Discharge planner vs clinical care coordinator

Differences between discharge planner and clinical care coordinator duties and responsibilities

Discharge planner example responsibilities.

• Manage full caseload of patients providing both supportive and educational counseling as well as utilization review and case management services.
• Assist patients with completing Medicaid applications.
• Coordinate and facilitate patient placement post discharge in clinical facilities, including SNF and rehabilitation programs.
• Maintain verbal contact with family/petitioner, in compliance with HIPAA and JCAHO policy, with regards to consumer needs.
• Facilitate transportation prior to approval from Medicaid including ambulance transfer.
• Follow and adhere to facility policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements
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Clinical care coordinator 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 long-term case management, problem resolution, and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy to out-patient cancer patients.
• Rehabilitate patients with cardiopulmonary diagnoses, and experience physical therapy interventions on trauma, orthopedics, & NICU floors
• Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
• Perform regular telephone contact with providers to discuss accurate CPT and ICD-9 coding to ensure account resolution.
• Monitor and assess patient response to anesthesia and surgical procedures; provide resuscitation measures as necessary.
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