diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_job_schedule.py b/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_job_schedule.py
index 0e29418668..a878b16753 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_job_schedule.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_job_schedule.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extends_documentation_fragment:
 version_added: '2.6'
 author: NetApp Ansible Team (@carchi8py) <ng-ansibleteam@netapp.com>
 description:
-- Create/Delete/Modify_minute job-schedules on ONTAP
+- Create/Delete/Modify job-schedules on ONTAP
 options:
   state:
     description:
@@ -35,23 +35,58 @@ options:
     description:
     - The minute(s) of each hour when the job should be run.
       Job Manager cron scheduling minute.
-      -1 represents all minutes and
-       only supported for cron schedule create and modify.
+      -1 represents all minutes and is
+      only supported for cron schedule create and modify.
       Range is [-1..59]
+  job_hour:
+    version_added: '2.8'
+    description:
+    - The hour(s) of the day when the job should be run.
+      Job Manager cron scheduling hour.
+      -1 represents all hours and is
+      only supported for cron schedule create and modify.
+      Range is [-1..23]
+  job_month:
+    version_added: '2.8'
+    description:
+    - The month(s) when the job should be run.
+      Job Manager cron scheduling month.
+      -1 represents all months and is
+      only supported for cron schedule create and modify.
+      Range is [-1..11]
+  job_day_of_month:
+    version_added: '2.8'
+    description:
+    - The day(s) of the month when the job should be run.
+      Job Manager cron scheduling day of month.
+      -1 represents all days of a month from 1 to 31, and is
+      only supported for cron schedule create and modify.
+      Range is [-1..31]
+  job_day_of_week:
+    version_added: '2.8'
+    description:
+    - The day(s) in the week when the job should be run.
+      Job Manager cron scheduling day of week.
+      Zero represents Sunday. -1 represents all days of a week and is
+      only supported for cron schedule create and modify.
+      Range is [-1..6]
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = """
-    - name: Create Job
+    - name: Create Job for 11.30PM at 10th of every month
       na_ontap_job_schedule:
         state: present
         name: jobName
-        job_minutes: jobMinutes
+        job_minutes: 30
+        job_hour: 23
+        job_day_of_month: 10
+        job_month: -1
         hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
         username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
         password: "{{ netapp_password }}"
     - name: Delete Job
       na_ontap_job_schedule:
-        state: present
+        state: absent
         name: jobName
         hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
         username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
@@ -67,6 +102,7 @@ import traceback
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 import ansible.module_utils.netapp as netapp_utils
+from ansible.module_utils.netapp_module import NetAppModule
 
 HAS_NETAPP_LIB = netapp_utils.has_netapp_lib()
 
@@ -78,26 +114,23 @@ class NetAppONTAPJob(object):
 
         self.argument_spec = netapp_utils.na_ontap_host_argument_spec()
         self.argument_spec.update(dict(
-            state=dict(required=False, type='str', choices=[
+            state=dict(required=False, choices=[
                        'present', 'absent'], default='present'),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             job_minutes=dict(required=False, type='int'),
+            job_month=dict(required=False, type='int'),
+            job_hour=dict(required=False, type='int'),
+            job_day_of_month=dict(required=False, type='int'),
+            job_day_of_week=dict(required=False, type='int')
         ))
 
         self.module = AnsibleModule(
             argument_spec=self.argument_spec,
-            required_if=[
-                ('state', 'present', ['name', 'job_minutes'])
-            ],
             supports_check_mode=True
         )
 
-        parameters = self.module.params
-
-        # set up state variables
-        self.state = parameters['state']
-        self.name = parameters['name']
-        self.job_minutes = parameters['job_minutes']
+        self.na_helper = NetAppModule()
+        self.parameters = self.na_helper.set_parameters(self.module.params)
 
         if HAS_NETAPP_LIB is False:
             self.module.fail_json(
@@ -113,116 +146,137 @@ class NetAppONTAPJob(object):
         :return: Details about the Job. None if not found.
         :rtype: dict
         """
-        job_get_iter = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement(
-            'job-schedule-cron-get-iter')
-        job_schedule_info = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement(
-            'job-schedule-cron-info')
-        job_schedule_info.add_new_child('job-schedule-name', self.name)
-        query = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('query')
-        query.add_child_elem(job_schedule_info)
-        job_get_iter.add_child_elem(query)
-        result = self.server.invoke_successfully(job_get_iter, True)
-        return_value = None
-        # check if job exists
-        if result.get_child_by_name('num-records') and \
-                int(result.get_child_content('num-records')) >= 1:
-            job_exists_info = result.get_child_by_name('attributes-list').\
-                get_child_by_name('job-schedule-cron-info')
-            return_value = {
-                'name': job_exists_info.get_child_content('job-schedule-name'),
-                'job_minutes': job_exists_info.get_child_by_name(
-                    'job-schedule-cron-minute')
-                .get_child_content('cron-minute')
+        job_get_iter = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('job-schedule-cron-get-iter')
+        job_get_iter.translate_struct({
+            'query': {
+                'job-schedule-cron-info': {
+                    'job-schedule-name': self.parameters['name']
+                }
             }
-        return return_value
+        })
+        result = self.server.invoke_successfully(job_get_iter, True)
+        job_details = None
+        # check if job exists
+        if result.get_child_by_name('num-records') and int(result['num-records']) >= 1:
+            job_exists_info = result['attributes-list']['job-schedule-cron-info']
+            job_details = {
+                'name': job_exists_info.get_child_content('job-schedule-name'),
+                'job_minutes': int(job_exists_info['job-schedule-cron-minute']['cron-minute']),
+                # set default values to other job attributes (by default, cron runs on all months if months is empty)
+                'job_hour': 0,
+                'job_month': -1,
+                'job_day_of_month': 0,
+                'job_day_of_week': 0
+            }
+            if job_exists_info.get_child_by_name('job-schedule-cron-hour'):
+                job_details['job_hour'] = int(job_exists_info['job-schedule-cron-hour']['cron-hour'])
+            if job_exists_info.get_child_by_name('job-schedule-cron-month'):
+                job_details['job_month'] = int(job_exists_info['job-schedule-cron-month']['cron-month'])
+            if job_exists_info.get_child_by_name('job-schedule-cron-day'):
+                job_details['job_day_of_month'] = int(job_exists_info['job-schedule-cron-day']['cron-day-of-month'])
+            if job_exists_info.get_child_by_name('job-schedule-cron-day-of-week'):
+                job_details['job_day_of_week'] = int(job_exists_info['job-schedule-cron-day-of-week']
+                                                     ['cron-day-of-week'])
+        return job_details
+
+    def add_job_details(self, na_element_object, values):
+        """
+        Add children node for create or modify NaElement object
+        :param na_element_object: modif or create NaElement object
+        :param values: dictionary of cron values to be added
+        :return: None
+        """
+        if values.get('job_minutes'):
+            na_element_object.add_node_with_children(
+                'job-schedule-cron-minute', **{'cron-minute': str(values['job_minutes'])})
+        if values.get('job_hour'):
+            na_element_object.add_node_with_children(
+                'job-schedule-cron-hour', **{'cron-hour': str(values['job_hour'])})
+        if values.get('job_month'):
+            na_element_object.add_node_with_children(
+                'job-schedule-cron-month', **{'cron-month': str(values['job_month'])})
+        if values.get('job_day_of_month'):
+            na_element_object.add_node_with_children(
+                'job-schedule-cron-day', **{'cron-day-of-month': str(values['job_day_of_month'])})
+        if values.get('job_day_of_week'):
+            na_element_object.add_node_with_children(
+                'job-schedule-cron-day-of-week', **{'cron-day-of-week': str(values['job_day_of_week'])})
 
     def create_job_schedule(self):
         """
         Creates a job schedule
         """
-        job_schedule_create = netapp_utils.zapi\
-            .NaElement.create_node_with_children(
-                'job-schedule-cron-create',
-                **{'job-schedule-name': self.name})
-        job_schedule_create.add_node_with_children(
-            'job-schedule-cron-minute',
-            **{'cron-minute': str(self.job_minutes)})
+        # job_minutes is mandatory for create
