Participate in clinical performance/quality improvement teams within the department, service lines, and hospital to identify opportunities for improvement in such areas as clinical outcomes, length of stay management, and utilization of resources; use data to drive decisions and plan/implement performance improvement strategies related to case management for assigned patients, including fiscal, clinical and patient satisfaction data. Provide case management assessment and interventions based on initial screening for discharge needs, identify readmission risks, patient strengths and needs related to transition and discharge planning; collaborate and communicate with multidisciplinary team in all phases of discharge planning process, including initial patient assessment, planning, implementation, interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching, ongoing evaluation, and medical readiness for discharge.