LPN Nurse - Afternoons or Midnights

West Oaks Senior Care & Rehab

Detroit, Michigan

West Oaks Senior Care & Rehab is long-term care.

Posted Aug 10

Shift and hours: Nights
Unit and setting: CCU
License: LPN license
Term: Permanent

What it pays

Shift differential: +$3/hr
Overtime pay: $33/hr

Benefits

Paid holidays
Loan repayment program
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Tuition reimbursement

More benefits (6)

Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Opportunities for advancement
Life insurance
Referral program

The role and schedule

Charting: Epic
Weekends: Weekends required

The workplace

West Oaks Senior Care & Rehab

Nursing Home

You walk into a 102-bed skilled nursing and rehab building on West Eight Mile in Detroit, part of the NexCare chain, with resident and family councils and a 2025 Silver National Quality Award on the wall. Medicare rates the place…

102 beds

3.5 Google rating

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Scheduling

Full-time; afternoons and midnights available; all shifts include rotating weekends and some holidays; flexible schedules mentioned

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Join our West Oaks Senior Care & Rehab team!

2025 Silver National Quality Award Winners!!

Our Skilled Nursing team delivers specialized care to patients across a variety of different areas such as orthopedics, cardiac care, respiratory health, oncology, palliative care, infectious diseases, neurology, and dermatology. You’ll have the autonomy to evaluate patient needs and administer care as you see fit, leveraging cutting-edge technology and being an integral part of a robust interdisciplinary team. You’re not just a nurse, you’re a vital part of our healthcare family.

You will earn: $32.55 per hour
Starting wage $29.15 per hour
PLUS $3.40 per hour Hero Pay
Yearly Wage Increases

PLUS we offer you best in class

benefits

Medical – no deductible or co-pay Dental & Vision Generous Paid Time Off PTO Holiday Pay Career Advancement Opportunities – grow your nursing career! Tuition Discounts - Hondros College of Nursing Tuition Reimbursement - up to $5,000 per year! RN Loan Repayment - up to $10,000 total! Company paid Short Term Disability & Life Insurance Unlimited Referral Bonuses - Build your own team of Heroes! up to $1500 per referral to the same or any one of our other 26 facilities! 401k with employer match Attentive & Supportive Leadership!

We can work with your scheduling needs

Full Time positions available - all shifts include rotating weekends and some holidays Afternoons and Midnights available!

How you will help people every day

You will promote hospitality and excellent customer service in our every daily interaction with our guests, their families, and visitors. Through kind words and encouragement, you will promote a positive, healthy environment in which to heal and thrive. You will perform a variety of treatments, including would care, irrigations, IV therapy, tube feedings, chest tubes and peritoneal dialysis.

You will administer medications to patients as prescribed by the physician and advise patients and families regarding changes to medications, treatment plans, and patient condition. You will provide preventative and supportive care directed to the physiologic and psychosocial well-being of patients. You will oversee the Nurse Aide team including giving direction & assignments, offering training, and contribute to recognition and evaluations.

What you will need to be part of our EPIC team

A current license to practice as an LPN in Michigan; current CPR-BLS certification. An Associate's or Bachelor's Degree, or higher. A high level of analytical abilities in order to prepare personalized care plans, implement effective nursing care and rehabilitation, and develop solutions to difficult problems concerning well-being. Excellent customer service skills with a commitment to delivering Excellent, Passionate, Innovative care! You are a team player, dedicated to doing what it takes to support your team members and get the job done

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What's around it?

In Detroit, MI

Detroit, MIFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,074/mo
Household income: $39,938/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Detroit, MI

NeighborhoodsInside the city, nurses and young professionals commonly look at Midtown and Corktown (walkable revival cores with restaurants and galleries), Indian Village and East English Village (historic residential streets), plus Woodbridge, North End, New Center, West Village, Rosedale Park, North Rosedale Park, Sherwood Forest, Bagley, Palmer Park, and Green Acres. City-proper housing is the bargain tier; Corktown, Midtown, and Indian Village are the pricier in-town band. For a car commute, Dearborn and Downriver suburbs such as Taylor and Wyandotte run roughly 15-25 minutes with lower prices; Livonia and Westland about 20-30 minutes at moderate values; Plymouth and Canton 25-35 minutes with stronger schools; Northville and the Grosse Pointes are premium lifestyle and school choices, often 30-plus minutes. Rochester ranks among the metro's top-rated suburbs, with a walkable downtown, shops, and parks.

Inside the city, nurses and young professionals commonly look at Midtown and Corktown (walkable revival cores with restaurants and galleries), Indian Village and East English Village (historic residential streets), plus Woodbridge, North End, New Center, West Village, Rosedale Park, North Rosedale Park, Sherwood Forest, Bagley, Palmer Park, and Green Acres. City-proper housing is the bargain tier; Corktown, Midtown, and Indian Village are the pricier in-town band.

