Full-Time

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Optimal Care

Optimal Care

51-200 employees

Medicare-certified home health with geriatric care

Compensation Overview

$110k - $125k/yr

+ Monthly bonus potential

Houghton Lake, MI, USA

In Person

Daily travel is required within the Houghton Lake, Roscommon, West Branch, and surrounding service area; office location is Saginaw, Michigan.

Master's, PhD

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)
Required Skills
Nursing
Care Coordination

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Requirements
  • A master's or doctoral degree as a board-certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
  • A current state license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
  • Reliable transportation, a valid driver's license, and valid automobile insurance coverage.
  • Nursing skills as defined by accepted nursing standards.
  • The ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients, families, and caregivers in post-acute care settings.
  • Skill in nursing practice, the ability to cope with family emotional stress, and tolerance of individual lifestyles.
  • The ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements, and deadlines.
Responsibilities
  • Provide primary and consultative care to geriatric and medically complex patients in their homes or care settings.
  • Conduct comprehensive medical evaluations.
  • Develop and manage individualized treatment plans.
  • Prescribe and monitor medications.
  • Coordinate closely with physicians, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members.
  • Serve as a key clinical decision-maker within a collaborative practice framework.
  • Help patients and families understand diagnoses, manage chronic illness, and avoid unnecessary hospitalizations.
Desired Qualifications
  • A minimum of two years of clinical experience in a post-acute setting or as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
  • Adult, Family, or Gerontology certification.
  • Experience with geriatric patients.

Optimal Care provides Medicare-certified home health services for seniors, guided by a nurse practitioner-led care model. A nurse practitioner visits patients at home and develops individualized care plans that cover behavioral health, dementia, geriatric, diabetic, wound, and orthopedic care. This in-home, NP-driven approach offers a broad suite of geriatric-focused programs rather than only post-surgical or rehabilitation services. Its goal is to keep seniors safe and healthy at home by coordinating comprehensive, specialty care in their living environments.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Michigan

Founded

2003

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • June 2026 job postings show active hiring across Jackson, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, and Wayne.
  • Optimal Care launched a consolidated brand after the June 2025 union, simplifying sales.
  • Employee recognition and mileage, PTO, and sign-on bonuses support retention and referral growth.

What critics are saying

  • Michigan reimbursement pressure and staffing shortages squeeze margins across home health and hospice.
  • The 2025 merger integration can disrupt referrals, billing, and culture through 2026.
  • A CMS audit or wage-class-action challenge would damage credibility and trigger existential cash strain.

What makes Optimal Care unique

  • June 2025 merger created one integrated physician, home health, and hospice platform.
  • Clinician-owned Optimal Care emphasizes coordinated post-acute care across Michigan markets.
  • Fortune named Optimal Care among 2025's 15 best workplaces in aging services.

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Benefits

Paid Time Off

Company Vehicle Program

Flexible Work Schedule

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Mileage Reimbursement

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