The case manager provides effective discharge planning services that support a safe transition to the next level of care and addresses the needs of patients who have experienced a critical event or diagnosis that requires management strategies to optimize health outcomes along the care continuum. GENERAL SUMMARY: Responsibilities: The Case Manager is a member of the hospital or specialty-based patient-centered care team or treatment team responsible for the collaborative practices of identification, assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual's and family's health care needs.