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Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Hospice Aide

Optimal Care
Ann Arbor, MI Intern
POSTED ON 11/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/4/2026
About the Role

As a Hospice Aide, you'll provide hands-on support that helps patients maintain their quality of life while remaining in the place they call home. Through assistance with personal care, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, and mobility, you'll help ensure each patient receives the care, comfort, and respect they deserve. Every visit is an opportunity to bring comfort and reassurance, preserve dignity, and make a lasting impact during the end of life stages of the patient's journey.

Location

  • Office Location: Jackson, MI
  • Main Service Area:  Ann Arbor / Saline Area
    • This role 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 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 Hospice Aide, Home Health 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 hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill in the home or facility
  • Is self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision
  • Secure with issues of death/dying
  • Provides a calm manner when in a patient's home
  • Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired

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Pay Range

$18.50—$20 USD

How We Care for You

  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off for Full Time
  • Part Time/Per Diem 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
  • And more...

Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career.

Top Work Places for 12 consecutive years, Great Places to Work certified for 6 consecutive years, and we believe that exceptional care starts with exceptional people. We're 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.

We live a simple Mission: Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care.

Background Screening

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Screening is completed by a third-party administrator, the Michigan Long-Term Care Partnership, 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. Please reach out to us if you would like to request a reasonable accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We believe an exceptional place to work begins with diverse perspectives. 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.

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