Social work case manager vs intensive case manager

Differences between social work case manager and intensive case manager duties and responsibilities

Social work case manager example responsibilities.

• Collaborate with partners including public and private agencies to achieve permanency for children.
• Facilitate resource management by making appropriate referrals to community agencies that help patients remain safe and independent in their home environment.
• Review inpatient hospital medical records using InterQual criteria to determine that patient admission meet quality and utilization standards.
• Adhere to rules and regulations pertinent to inpatient rehabilitation as defined by Medicare/Medicaid and other licensing and accrediting organizations.
• Coordinate and schedule in home physician visits and transportation arrangements for patients to receive medical services in hospitals and clinics.
• Respond to high volume telephone and walk-in inquiries regarding long-term placement, government entitlements, rehabilitation, and services provide.
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Intensive case manager example responsibilities.

• Provide clients support with basic ADL's (shopping, payee services, budgets, managing and attending appointments).
• Coordinate services while teaching life skills promoting goal attainment, crisis management, recovery, rehabilitation and resiliency to underprivilege populations.
• Encourage and counsele patients to follow through with drug rehabilitation and continuous psychiatric therapy.
• Participate in the assessment, development and implementation of services to mentally ill patients in accordance with their individualize service plan.
• Perform concurrent review to assure appropriateness of admission, inpatient/acute care, rehabilitation/SNF status, and discharge using establish InterQual guidelines.
• Conduct intensive case management and quality control for file accuracy in order to ensure HUD regulations are accurately implement.