Registered Nurse - Southeast Michigan Talent Pool

Evergreen • Jackson, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Optimal Care is seeking Registered Nurses for current or future opportunities in Southeast Michigan. The RN provides comprehensive skilled nursing care tailored to each patient's needs through Home Health or Hospice services. The position involves managing a caseload, conducting comprehensive assessments, developing individualized care plans, and coordinating services to support patients' goals. RNs work with physicians, families, facilities, and an interdisciplinary care team, exercising clinical independence while collaborating to provide quality care.

Care is delivered in patients' homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes. The role requires daily travel within the selected service area, with the office located at 801 Rosehill Road, Jackson, Michigan. Available schedules include full-time, part-time, per diem, and after-hours options, with weekend on-call rotations for the listed weekday schedules.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
• Current State License as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum 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 as defined by accepted nursing standards.
• Ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients, families, and caregivers in varied settings and function effectively in home or nursing facility environments.
• 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.
• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational abilities.
• Effective communication and teaching skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfort working in diverse home and facility environments.
• Strong clinical judgment and decision-making capabilities.
• Understanding of Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payor requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Hospice or home health experience.
• OASIS certification or willingness to obtain it.
• Proficiency in OASIS documentation and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive skilled nursing care tailored to individual patient needs through Home Health or Hospice.
• Manage a caseload of patients.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments.
• Develop individualized care plans.
• Coordinate services that support patients' goals and needs.
• Collaborate with physicians, families, facilities, and an interdisciplinary care team.
• Make informed clinical decisions and respond to patients' needs in home and facility settings.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree