Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

Join the BrightStar Team as a Registered Nurse (RN) and Shine! If you're passionate about caring for others, we'd love to welcome you to our team! As a Registered Nurse (RN), you'll provide compassionate, high-quality care to patients in their homes while building meaningful relationships and making a positive impact every day. In this role, you'll assess patient needs, develop personalized Plans of Care, monitor progress, and help ensure safe, patient-centered outcomes. You'll work closely with physicians and an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care, communicate changes in condition, and support each patient's unique journey. We're looking for nurses who thrive in a collaborative environment, value exceptional care, and enjoy making a difference. You'll also have opportunities to provide guidance and support to fellow team members as needed.

Join us and help bring comfort, healing, and quality care directly to patients where they feel most at home.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver skilled nursing care in patients' homes in accordance with Florida's Nurse Practice Act, physician orders, agency policies, and accepted standards of professional nursing practice.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, develop, implement, and revise individualized Plans of Care, provide skilled nursing interventions, and monitor patient progress through ongoing reassessments.
• Document patient assessments, interventions, outcomes, and clinical summaries accurately and in compliance with agency, state, federal, accreditation, and payer requirements.
• Monitor patient conditions, communicate significant changes to physicians, the Director of Nursing (DON), and the interdisciplinary care team, and collaborate to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care and positive clinical outcomes.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on disease management, medications, treatment plans, and available healthcare resources to promote independence and improved health outcomes.
• Assist the DON with clinical oversight by supporting staff competency evaluations, supervision, education, mentorship, quality assurance, performance improvement, audits, and case reviews.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable regulations, agency policies, and professional standards; participate in ongoing professional development; foster positive relationships with patients, families, referral partners, and healthcare providers; and perform other duties as assigned to support exceptional patient care and agency operations.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Licensure & Experience

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Florida.
• Minimum of one (1) year of nursing experience required; home health or community-based nursing experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Case management experience or knowledge is preferred.
• Flexibility to work weekends, evenings, nights, holidays, and participate in an on-call rotation, as needed.
• Working knowledge of home health regulations and compliance requirements, including applicable state and federal regulations, OSHA, HIPAA, and agency policies.
• Proficient in electronic health records (EHR) and clinical documentation systems, or the ability to quickly learn new technology.

Working Conditions

• Travel within the assigned service area is required to provide patient care, attend meetings, and complete required training.
• Provide care in a variety of settings, including private residences, assisted living communities, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities.
• Work independently in diverse home and community environments while adapting to changing patient needs.
• Respond to urgent or emergency patient situations as needed.
• May be exposed to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM). Required PPE and infection prevention protocols must be followed.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, and other physical activities are required to safely provide patient care.

Equal Opportunity Employer BrightStar Care is an equal opportunity employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO Is the Law poster: BrightStar Care is committed to diversity and values the ways in which we are different. Disability Accommodation For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io. All prospective employees must comply with Florida AHCA background screening requirements. Educational information regarding the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse can be found at: