ALWAYS BE SAFE. If you are injured, exposed, or have concerns about safety...
CALL BrightStar 415-332-3300
CALL BrightStar 415-332-3300
Your personal safety on the job is JOB NUMBER ONE! Every healthcare environment has hazards and it's important you are aware of those hazards. While BrightStar makes every effort to identify job-specific risks, the home environment is subject to frequent and often unexpected changes. If you see or hear of anything that could possibly create safety risk for you or the patient, or if you or anyone in the location you are caring for a patient is injured CALL BRIGHTSTAR IMMEDIATELY: 415-332-3300.
If you are injured, we have you covered. BrightStar has partnered with Insurance Company of the West to ensure injuries are addressed quickly to optimize your recovery.
Learn more about the injury management process.
Learn more about the injury management process.
![]() Home Safety Checklist
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![]() SAFE LIFTING:
Proper Body Mechanics Always be mindful of your body position whenever you are bending or lifting, no matter how light the weight. Proper Lifting Technique Video Bed to Wheelchair Transfer Video Performing Safe Transfers Training Sliding Board Transfers Taking Care of Your Back Training Home Oxygen Safety
Call the office immediately if you notice any of the following:
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BrightStar's Injury & Illness Prevention Program is designed to protect every BrightStar team member.
Our goal is to ensure your work environment is safe for you and our clients. Home care presents a unique challenge with a different work site for each and every client. We begin each job with an admission assessment and evaluate home safety in the beginning of each new job. Our periodic supervisory visits include home safety re-evaluations. Sometimes there are changes after we begin a case and that's where we need you to help. Even if you aren't sure about a situation, call us right away. Whether it's a change in the client's ability to use stairs or new furniture in the home, call us. We can get a nurse to the home right away to re-assess. We would much rather have a nurse decide the change is safe than not know about a change. If you wish to report unsafe conditions you can call the BrightStar office at 415-332-3300. If you wish to report an unsafe situation anonymously, use the link below:
Our goal is to ensure your work environment is safe for you and our clients. Home care presents a unique challenge with a different work site for each and every client. We begin each job with an admission assessment and evaluate home safety in the beginning of each new job. Our periodic supervisory visits include home safety re-evaluations. Sometimes there are changes after we begin a case and that's where we need you to help. Even if you aren't sure about a situation, call us right away. Whether it's a change in the client's ability to use stairs or new furniture in the home, call us. We can get a nurse to the home right away to re-assess. We would much rather have a nurse decide the change is safe than not know about a change. If you wish to report unsafe conditions you can call the BrightStar office at 415-332-3300. If you wish to report an unsafe situation anonymously, use the link below:
![]() Avoiding Needlesticks
• Wash needlesticks and cuts with soap and water. • Flush splashes to the nose, mouth, or skin with water. • Irrigate eyes with clean water, saline, or sterile irrigants. • Report the incident to BrightStar - 415-332-3300 ASAP • Immediately seek medical treatment. If you are injured:
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![]() Bag Technique:
Joint Commission Best Practices Protect yourself and prevent cross-contamination. Proper bag technique is a simple way to prevent the spread of infection. You never know when virulent pathogens are present. Nursing Bag Technique Bag Technique Video Download Bag Technique Checklist Now HAZARD COMMUNICATIONS
Material Safety Data Sheets None of the products supplied by BrightStar Care are on the California Proposition 65 list. You can view the list of products supplied and the Material Data Safety Sheet by clicking the link below: CalOSHA Hazard Communications VIEW Material Safety Data Sheets ![]() THE BRIGHTSTAR BINDER
Each home in which we are providing care has a white binder with important information for caregivers and nursing team members:
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