This summary addresses the hospital-based Care/Case Manager in the acute care setting. The hospital Care/Case Manager works closely with the patient and his or her family, along with the physician and the health care team, to move the patient from one phase of care to the next. This facilitating/coordinating role may include discharge, transitional planning, or utilization management.
3/1/2014 4. ï½ These professionals are distinct from âclinical staffâ. A. clinical staff member is a person who works under the. supervision of a physician or other qualified health care. professional and who is allowed by law, regulation and. facility policy to perform or assist in the performance of.
A clinical nurse is another term used for registered nurses who, as the term implies, work in actual clinic settings. Clinical nurses are also called nurse practitioners. Clinical nurse jobs are very flexible in nature. Clinical nurses can work in various types of clinics, and can enter various specializations, given the right qualifications. The fact that clinical nurses span specific medical fields makes the number of clinical nurses quite huge.