Hospice RN Case Manager - Southeast Michigan Talent Pool
About The Position
Optimal Care is building a talent pipeline for future Hospice RN Case Manager opportunities serving Central and Southeast Michigan. The role provides skilled nursing care and compassionate support to patients and families at the end of life, helping ensure comfort, dignity, and quality of life. The nurse builds relationships with patients, families, physicians, facilities, and interdisciplinary team members, and coordinates comprehensive care for an assigned caseload in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Care addresses patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. This is a high-travel position involving daily travel within the selected service area to provide care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. The office location is 801 Rosehill Road, Jackson, Michigan. Service area options are Clinton/Eaton/Ingham Counties; Jackson/Washtenaw Counties; and Hillsdale/Lenawee/Monroe Counties. Listed schedules include full-time Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; part-time three weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and per diem flexible weekdays, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Each schedule includes a weekend on-call rotation. Optimal Care describes itself as clinician-owned and operated and says it supports professional growth, values expertise, and encourages collaboration, innovation, and clinical excellence. Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited diploma, associate, or baccalaureate school of nursing.
- Current state license as a Registered Nurse.
- At least one year of experience as a nurse in a clinical care setting.
- Reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and valid automobile insurance coverage.
- Nursing skills consistent with accepted nursing standards.
- Ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients, families, and caregivers in varied settings and function effectively in a home or nursing facility environment.
- Skill in nursing practice, ability to cope with family emotional stress, and tolerance of individual lifestyles.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements, and deadlines.
- Successful completion of a background check is required for employment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Hospice or home health experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled nursing care and compassionate support to hospice patients and their families.
- Build relationships with patients, families, physicians, facilities, and interdisciplinary team members.
- Coordinate comprehensive care for an assigned caseload in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- Address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Travel within the service area to provide care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
- Participate in a weekend on-call rotation.
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement.
- At least 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
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