+        if self.parameters.get('job_minutes') is None:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='Error: missing required parameter job_minutes for create')
+
+        job_schedule_create = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement.create_node_with_children(
+            'job-schedule-cron-create', **{'job-schedule-name': self.parameters['name']})
+        self.add_job_details(job_schedule_create, self.parameters)
         try:
             self.server.invoke_successfully(job_schedule_create,
                                             enable_tunneling=True)
         except netapp_utils.zapi.NaApiError as error:
             self.module.fail_json(msg='Error creating job schedule %s: %s'
-                                  % (self.name, to_native(error)),
+                                  % (self.parameters['name'], to_native(error)),
                                   exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
     def delete_job_schedule(self):
         """
         Delete a job schedule
         """
-        job_schedule_delete = netapp_utils.zapi\
-            .NaElement.create_node_with_children(
-                'job-schedule-cron-destroy',
-                **{'job-schedule-name': self.name})
+        job_schedule_delete = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement.create_node_with_children(
+            'job-schedule-cron-destroy', **{'job-schedule-name': self.parameters['name']})
         try:
             self.server.invoke_successfully(job_schedule_delete,
                                             enable_tunneling=True)
         except netapp_utils.zapi.NaApiError as error:
             self.module.fail_json(msg='Error deleting job schedule %s: %s'
-                                  % (self.name, to_native(error)),
+                                  % (self.parameters['name'], to_native(error)),
                                   exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
-    def modify_minute_job_schedule(self):
+    def modify_job_schedule(self, params):
         """
         modify a job schedule
         """
-        job_schedule_modify_minute = netapp_utils.zapi\
-            .NaElement.create_node_with_children(
-                'job-schedule-cron-modify',
-                **{'job-schedule-name': self.name})
-        job_schedule_modify_minute.add_node_with_children(
-            'job-schedule-cron-minute',
-            **{'cron-minute': str(self.job_minutes)})
+        job_schedule_modify = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement.create_node_with_children(
+            'job-schedule-cron-modify', **{'job-schedule-name': self.parameters['name']})
+        self.add_job_details(job_schedule_modify, params)
         try:
-            self.server.invoke_successfully(job_schedule_modify_minute,
-                                            enable_tunneling=True)
+            self.server.invoke_successfully(job_schedule_modify, enable_tunneling=True)
         except netapp_utils.zapi.NaApiError as error:
             self.module.fail_json(msg='Error modifying job schedule %s: %s'
-                                  % (self.name, to_native(error)),
+                                  % (self.parameters['name'], to_native(error)),
                                   exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
+    def autosupport_log(self):
+        """
+        Autosupport log for job_schedule
+        :return: None
+        """
+        results = netapp_utils.get_cserver(self.server)
+        cserver = netapp_utils.setup_ontap_zapi(module=self.module, vserver=results)
+        netapp_utils.ems_log_event("na_ontap_job_schedule", cserver)
+
     def apply(self):
         """
         Apply action to job-schedule
         """
-        changed = False
-        job_schedule_exists = False
-        results = netapp_utils.get_cserver(self.server)
-        cserver = netapp_utils.setup_ontap_zapi(
-            module=self.module, vserver=results)
-        netapp_utils.ems_log_event("na_ontap_job_schedule", cserver)
-        job_details = self.get_job_schedule()
-        if job_details:
-            job_schedule_exists = True
-            if self.state == 'absent':  # delete
-                changed = True
-            elif self.state == 'present':  # modify
-                if job_details['job_minutes'] != str(self.job_minutes):
-                    changed = True
-        else:
-            if self.state == 'present':  # create
-                changed = True
-        if changed:
+        self.autosupport_log()
+        current = self.get_job_schedule()
+        action = self.na_helper.get_cd_action(current, self.parameters)
+        modify = self.na_helper.get_modified_attributes(current, self.parameters)
+        if self.na_helper.changed:
             if self.module.check_mode:
                 pass
             else:
-                if self.state == 'present':  # execute create
-                    if not job_schedule_exists:
-                        self.create_job_schedule()
