Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Southeast Michigan Talent Pool

Evergreen•Jackson, MI

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Optimal Care is building a talent pool for future opportunities in Southeast Michigan and invites qualified candidates to submit a resume. As a Home Health or Hospice Aide, you will provide compassionate, hands-on care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes. You will help patients maintain comfort, dignity, and quality of life, whether supporting recovery and independence or providing comfort during end-of-life care. Care includes assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, mobility, and other daily activities. You will work with patients, families, nurses, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to support individualized care plans and respond to changing needs. The office is located at 801 Rosehill Road, Jackson, Michigan. Service areas include Lansing (Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham); Central (Jackson and Washtenaw); and South (Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Monroe). This is a high-travel role requiring daily travel within the service area. The posting lists full-time, part-time, and per-diem schedules. Full-time hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a weekend on-call rotation. Part-time hours are three weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a weekend on-call rotation. Per-diem hours are flexible weekdays, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a weekend on-call rotation.

Requirements

Complete at least 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training.
Complete 16 hours of classroom training before the required 16 hours of practical training.
Hold current nurse aide certification and be in good standing on the state nurse aide registry.
Have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and valid automobile insurance coverage.
Be able to read and write in English and effectively follow written and verbal instructions in English.
Understand hospice philosophy and be comfortable providing specialized care to terminally ill patients in a home or facility.
Be self-directing and able to work with little direct supervision.
Be secure with issues of death and dying.
Maintain a calm manner in a patient’s home.
Have empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, hands-on care to patients in their homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes.
Assist patients with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, mobility, and other daily activities.
Support patients’ comfort, dignity, quality of life, recovery, independence, or end-of-life care needs.
Work with patients, families, nurses, and other interdisciplinary care team members to support individualized care plans.
Respond to each patient’s changing needs and provide encouragement, reassurance, and comfort.