Home Health Aide

Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career. We are committed to supporting your professional growth, valuing your expertise, and creating an environment where you can do your best work every day.

As a clinician-owned and operated organization, we empower our team members to provide personalized, compassionate care to patients and families every day.

We are a leading provider of Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice that encourages collaboration, innovation, and clinical excellence. From chronic disease management and rehabilitation to end-of-life care, our focus is on improving outcomes and enhancing quality of life.

Mission: Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care.

About the Role

Help patients regain strength, maintain independence, and achieve their health goals in the comfort of their own homes. As a Home Health Aide, you'll provide hands-on personal care and support that enables patients to recover safely while preserving their dignity and quality of life.

Through assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meal preparation, mobility, and other daily activities, you'll play an important role in helping patients navigate their recovery journey and remain as independent as possible.

This role is ideal for a compassionate caregiver who enjoys building relationships and encouraging progress. You'll work closely with patients, families, registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals to support individualized care plans, monitor patient well-being, and reinforce healthy routines that promote recovery and self-sufficiency.

Location

• Office Location: 801 Rosehill Road, Jackson, MI 49202
• Main Service Area: Lansing and surrounding area

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.

Hours

• Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Weekend On-Call Rotation

Required Qualification

• 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 meet Medicare Home Health Aide training program and competencies
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

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

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Must be able to read and write in English and follow written and verbal instructions in English effectively
• Understands home health philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to homebound patients in the home or facility
• Provides a calm manner when in a patient's home
• Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired

Pay Range

$18.50—$23 USD

How We Care for You

• Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 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
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Company Vehicle Program for field roles
• Pet Insurance
• ID and Fraud Protection
• And more...

Background Screening

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Screening is completed by a third-party administrator and is performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.

Reasonable Accommodations

We offer reasonable accommodations throughout the application process, interview stages, and during employment to ensure all team members can thrive.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.