Limestone Medical Center
Description
Position Summary
The Transitional Care Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for identifying high-risk patients at critical transition points, including emergency department visits and hospital discharges, and ensuring timely follow-up, care coordination, and engagement in ongoing care services.
This role serves as the primary driver of post-discharge care management and plays a critical role in reducing avoidable hospital utilization, improving patient outcomes, and supporting enrollment into existing Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) services through partnerships such as Trilogy Health.
Required Qualifications:
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Texas
- Minimum of 2 - 3 years clinical experience (hospital or outpatient)
- Strong knowledge of care coordination and discharge processes
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in:
- Case management or transitional care
- Chronic disease management
- Population health or quality programs
- Familiarity with EHR systems (e.g., CPSI/TruBridge)
- Experience with RPM or care management programs
Skills and Competencies (specific skills and competencies):
- Strong communication and patient engagement skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage high-risk patients
- Critical thinking and clinical assessment skills
- Ability to work independently and within a team-based model
- Organizational and documentation proficiency