For a car commute, Dearborn and Downriver suburbs such as Taylor and Wyandotte run roughly 15-25 minutes with lower prices; Livonia and Westland about 20-30 minutes at moderate values; Plymouth and Canton 25-35 minutes with stronger schools; Northville and the Grosse Pointes are premium lifestyle and school choices, often 30-plus minutes. Rochester ranks among the metro's top-rated suburbs, with a walkable downtown, shops, and parks.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: thefaethteam.com Source 3: niche.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: thehonestlocal.com

Getting aroundWeekday reality is car-first. Many Wayne County suburbs average mid-20-minute drives into Detroit, but peak traffic can add 10-30 minutes; Dearborn and Downriver (Taylor, Wyandotte) are the shortest at about 15-25 minutes with highway access, while Highland Park is roughly 15-20 minutes and River Rouge about 16 minutes to downtown. Regional transit is SMART buses, including express and park-and-ride options, but residents repeatedly say you need a car, insurance and upkeep are expensive, people drive fast and wild, and city public transit barely functions. Potholes and poorly maintained roads are the most consistent local complaint; sources do not name hospital-campus parking, so test your actual shift-change route rather than relying on Census averages.

Weekday reality is car-first. Many Wayne County suburbs average mid-20-minute drives into Detroit, but peak traffic can add 10-30 minutes; Dearborn and Downriver (Taylor, Wyandotte) are the shortest at about 15-25 minutes with highway access, while Highland Park is roughly 15-20 minutes and River Rouge about 16 minutes to downtown.

Regional transit is SMART buses, including express and park-and-ride options, but residents repeatedly say you need a car, insurance and upkeep are expensive, people drive fast and wild, and city public transit barely functions. Potholes and poorly maintained roads are the most consistent local complaint; sources do not name hospital-campus parking, so test your actual shift-change route rather than relying on Census averages.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: thefaethteam.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsThe Detroit Riverwalk and connecting greenways are the city's signature outdoor spine for walking and cycling, now joined by the Gordie Howe International Bridge multi-use path into Windsor. Riverfront parks include Robert C. Valade Park, Mt. Elliott Park with a splash pad, and the Dequindre Cut. Downtown Beacon Park is a large green with two gardens and bioswales, drawing nearly a million visitors a year for outdoor fitness such as Pure Barre, jump-rope intervals, and Workout Wednesday. Rochester residents highlight parks, trails, and year-round outdoor events; Metro Detroit's river, water access, and four-season outdoor life are a standard pro in local moving videos.

The Detroit Riverwalk and connecting greenways are the city's signature outdoor spine for walking and cycling, now joined by the Gordie Howe International Bridge multi-use path into Windsor. Riverfront parks include Robert C. Valade Park, Mt. Elliott Park with a splash pad, and the Dequindre Cut.

Downtown Beacon Park is a large green with two gardens and bioswales, drawing nearly a million visitors a year for outdoor fitness such as Pure Barre, jump-rope intervals, and Workout Wednesday. Rochester residents highlight parks, trails, and year-round outdoor events; Metro Detroit's river, water access, and four-season outdoor life are a standard pro in local moving videos.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitdetroit.com Source 2: detroitriverfront.org Source 3: empoweringmichigan.com Source 4: niche.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: unitedvanlines.com

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Relocation assistance mentioned in Facebook nursing hiring post

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Living in Detroit

Detroit is a city of extremes that rewards nurses who want urban energy and housing they can actually afford. Downtown has genuinely revived—Ford's Michigan Central Station campus, a planned 15,000-seat Corktown soccer stadium, and the Gordie Howe Bridge to Windsor—while all four major pro teams play inside downtown. City-proper median homes hover around $78,000; Corktown, Midtown, and Indian Village houses often run $200K-$400K; rents sit near $1,100, with Midtown one-bedrooms $1,200-$1,800. Young professionals cluster in Midtown, Corktown, Woodbridge, and East English Village; families chasing A+ schools look at Northville, Rochester, Plymouth, Canton, and Grosse Pointe and accept 25-35-plus-minute drives. You will need a car: SMART buses exist, but locals say transit barely functions and potholed roads are a daily tax. Winter is a real Midwest winter. The riverfront—Valade Park, the Dequindre Cut, Beacon Park—and Eastern Market carry outdoor and food life from May through fall. The honest tradeoff is crushing poverty and empty blocks minutes from the revival; drive your hospital route at shift change before you sign.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: thehonestlocal.com Source 2: thefaethteam.com Source 3: niche.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: detroitriverfront.org Source 6: empoweringmichigan.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: unitedvanlines.com

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Original listing

2025 Silver National Quality Award Winners!!

benefits

We can work with your scheduling needs

How you will help people every day

What you will need to be part of our EPIC team

Check us out on Social Media

What's around it?

Detroit, MIiFrom Census ACS 2024.

Life in Detroit, MI

Moving for this role?

Nurses on this role

Nurses on this role

The team behind this role

Life in Detroit, MI

Moving for this role?

Nurses on this role

Detroit, MIFrom Census ACS 2024.