Per Diem:
  Flexible weekdays, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a weekend on-call rotation

• Completed a minimum of 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training
• Sixteen hours of classroom must be completed prior to a mandatory 16 hours of practical training
• Must hold current certification as a nurse aide and be in good standing on the state nurse aide registry
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and valid automobile insurance coverage

• Experience as a Hospice Aide, Home Health Aide, or Certified Nursing Assistant

• Must be able to read and write in English and follow written and verbal instructions in English effectively
• Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill in the home or facility
• Is self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision
• Secure with issues of death/dying
• Provides a calm manner when in a patient’s home
• Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired

$18 - $22 USD

• Mileage Reimbursement
• Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off for Full Time
• Part Time/Per Diem also accrue Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• HSA and FSA options including Dependent Care
• Company paid Short Term Disability
• 401(k) with Employer…