Our Director of Nursing

Annie Rivas-Gonzales, RN MSN

I have been a nurse for 12 years in Santa Barbara. I have received my Bachelors and Masters degrees in Nursing.

The experience I bring to BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara County includes nursing in Surgical Trauma, Operating Room, Critical Care, Home Care, Travel Immunization, IV Therapy, Open Heart Surgical, and Neuro-Critical Care.

I am most passionate about the impact I bring to my patients' lives. The reward in helping others is great.

Three unique strengths I bring to BrightStar Care are the ability to start an IV on any patient, my method in teaching fellow nurses, and my strength in adapting/learning/handling stressful environments.