Case consultant vs nurse case manager

The differences between case consultants and nurse case managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a case consultant, becoming a nurse case manager takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a nurse case manager has an average salary of $68,461, which is higher than the $66,859 average annual salary of a case consultant.

The top three skills for a case consultant include data entry, medical care and outbound calls. The most important skills for a nurse case manager are care management, discharge planning, and patients.

Case consultant vs nurse case manager overview

	Case Consultant	Nurse Case Manager
Yearly salary	$66,859	$68,461
Hourly rate	$32.14	$32.91
Growth rate	9%	6%
Number of jobs	35,111	83,480
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	45	44
Years of experience	4	2

Case consultant vs nurse case manager salary

Case consultants and nurse case managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Case Consultant	Nurse Case Manager
Average salary	$66,859	$68,461
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $93,000	Between $48,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	-	San Mateo, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	CNA Insurance
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between case consultant and nurse case manager education

There are a few differences between a case consultant and a nurse case manager in terms of educational background:

	Case Consultant	Nurse Case Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Case consultant vs nurse case manager demographics

Here are the differences between case consultants' and nurse case managers' demographics:

	Case Consultant	Nurse Case Manager
Average age	45	44
Gender ratio	Male, 27.5% Female, 72.5%	Male, 9.6% Female, 90.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	15%	9%

Differences between case consultant and nurse case manager duties and responsibilities

Case consultant example responsibilities.

Provide SharePoint development and administration, budget and financial reporting; manage invoicing; and develop training manuals and user guides.
Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of state regulations and tax requirements/guidelines that pertain to fix annuities.
Participate in the command center during TJC, CMS, and MDH surveys.
Provide content for new company website and continue site maintenance using CMS editing tool.
Define and document a new application architecture which load client databases with properly format data using in-house develop Java ETL applications.
Facilitate vocational rehabilitation and relate community services.

Nurse case manager example responsibilities.

Develop and manage plan of care for symptom management for patients/families in home, ALF, and SNF arena.
Maintain communication with commercial insurance payers, manage Medicare and Medicaid sources and conduct daily clinical updates to insurance companies.
Coordinate surgery schedules with doctor, hospital, medical equipment representative and patients.
General assessment and care/case management of Medicare patients including wind care, diabetes, cardiac complications, respiratory treatments.
Deliver independent private duty nursing to pediatric patients in need of holistic care, including oxygen-dependent, ventilator-dependent, tracheostomy patients.
Interview and assess patients, documenting findings and input into EMR system.

Case consultant vs nurse case manager skills

Common case consultant skills

Data Entry, 23%
Medical Care, 22%
Outbound Calls, 15%
Inbound Calls, 9%
Estate Planning, 9%
Annuities, 5%

Common nurse case manager skills

Care Management, 25%
Discharge Planning, 17%
Patients, 11%
Home Health, 8%
Rehabilitation, 3%
Medical Care, 3%