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About the Role
BrightStar Care of Chicago and La Grange is seeking compassionate and experienced Registered Nurses (RNs) to provide one-on-one private duty nursing care to clients in their homes. This role focuses on caring for medically complex clients requiring hands-on experience with tracheostomies, ventilators, and G-tubes.
Responsibilities
- Provide one-on-one skilled nursing care during 12-hour shifts
- Manage and monitor tracheostomy (Trach) care
- Provide care for clients requiring mechanical ventilation (Vent)
- Perform G-tube/enteral feeding and medication administration
- Monitor respiratory status, vital signs, oxygen saturation, and overall condition
- Administer medications and treatments as ordered
- Perform assessments and recognize changes in the client's condition
- Follow individualized physician orders and plan of care
- Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Provide suctioning and respiratory treatments as ordered
- Maintain a safe and clean care environment
- Communicate changes in condition to the appropriate clinical team
- Collaborate with physicians, therapists, family members, and other members of the care team
- Provide compassionate support to the client and family
- Follow all agency policies, procedures, and applicable nursing standards
Requirements
- Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of employment (Illinois)
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- Previous experience providing private duty nursing, home health, ICU, critical care, or other high-acuity nursing care
- Hands-on experience with Tracheostomy care
- Hands-on experience with Mechanical ventilators
- Hands-on experience with G-tubes / enteral feeding
- Strong assessment and clinical judgment skills
- Ability to work independently in a home setting
- Reliable transportation
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Negative TB Test
- CPR Certification
- Cleared to Work Physical
Skills
- Tracheostomy care
- Mechanical ventilation
- G-tube / enteral feeding
- Assessment
- Clinical judgment
- Independent work
- Communication
- Documentation
- Pediatric nursing
- Adult complex care
- Respiratory care
- Ventilator-dependent clients
- Trach changes and maintenance
- Suctioning
- Oxygen therapy
- Enteral feeding
- Seizure management
- Medication administration
- Private duty nursing
- Home health nursing
- ICU or critical care
Location
- Chicago Area
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
- 12-hour shifts
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Registered Nurse (RN) license
Benefits
- Full Benefits Package for Full-Time Staff
- Weekly Pay
About the Company
- BrightStar Care of Chicago and La Grange provides one-on-one private duty nursing care to clients in the comfort of their home.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.