Case Manager Expert (Remote, Contract)
Listing checked September 22, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Overview
AfterQuery builds the clinical scenarios that frontier AI labs use to check how models reason about patient care. You would write the care coordination cases, the reference answers and the judgment calls behind each level of care decision, then score what a model produces against real clinical and benefit logic. The work suits a licensed RN or LCSW who has spent years on discharge planning, utilization review or complex care coordination and wants a flexible side project instead of a caseload. Hours are yours to set, with a 10 hour weekly minimum, and everything runs async and remote. Pay lands between $70 and $115 per hour, sent through Stripe.
What You'll Do8
- 1Draft realistic care coordination cases that move from admission through post acute placement.
- 2Write reference answers that lay out the reasoning behind every level of care determination.
- 3Score model responses for clinical soundness and accuracy against the benefit plan.
- 4Call out care plans that read well on paper but would leave a patient stranded or set off a payer denial.
- 5Ground each scenario in the criteria and documentation standards real case managers work from.
- 6Adjust case difficulty and edge cases so models get tested on the judgment calls that matter.
- 7Explain your scoring decisions so the reviewing team understands the clinical logic.
- 8Track your own output and keep a steady pace across a 10 hour week.
Requirements8
- 1Active RN or LCSW license, or a CCM certification.
- 2Two or more years in case management across a hospital, payer or community setting.
- 3Solid command of discharge planning, utilization review or complex care coordination.
- 4Written English sharp enough for care plans and level of care documentation.
- 5Availability of at least 10 hours each week.
- 6CCM or ACM certification (preferred).
- 7Hands-on use of InterQual or MCG criteria (preferred).
- 8Payer side utilization management or appeals background (preferred).
Who Should Apply
The best fit is a licensed RN, LCSW or CCM holder who has run discharge planning or utilization review for at least two years and can explain, in writing, why one level of care beats another. Payer side experience with InterQual or MCG criteria helps a lot, since the scenarios hinge on benefit rules and denial triggers. Clinicians who have only done bedside care without case management duties tend to score lower, because the role tests coordination judgment rather than direct patient treatment. Weak written English sinks applications fast, since every task is documentation and reference answer writing. Anyone hoping for patient contact, on call shifts or a set caseload should look elsewhere, because this work has none of that.
Salary Insight
The range runs $70 to $115 per hour, paid hourly through Stripe. That sits at the upper end of typical contract work for experienced case managers, and the top of the band usually matches candidates holding CCM or ACM certification plus payer side utilization management or appeals experience.
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Lead with your license and certification status upfront, since the listing asks for CCM, RN, LPN or NP credentials, then name the criteria systems you know such as InterQual or MCG. Add one concrete example of a level of care decision you made and the payer outcome it produced, because that is exactly the judgment the scenarios are built to test.
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