-                    else:  # execute modify minute
-                        self.modify_minute_job_schedule()
-                elif self.state == 'absent':  # execute delete
+                if action == 'create':
+                    self.create_job_schedule()
+                elif action == 'delete':
                     self.delete_job_schedule()
-        self.module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+                elif modify:
+                    self.modify_job_schedule(modify)
+        self.module.exit_json(changed=self.na_helper.changed)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/test/units/modules/storage/netapp/test_na_ontap_job_schedule.py b/test/units/modules/storage/netapp/test_na_ontap_job_schedule.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfd99f5e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/storage/netapp/test_na_ontap_job_schedule.py
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+# (c) 2018, NetApp, Inc
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+''' unit tests for Ansible module: na_ontap_job_schedule '''
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import json
+import pytest
+
+from units.compat import unittest
+from units.compat.mock import patch, Mock
+from ansible.module_utils import basic
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes
+import ansible.module_utils.netapp as netapp_utils
+
+from ansible.modules.storage.netapp.na_ontap_job_schedule \
+    import NetAppONTAPJob as job_module  # module under test
+
+if not netapp_utils.has_netapp_lib():
+    pytestmark = pytest.skip('skipping as missing required netapp_lib')
+
+
+def set_module_args(args):
+    """prepare arguments so that they will be picked up during module creation"""
+    args = json.dumps({'ANSIBLE_MODULE_ARGS': args})
+    basic._ANSIBLE_ARGS = to_bytes(args)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
+
+class AnsibleExitJson(Exception):
+    """Exception class to be raised by module.exit_json and caught by the test case"""
+    pass
+
+
+class AnsibleFailJson(Exception):
+    """Exception class to be raised by module.fail_json and caught by the test case"""
+    pass
+
+
+def exit_json(*args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    """function to patch over exit_json; package return data into an exception"""
+    if 'changed' not in kwargs:
+        kwargs['changed'] = False
+    raise AnsibleExitJson(kwargs)
+
+
+def fail_json(*args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    """function to patch over fail_json; package return data into an exception"""
+    kwargs['failed'] = True
+    raise AnsibleFailJson(kwargs)
+
+
+class MockONTAPConnection(object):
+    ''' mock server connection to ONTAP host '''
+
+    def __init__(self, kind=None, data=None):
+        ''' save arguments '''
+        self.kind = kind
+        self.params = data
+        self.xml_in = None
+        self.xml_out = None
+
+    def invoke_successfully(self, xml, enable_tunneling):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        ''' mock invoke_successfully returning xml data '''
+        self.xml_in = xml
+        if self.kind == 'job':
+            xml = self.build_job_schedule_cron_info(self.params)
+        # TODO: mock invoke_elem for autosupport calls
+        elif self.kind == 'vserver':
+            xml = self.build_vserver_info()
+        self.xml_out = xml
+        return xml
+
+    def autosupport_log(self):
+        ''' Mock autosupport log method, returns None '''
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def build_job_schedule_cron_info(job_details):
+        ''' build xml data for vserser-info '''
+        xml = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('xml')
+        attributes = {
+            'num-records': 1,
+            'attributes-list': {
+                'job-schedule-cron-info': {
+                    'job-schedule-name': job_details['name'],
+                    'job-schedule-cron-minute': {
+                        'cron-minute': job_details['minutes']
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        xml.translate_struct(attributes)
+        return xml
+
+
+class TestMyModule(unittest.TestCase):
+    ''' Unit tests for na_ontap_job_schedule '''
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.mock_module_helper = patch.multiple(basic.AnsibleModule,
+                                                 exit_json=exit_json,
+                                                 fail_json=fail_json)
+        self.mock_module_helper.start()
+        self.addCleanup(self.mock_module_helper.stop)
+        self.mock_job = {
+            'name': 'test_job',
+            'minutes': 25
+        }
+
+    def mock_args(self):
+        return {
+            'name': self.mock_job['name'],
+            'job_minutes': self.mock_job['minutes'],
+            'hostname': 'test',
+            'username': 'test_user',
+            'password': 'test_pass!'
+        }
+
+    def get_job_mock_object(self, kind=None):
+        """
+        Helper method to return an na_ontap_job_schedule object
+        :param kind: passes this param to MockONTAPConnection()
+        :return: na_ontap_job_schedule object
+        """
+        job_obj = job_module()
+        job_obj.autosupport_log = Mock(return_value=None)
+        if kind is None:
+            job_obj.server = MockONTAPConnection()
+        else:
+            job_obj.server = MockONTAPConnection(kind='job', data=self.mock_job)
+        return job_obj
+
+    def test_module_fail_when_required_args_missing(self):
+        ''' required arguments are reported as errors '''
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+            set_module_args({})
+            job_module()
+        print('Info: %s' % exc.value.args[0]['msg'])
+
+    def test_get_nonexistent_job(self):
+        ''' Test if get_job_schedule returns None for non-existent job '''
+        set_module_args(self.mock_args())
+        result = self.get_job_mock_object().get_job_schedule()
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_get_existing_job(self):
+        ''' Test if get_job_schedule retuns job details for existing job '''
+        set_module_args(self.mock_args())
+        result = self.get_job_mock_object('job').get_job_schedule()
+        assert result['name'] == self.mock_job['name']
+        assert result['job_minutes'] == self.mock_job['minutes']
+
+    def test_create_error_missing_param(self):
+        ''' Test if create throws an error if job_minutes is not specified'''
+        data = self.mock_args()
+        del data['job_minutes']
+        set_module_args(data)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+            self.get_job_mock_object('job').create_job_schedule()
+        msg = 'Error: missing required parameter job_minutes for create'
+        assert exc.value.args[0]['msg'] == msg
+
+    def test_successful_create(self):
+        ''' Test successful create '''
+        set_module_args(self.mock_args())
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            self.get_job_mock_object().apply()
+        assert exc.value.args[0]['changed']
+
+    def test_create_idempotency(self):
+        ''' Test create idempotency '''
+        set_module_args(self.mock_args())
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            self.get_job_mock_object('job').apply()
+        assert not exc.value.args[0]['changed']
+
+    def test_successful_delete(self):
+        ''' Test delete existing job '''
+        data = self.mock_args()
+        data['state'] = 'absent'
+        set_module_args(data)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            self.get_job_mock_object('job').apply()
+        assert exc.value.args[0]['changed']
+
+    def test_delete_idempotency(self):
+        ''' Test delete idempotency '''
+        data = self.mock_args()
+        data['state'] = 'absent'
+        set_module_args(data)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            self.get_job_mock_object().apply()
+        assert not exc.value.args[0]['changed']
+
+    def test_successful_modify(self):
+        ''' Test successful modify job_minutes '''
+        data = self.mock_args()
+        data['job_minutes'] = 20
+        set_module_args(data)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            self.get_job_mock_object('job').apply()
+        assert exc.value.args[0]['changed']
+
+    def test_modify_idempotency(self):
+        ''' Test modify idempotency '''
+        data = self.mock_args()
+        set_module_args(data)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            self.get_job_mock_object('job').apply()
+        assert not exc.value.args[0]['changed']