Case manager lead vs case management specialist

Differences between case manager lead and case management specialist duties and responsibilities

Case manager lead example responsibilities.

• Manage the care of patients with tuberculosis (TB) during their hospitalization and their discharge follow-up care.
• Develop and maintain relationships with physicians and other disciplines to coordinate care of patients and assure appropriate discharge planning.
• Carry out appropriate evaluations and interventions when face with complications with patients.
• Provide outpatient rehabilitation services to people who have experienced tragedies and/or suffering from a mental illness
• Provide instruction in behavioral cognitive groups to improve through processes of felons for rehabilitation purposes.
• Perform concurrent review to assure appropriateness of admission, inpatient/acute care, rehabilitation/SNF status, and discharge using establish InterQual guidelines.
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Case management specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
• Provide case management to give emergency financial assistance to veterans and their families during a financial crisis.
• Complete admission, stay and discharge reviews utilizing Interqual criteria to evaluate medical necessity as indicated by corporate standards.
• Fax documents to skil nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities.
• Perform psycho-social management, intervention, advocacy, and referral services for patients and significant others.
• Supervise in educating patients and direct care staff about self-management of chronic illness tailoring instructions to patient's individual circumstances.
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