Legal Nurse
Legal Nurse
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Job Description
SUMMARY:
The Brunswick Georgia office of Hall Booth Smith P.C. is currently accepting resumes for a Legal Nurse Consultant. Please note that this position is a hybrid position. This position will be responsible for assisting attorneys with all medical aspects of litigation related to case preparation management and . The ideal candidate will have a RN Degree coupled with work experience in a clinical setting. Applicants should be experienced with medical record review and dealing with expert witnesses. Applicants must be able to meet a minimum billing requirement of 140 hours per month. A resume and cover letter are required for consideration.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Essential functions are primarily job duties that incumbents must be able to perform unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation made by the employer.
Obtains reviews analyzes and summarizes medical records and other pertinent medical and legal documents related to case medical facts or deviations from standards of care.
Identifies additional sources for obtaining medical records.
Organizes tabulates and indexes medical records and prepares medical chronologies.
Researches and integrates relevant medical and nursing literature in support of the medical facts and issues of a case.
Selects and organizes literature to be used at trial and assists attorneys with preparation of trial exhibits.
Identifies locates interviews and evaluates potential experts and sends expert packages to parties for review.
Maintains an expert database and researches opposing counsels experts.
Schedules meetings and depositions and assists attorney in maintaining scheduled dates.
Performs clerical duties such as typing and filing to the extent required to produce work product or assure proper organization of case files.
Enters billable time into computer on a daily basis.
Meets a minimum billing requirement of 140 hours per month 1680 per year).
Performs nonbillable functions including but not limited to participating on strategic committees assisting in seminar development assisting with production of presentations mentoring and training new employees.
Ensures all functions are performed in exact accordance with applicable client guidelines.
Remains flexible and open to requests for support or assistance outside of the scope of this job description and to other duties as directed by the Management team.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
Knowledge of medical principles and practices in order to assume responsibility of interpretation of medical literature and providing medical expertise at a level normally acquired through completion of a bachelors degree from an accredited school or college of nursing.
Work experience in a clinical setting.
Knowledge of legal principles and practices in order to assume responsibility of providing support for attorney team members in case management and information gathering at a level normally acquired through completion of a certified paralegal or legal nurse consulting education.
Demonstrated organizational prioritization and attention to detail skills to allow for timely effective and accurate performance of job duties.
Ability to demonstrate impeccable integrity in confidential matters.
Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate with a diverse group of attorneys staff and clients and to provide or obtain information with ordinary courtesy diplomacy and tact.
Accurate typing ability of 45 wpm and comprehensive computer and office equipment experience.
Work may require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position and to meet financial goal requirements.
Work requires sitting bending stooping computer keyboarding and continuous use of the hands telephone contact reading and may require lifting of 2550 lbs. or more.
Work may also require traveling to offsite locations for the collection of records and information therefore work may require driving.
Under certain circumstances the Firm may substitute experience for educational requirements and vice versa.
Benefits Offered: Health Dental Life STD LTD HSA 401K and Vision Insurance.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle listed HBS as the 7th fastest growing law firm by attorneys inranked the firm 17th in its list of the Top 50 Atlanta Law firms inand listed it as among the Best Places to Work inand 2014.
National Association for Business Resources (NABR)named HBSamong Atlantas Best and Brightest Companies to Work For inand 2017.
HBS was selected by the AJC as one of Atlantas Top Workplaces in2016 and 2017 and the firm received Honorable Mention in AJCs 2013 list of Top Workplaces.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions responsibilities or requirements.
Employment Type
Full-Time
