BrightStar Healthcare Staffing Service

BrightStar's nurse staffing agency will work in perfect harmony with your recruitment process to ensure that you receive only qualified, competent staff. Our stringent hiring protocol requires that our employees are screened and evaluated for quality, competence and attitude.

Whether you have regular staffing requirements, and are looking for contract or permanent medical staff, or you need to supplement existing staff due to vacations or patient needs...call on us anytime.

Positions furnished by BrightStar's healthcare staffing service include:

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Clinical Nurse
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurse Aides
• Medical Assistant (MA)
• Medical Secretary / Receptionist
• Medical Technologist
• Medical Transcriptionist
• Occupational Health Nurse (COHN)
• Pharmacist
• Phlebotomist
• Physician Assistant (PA)
• Radiology Technologist
• Patient Care Tech (PCT/PCA)
• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
• Nurse Aides
• R&D Clinical Specialists
• Therapists
• Case Managers
• Management Healthcare Professionals

We Provide…

Per Diem staff

Short-Term / Long-Term Contracts (local or traveling staff)

A.D.O.N. / D.O.N. Placement (D.O.N. Director of Nursing)

Other Nursing Placements

Prompt Service

24-hour LIVE scheduling / customer service

24-hour access to employee files (including, but not limited to background checks, TB, professional License, CPR, etc.)

Quality Features

D.O.N. on staff

Volume Discount

Competitive and Accurate Billing - copied timesheets provided

Placement and Employee Transfer Options

Monthly Service Visits

Individual Customer Service Representative

Professional Standards & Qualifications

Because BrightStar Healthcare is dedicated to the highest standards, we are very selective in choosing our healthcare professionals. Each prospective candidate shall be required to meet the following qualifications as well as demonstrate their knowledge in each individual specialty. BrightStar Healthcare staff performs an in-depth interview with all candidates to determine skills and experience for appropriate placement.

• One year current experience
• Criminal Background checks and drug testing are performed for all employees.
• All BrightStar Healthcare employees who are required by state law or regulation to hold a license or certificate must hold a license/certificate valid in the state of employment.
• We verify all licenses and certificates to determine that they are valid and are in good standing.
• Reference checks are performed for the last 2 years of employment. References will be completed before candidate is assigned.
• Yearly physical examination, including negative Tuberculosis screening, is required and documented prior to placement. BrightStar Healthcare complies with all state health screening requirements.
• Proof of hepatitis vaccination or declination. Hepatitis B vaccination is offered to all employees at no cost.
• Bloodborne pathogens training is given to all employees during orientation and as stated by OSHA guidelines.
• Candidates for employment must maintain current cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• Rigorous attendance standards enforced through employee point system.
• Zero tolerance for no-call no-shows.
• Attendance policy, policy & procedures and job description on file.
• Adherence to facilities requirements regarding CPR certification, physical exams, documentation of Rubella / Rubeola immunity, drug screening and varicella immunity.
• Professional attire / color photo ID badge.

Employees are given in-office orientation regarding BrightStar Healthcare policies and procedures, as well as an orientation session prior to beginning employment at a client facility. In- office orientation includes, but is not limited to:

• Elder Abuse Training
• Lifting and Wheelchair Safety
• HIPAA Training
• Bloodborne Pathogen Training
• Time slip and payroll procedures
• Benefits procedures
• EEOC policy
• Sexual Harassment Zero Tolerance policy
• Procedures to follow when injured on the job
• Satisfactory completion of Clinical Skills Test

BrightStar Healthcare conducts an Employee Performance Review that includes client input, at the following intervals:

• One week after placement at a client site
• Once every quarter thereafter
• At the end of each assignment

BrightStar Healthcare staff intermittently performs on-site employee reviews. Continuing education credits are documented in employee's record, and the importance is stressed by BrightStar Healthcare. BrightStar Healthcare assists the facility in any regulations to which they must comply for contingent staffing.

We follow all State and Federal Regulations of Health and Family Services Administrative Code for CBRF Homes:

HSS - Check with State Department's Registry on all CNA's

HFS . - Notarized DCS- pending outcome of form DJ-LE or A - Department of Justice

CFR-. Standard - Training for the Control of Bloodborne Pathogens

Take a moment to learn more about our healthcare staffing services, or feel free to browse our site and discover all the services BrightStar provides including in home care for seniors as well as pediatric and disabled care.