Clinical Support Staff Nurses- Days -LPN/RN Tampa area

📢 Now Hiring: Clinical Support Staff Nurse – Full-Time (Day Shifts Available)
📍 Location: Assigned Group Home(s) | 💼 Job Type: Full-Time | 🕒 Shift: To Be Determined (includes rotating weekends)
📋 Reports To: Assistant Director of Nursing

Position Overview

Join our dedicated healthcare team as a Clinical Support Staff Nurse in a group home setting. This role is vital in providing quality clinical oversight and support for individuals with developmental and medical needs—without staff management responsibilities. You'll work closely with interdisciplinary teams to ensure compliance, quality care, and safety standards across assigned group homes.

Key Responsibilities

🩺 Clinical Support & Oversight

• Strengthen clinical leadership across our teams


• Align with our vision for high-quality patient care


• Be a clinical presence during shift changes and actively solve problems in real time
  


• Provide hands-on support to LPNs, CNAs, and direct care staff in the home


• Promote consistency in support and operations


• Clinical Support Nurses will attend daily morning meetings (Monday through Friday).


• šPurpose: This is the key time to delegate tasks, review follow-ups, and go over audits and progress on assigned duties.

📚 Staff Training & Compliance

• Educate and train direct care staff on individual health plans and related protocols.


• Ensure proper handling, storage, and disposal of medications and supplies.


• Promote and monitor infection control and universal precautions.


• Support compliance with APD, DCF, FDOH, and OSHA standards.

📆 Administrative /Audit Check Tasks

• Coordinate medical appointments and transportation.


• Keep the nursing administration, and other departments informed


• Daily and weekly audits. Chart and cart audits, ensuring medication disposal protocol is followed


• Ensure all orders are printed and placed in consumers' charts


• Check and verify start and end-of-shift notes

Appointment Setting

• Appointment Assignment Model:Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays


• Clinical Support Nurses will attend 1 specialty appointment per day.


• Any available nurse can sign up for the appointment. If no ones does the CSNs will attend.


• Mondays and Fridays: Reserved for follow-up tasks, including: requesting documentation, scheduling or confirming follow-up appointments and wrapping up tasks from the week's visits

Requirements

• Active LPN or RN license in the state of Florida (required)


• Current BLS certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross)


• Minimum 3 years of clinical leadership experience (lead/supervisor/floor nurse/case manager) in a healthcare or group home setting


• Experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities or complex medical needs (vents, trachs, G-tubes preferred)


• Excellent documentation, communication, and organizational skills


• Reliable transportation and ability to travel locally as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in group homes, behavioral health, or long-term care


• Familiarity with Florida Medicaid waiver programs and regulatory standards

Work Environment

• This position is hands-on and conducted in residential group homes.


• You will interact with consumers and support staff daily and may travel between multiple locations.

Pay & Benefits

• Competitive pay: $30–$37/hr


• Opportunities for ongoing training and professional growth


• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life


• Eligible to work OT when available as a staff floor nurse

For IMMEDIATE consideration apply!

Carkister Oliver, our HR Manager/Recruiter, will reach out to you within 24 hours. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to make a difference and become part of our compassionate and dedicated team at 5 Star Cares!

Contact Mon-Fri 10a-4p 813.377.2258