Registered Nurse (RN) – Clinical Leadership | Hybrid Field & Office

BrightStar Care of Lake County – Merrillville, IN

$40–$43/hour | Full-Time | Monday–Friday | Occasional Evenings & Weekends

50% Patient Care. 50% Clinical Leadership. 100% Opportunity to Make an Impact.

Ready for More Than a Traditional RN Role?

Are you an experienced RN who loves patient care but is also ready to use your skills in leadership, education, care coordination, and clinical quality?

BrightStar Care of Lake County is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for a unique hybrid position combining approximately 50% field nursing and 50% office-based clinical leadership and support.

This isn't a visit-only home care position.

You'll continue building meaningful relationships with clients while also helping develop caregivers, coordinate new referrals, work with pharmacies and healthcare partners, support clinical quality, and help ensure our entire team delivers the level of care our clients deserve.

We're looking for the nurse who naturally takes ownership—the person coworkers turn to for guidance, clients trust to explain their care, and healthcare partners appreciate working with.

If you're ready to make an impact beyond your individual patient assignment, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

Provide Exceptional Clinical Care

You'll maintain an active clinical presence with our clients while developing meaningful, ongoing relationships.

Responsibilities include:

• Perform nursing assessments, admissions, reassessments, and supervisory visits
• Provide skilled nursing care in clients' homes
• Manage and support infusion therapy patients
• Perform wound care and monitor healing progress
• Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care
• Recognize changes in client condition and coordinate appropriate interventions
• Communicate with physicians, pharmacies, clients, families, and other members of the healthcare team
• Provide clear client and family education regarding medications, treatments, and ongoing care needs
• Maintain clinical oversight of assigned clients and help ensure care is being delivered safely and appropriately
• Provide clinical support and backup to other nurses when assistance is needed

This is a full-time, Monday–Friday position. Flexibility is required, as client assessments, admissions, supervisory visits, and other clinical visits may occasionally need to be completed during evenings or weekends to accommodate client needs and support timely start of care.

Lead, Educate & Support Caregivers

Great home care starts with confident, well-prepared caregivers. You'll play an important role in helping our team provide exceptional care.

You'll:

• Conduct caregiver competency evaluations and skills assessments
• Assist with the clinical portion of caregiver orientation
• Educate HHAs and caregivers on client-specific care needs
• Provide ongoing clinical coaching and support
• Identify skill gaps and provide education or remediation
• Reinforce care plans, safety expectations, and clinical standards
• Serve as a trusted clinical resource for caregivers in the field
• Help create a culture where quality, accountability, and exceptional care are everyone's responsibility

Build Strong Clinical Relationships

Excellent home care requires more than strong clinical skills—it requires strong relationships.

You'll:

• Build trusted relationships with clients and families
• Develop positive, supportive relationships with caregivers
• Communicate effectively with pharmacies regarding infusion patients, medications, supplies, orders, and clinical concerns
• Maintain productive relationships with physicians and other healthcare professionals
• Collaborate with referral partners and outside clinical teams
• Follow concerns through to resolution and help close the loop on communication
• Help create an exceptional experience for clients, caregivers, pharmacies, and healthcare partners

Support New Referrals & Clinical Operations

Approximately half of this position is office-based, providing the opportunity to develop experience beyond traditional bedside or field nursing.

You'll:

• Help facilitate new referrals from clinical review through start of care
• Assist in determining the clinical and caregiver needs of new clients
• Help ensure new cases are clinically ready to be staffed
• Review clinical documentation for completeness, accuracy, and quality
• Process and track physician orders
• Maintain accurate and compliant client clinical records
• Assist with care plan updates
• Support quality assurance and clinical compliance
• Collaborate with scheduling, recruiting, and leadership to promote continuity of care
• Serve as a clinical resource for the office team
• Work closely with the Director of Nursing on clinical priorities, client needs, and quality initiatives

Who We're Looking For

Experience matters, but how you approach your work matters just as much.

Our ideal RN:

• Is passionate about providing high-quality client care
• Takes ownership and follows issues through to resolution
• Demonstrates strong clinical judgment
• Enjoys teaching, coaching, and developing others
• Holds themselves and others accountable to high standards
• Builds relationships easily with clients, families, caregivers, pharmacies, and healthcare professionals
• Provides exceptional customer service
• Communicates proactively and professionally
• Can successfully manage multiple priorities
• Is organized and follows through on commitments
• Adapts well when priorities or client needs change
• Is comfortable working independently and making decisions
• Learns new technology and clinical platforms quickly
• Enjoys collaborating as part of a team
• Looks for opportunities to improve processes and quality
• Wants to grow professionally and contribute beyond direct patient care

You May Be a Great Fit If You Are...

• An experienced home care RN ready for more leadership responsibility
• An infusion RN who excels at client education and pharmacy collaboration
• A hospice or community-based RN experienced in care coordination
• A clinical supervisor who wants to maintain direct client relationships
• A case manager who misses hands-on nursing
• An experienced bedside RN ready to transition into a role combining patient care, education, coordination, and leadership

You don't need to have done every aspect of this position before.

We're interested in experienced nurses who demonstrate strong clinical judgment, leadership potential, excellent communication, adaptability, and a genuine commitment to quality care.

Qualifications

Required

• Active, unrestricted Indiana Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Current CPR certification
• Valid driver's license
• Reliable transportation and current auto insurance
• Strong communication, organizational, and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently in clients' homes
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and assist with client mobility

Preferred

• Home care, infusion, hospice, case management, or community nursing experience
• Infusion therapy experience
• Wound care experience
• Clinical leadership or supervisory experience
• Experience educating clients and families
• Experience training, mentoring, or evaluating HHAs, caregivers, or clinical staff
• Experience coordinating care with pharmacies, physicians, or other healthcare providers

Schedule & Compensation

• $40–$43/hour based on experience
• Full-time
• Monday–Friday
• Approximately 50% field / 50% office
• Occasional evening or weekend clinical visits based on client needs
• Weekly pay with direct deposit

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with employer match
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance available to eligible employees working 20+ hours/week
• Weekly direct deposit

Vitable Health – For Eligible Team Members

• $0 copay primary care, including virtual and in-person visits
• $0 copay mental health therapy
• $0 copay life coaching
• Nearly 1,000 prescriptions available at $0 cost
• Coverage options for the entire household

ZayZoon – Pay on Demand

• Access eligible earned wages before your regular payday
• No need to wait for the standard payroll cycle

Why BrightStar Care of Lake County?

BrightStar Care of Lake County is a nurse-led home care agency where clinical quality matters.

Our nurses aren't expected to simply complete a visit and move on.

We want our nurses to know their clients, support their caregivers, build relationships with healthcare partners, identify opportunities for improvement, and help us deliver care we're proud to put our name behind.

You'll work closely with nursing and operational leadership and have an opportunity to influence the quality of care throughout the agency while continuing to maintain meaningful relationships with clients.

For the right nurse, this position offers the opportunity to develop experience in:

• Clinical leadership
• Caregiver development and education
• Infusion and pharmacy relationship management
• Care coordination
• Quality assurance
• Client relationship management
• Clinical operations

—all without giving up direct patient care.

Ready for Your Next Step?

If you're an experienced RN who is passionate about quality, enjoys developing others, builds strong relationships, and wants a position where your clinical judgment, leadership abilities, and ideas are valued, we'd like to talk with you.

Apply today to learn more about joining BrightStar Care of Lake County.