Hospice Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Mid-Michigan Talent Pool
About The Position
Optimal Care is building a talent pipeline of compassionate CNAs and STNAs for future Hospice Aide opportunities serving Mid-Michigan. Hospice Aides provide hands-on end-of-life care that supports patient comfort, dignity, and quality of life in homes and care facilities. This role provides personal care and homemaking support so patients can maintain quality of life in the place they call home. Aides assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, and mobility, while developing trusting relationships with patients and families and collaborating with nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary care team. The position serves patients in homes, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes across the listed Mid-Michigan service areas. It is a high-travel role requiring daily travel within the service area. Full-time, part-time, and per-diem schedules are described, each with a weekend on-call rotation. This posting is for future opportunities and invites candidates to submit a resume for consideration.
Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 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 and demonstrate empathy for ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a Hospice Aide, Home Health Aide, or Certified Nursing Assistant.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on end-of-life care that supports patient comfort, dignity, and quality of life.
- Assist patients with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, and mobility.
- Build trusting relationships with patients and families and provide reassurance and compassionate support.
- Work closely with nurses and other interdisciplinary care team members to support each patient's needs.
- Travel daily within the assigned service area to provide care in patients' homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes.
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Minimum of three weeks of paid time off for full-time employees; part-time and per-diem employees also accrue paid time off.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- HSA and FSA options, including dependent care.
- Company-paid short-term disability.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Pet insurance.
- ID and fraud protection.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
