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How to hire a medical case manager

Medical case manager hiring summary. Here are some key points about hiring medical case managers in the United States:

  • The median cost to hire a medical case manager is $1,633.
  • It takes between 36 and 42 days to fill the average role in the US.
  • HR departments typically allocate 15% of their budget towards recruitment efforts.
  • Small businesses spend $1,105 per medical case manager on training each year, while large companies spend $658.
  • It takes approximately 12 weeks for a new employee to reach full productivity levels.
  • There are a total of 62,366 medical case managers in the US, and there are currently 85,820 job openings in this field.
  • Chicago, IL, has the highest demand for medical case managers, with 10 job openings.

How to hire a medical case manager, step by step

To hire a medical case manager, you should clearly understand the skills and experience you are looking for in a candidate, and allocate a budget for the position. You will also need to post and promote the job opening to reach potential candidates. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to hire a medical case manager:

Here's a step-by-step medical case manager hiring guide:

  • Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
  • Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
  • Step 3: Make a budget
  • Step 4: Write a medical case manager job description
  • Step 5: Post your job
  • Step 6: Interview candidates
  • Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new medical case manager
  • Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

What does a medical case manager do?

The primary role of a Medical Case Manager is to monitor the patients treatment plan to ensure that physicians are doing their jobs properly. They are also responsible for improving the quality of patient services, increasing revenue, analyzing the information gathered by investigations, and reporting recommendations.

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  1. Identify your hiring needs

    First, determine the employments status of the medical case manager you need to hire. Certain medical case manager roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

    Determine employee vs contractor status
    Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

    A medical case manager's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, medical case managers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

    This list presents medical case manager salaries for various positions.

    Type of Medical Case ManagerDescriptionHourly rate
    Medical Case ManagerMedical and health services managers, also called healthcare executives or healthcare administrators, plan, direct, and coordinate medical and health services. They might manage an entire facility, a specific clinical area or department, or a medical practice for a group of physicians... Show more$12-32
    Patient Services ManagerA patient services manager is responsible for providing high-quality medical services for the patients, implementing standard protocols and strict regulations to ensure the safety and security of the medical facility. Patient services managers monitor the adequacy of medical tools and materials, as well as inspecting the conditional efficiency of equipment and machinery... Show more$19-56
    Medical DirectorA medical director is responsible for handling the overall supervision of different medical departments, managing the coordination between medical teams to ensure smooth operations and achieve high-quality care services for the patients. Medical directors enforce strict guidelines and safety measures for everyone's adherence... Show more$68-177
  2. Create an ideal candidate profile

    Common skills:
    • Patients
    • Rehabilitation
    • Care Coordination
    • Social Work
    • Home Health
    • Customer Service
    • Management Services
    • Community Resources
    • Mental Health
    • Discharge Planning
    • Behavioral Health
    • Patient Care
    • Medical Necessity
    • Medical Care
    Check all skills
    Responsibilities:
    • Provide clients support with basic ADL's (shopping, payee services, budgets, managing and attending appointments).
    • Facilitate rehabilitation plans with TPA/Provider/Treatment team to provide professional case management services to catastrophically injure patients after auto injury.
    • Collaborate with inpatient medical team and case management department to promote effective discharge planning and utilization management of hospitalize patients.
    • Coordinate medical management and vocational rehabilitation.
    • Attend weekly DHS case conferences to ensure client compliance and progress with obtaining and securing permanent housing.
    • Report, maintain, and update case data, goal attainment, and outcomes into the HMIS system.
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  3. Make a budget

    Including a salary range in your medical case manager job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A medical case manager can vary based on:

    • Location. For example, medical case managers' average salary in georgia is 44% less than in california.
    • Seniority. Entry-level medical case managers 61% less than senior-level medical case managers.
    • Certifications. A medical case manager with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
    • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a medical case manager's salary.

    Average medical case manager salary

    $42,432yearly

    $20.40 hourly rate

    Entry-level medical case manager salary
    $26,000 yearly salary
    Updated December 27, 2025

    Average medical case manager salary by state

    RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
    1California$69,650$33
    2Oregon$63,446$31
    3District of Columbia$59,609$29
    4New Jersey$59,576$29
    5Colorado$54,199$26
    6Illinois$51,514$25
    7Massachusetts$50,352$24
    8Pennsylvania$48,868$23
    9Maine$48,714$23
    10New Mexico$48,050$23
    11South Carolina$47,735$23
    12Arizona$46,693$22
    13Washington$46,419$22
    14Ohio$46,019$22
    15Tennessee$45,759$22
    16Wisconsin$45,248$22
    17Utah$45,018$22
    18New York$44,442$21
    19New Hampshire$44,253$21
    20Michigan$43,585$21

    Average medical case manager salary by company

    RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
    1AIG$91,798$44.13
    2The Travelers Companies$65,029$31.2612
    3Mitchell$64,964$31.23
    4LifeBridge Health$63,882$30.71
    5Jefferson Comprehensive Health$63,877$30.71
    6Kaiser Permanente$63,842$30.69185
    7Mission Regional Medical Center$63,675$30.6143
    8BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee$63,544$30.555
    9North Country HealthCare$62,781$30.18
    10GPHA$62,135$29.87
    11Oregon Health & Science University$61,040$29.3514
    12Prime Healthcare$61,019$29.3431
    13Trinitas Regional Medical Center$60,476$29.07
    14Unm Medical Group, Inc.$59,377$28.551
    15RWJBarnabas Health$58,985$28.366
    16Highmark$57,661$27.72474
    17University of Nebraska System$56,446$27.14
    18UnitedHealth Group$54,039$25.98555
    19Powell Valley Care Ctr$54,038$25.98
    20San Ysidro Health Center$53,196$25.577
  4. Writing a medical case manager job description

    A medical case manager job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a medical case manager job description:

    Medical case manager job description example

    Date Issued: November 2019, revised September 2022


    Job Summary:

    Non-Medical Case Management Services (NMCM) provide guidance and assistance in accessing medical, social, community, legal, financial, and other needed services. Non-Medical Case management services may also include assisting eligible clients to obtain access to other public and private programs for which they may be eligible, such as Medicaid, Medicare Part D, State Pharmacy Assistance Programs, Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Patient Assistance Programs, other state or local health care and supportive services, or health insurance Marketplace plans. This service category includes several methods of communication including face-to-face, phone contact, and any other forms of communication deemed appropriate by the RWHAP Part recipient.


    Essential Functions:

    1. Initial assessment of service needs.

    2. Development of a comprehensive, individualized care plan

    3. Develops monthly clinical scheduling and staffing for uninterrupted client services and

    completion of required caseload.

    4. Continuous client monitoring to assess the efficacy of the care plan

    5. Re-evaluation of the care plan at least every 6 months with adaptations as necessary

    6. Ongoing assessment of the client’s and other key family members’ needs and personal

    support systems.

    7. Collaborate with Medical Case Managers and Outreach Coordinator to ensure coordination

    of care.

    8. Assist/provide medical transportation

    9. Housing services to provide transitional, short-term, or emergency housing assistance to

    enable a client or family to gain or maintain outpatient/ambulatory health services and

    treatment. Housing services include housing referral services and transitional, short-term,

    or emergency housing assistance.

    10. Referral for food bank/home delivered meals as needed

    11. Emergency Financial Assistance which provides limited one-time or short-term payments

    to assist the RWHAP client with an emergent need for paying for essential utilities,

    housing, food (including groceries, and food vouchers), transportation, and medication

    12. Provide aggregate client data reports and narratives as requested.

    13. Perform timely entry into the Electronic Health Record and CAREWare.

    14. Participates in outreach and inreach activities to promote services and solicit referrals.

    15. Other relevant duties as assigned by supervisor


    Nonessential Functions:

    16. Participates in various committees/meetings in the community, as it relates to case

    management or relevant programs to ensure agency participation

    17. Participates in team/staff meetings, attends in-service meetings and applicable workshops

    18. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

    Competencies:

    Quality

    Respect

    Teamwork

    Equity

    Integrity

    Commitment


    Supervisory Responsibility

    None

    Managerial Responsibilities

    None

    Minimum Qualifications

    1. AA in Community Health required; Bachelor’s degree preferred (or a minimum two years of case management experience may be a substitute for degree)

    2. At least 2 years of experience in HIV/AIDS field

    3. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, STI’s Hepatitis C and other health disparities that impact the Black/African American community

    4. Sensitivity to populations at increased risk for HIV acquisition (through injectable drug use, exposure to an intravenous drug user, high-risk sexual activities such as commercial sex, street, and homelessness)

    5. Sensitivity to ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, values, beliefs, and behaviors

    6. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

    7. Excellent written and oral communication skills

    8. Ability to multitask in a fast-paced work environment

    9. Positive, professional, team-oriented attitude

    10. Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel


  5. Post your job

    There are various strategies that you can use to find the right medical case manager for your business:

    • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
    • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
    • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
    • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.
    Post your job online:
    • Post your medical case manager job on Zippia to find and recruit medical case manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
    • Use field-specific websites.
    • Post a job on free websites.
  6. Interview candidates

    To successfully recruit medical case managers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

    It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

    The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

  7. Send a job offer and onboard your new medical case manager

    Once you've selected the best medical case manager candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

    It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

    To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

  8. Go through the hiring process checklist

    • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
    • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
    • Define job responsibilities and requirements
    • Establish budget and timeline
    • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
    • Write job description
    • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
    • Promote the job internally
    • Process applications through applicant tracking system
    • Review resumes and cover letters
    • Shortlist candidates for screening
    • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
    • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
    • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
    • Conduct background checks on top candidates
    • Check references of top candidates
    • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
    • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
    • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
    • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
    • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
    • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)
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How much does it cost to hire a medical case manager?

Recruiting medical case managers involves both the one-time costs of hiring and the ongoing costs of adding a new employee to your team. Your spending during the hiring process will mostly be on things like promoting the job on job boards, reviewing and interviewing candidates, and onboarding the new hire. Ongoing costs will obviously involve the employee's salary, but also may include things like benefits.

You can expect to pay around $42,432 per year for a medical case manager, as this is the median yearly salary nationally. This can vary depending on what state or city you're hiring in. If you're hiring for contract work or on a per-project basis, hourly rates for medical case managers in the US typically range between $12 and $32 an hour.

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