Registered Nurse - Home Health & Hospice - Temporary

Hospice Registered Nurse Preceptor
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. 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.
Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care.
Combine compassionate hospice nursing with the opportunity to develop the next generation of clinicians. As a Hospice Nurse Preceptor, you'll provide skilled end-of-life care to patients and families while serving as a trusted mentor, educator, and clinical resource for nurses throughout their onboarding and professional development. Your expertise will help ensure both exceptional patient care and the continued growth of a confident, highly skilled clinical team.
This role is ideal for an experienced Hospice RN who is passionate about sharing knowledge, leading by example, and fostering clinical excellence. You'll manage a patient caseload, coordinating individualized care from admission through ongoing visits while building meaningful relationships with patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary care team. At the same time, you'll guide new clinicians through orientation, provide ongoing coaching and remedial education when needed, and help students and staff build the confidence and competencies required to deliver outstanding hospice care.
Working closely with clinical leadership and the Education Department, you'll help promote best practices, reinforce quality standards, and support a culture of continuous learning. Through your clinical expertise, mentorship, and compassionate leadership, you'll directly influence both patient outcomes and the success of the clinicians who care for them.
Office Location: Jackson, MI
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.
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
Current State License as a Registered Nurse
Minimum 2 years of experience as a nurse in hospice or home health environment
Nursing skills as defined by nursing standards
Demonstrates skill in nursing practice, ability to cope with family emotional stress and tolerance of individual lifestyles
How We Care for You

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• HSA and FSA options including Dependent Care
• Company paid Short Term Disability
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Company Vehicle Program for field roles
• ID and Fraud Protection
• 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.

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