Job Summary

The Nurse Paralegal will organize and review medical records, prepare medical summaries, conduct background and medical literature research, prepare and respond to discovery, deal with clients, identify and correspond with expert witnesses, interview witnesses, prepare pleadings and letters, and otherwise assist attorneys and staff with cases of alleged medical negligence, personal injury or other litigation.

Responsibilities

• CASE/FILE MANAGEMENT – Open new files in legal file management software system (Worldox) and gather and input related intake information and relevant documents, including patient medical records and litigation materials. Verify insurance coverage and maintain communication with applicable carriers. Work with client representatives, expert witnesses and others to investigate and develop defense strategies. Gather information responsive to discovery requests. Work with in-house attorneys and outside attorneys to efficiently and effectively manage cases and meet all deadlines. • MEDICAL CHRONOLOGIES - Review and analyze relevant medical and billing records and prepare an accurate, appropriately focused, indexed medical chronologies to assist attorneys. • MEDICAL NOTEBOOKS - Organize, index and tab relevant medical records to provide to experts and outside counsel and assist attorneys in meetings with experts, witnesses, and treating providers. • MEDICAL LITERATURE RESEARCH - Conduct medical literature research to identify, locate and obtain articles pertinent to the case, or which may have been cited by an expert. • MEDICAL FACT ANALYSIS – Fully investigate each case. Prepare detailed explanation of medical facts as identified from patient records and by expert reports, witness statements, and depositions. • EXPERT IDENTIFICATION & RECRUITMENT - Assist attorneys in identifying specialties needed, identifying and contacting qualified candidates for expert support, preparing expert review packages, and following up with case reviews. • SCHEDULING – Assist attorneys in scheduling court appearances, mediations and meetings with witnesses, outside counsel, experts and others. • EXPERT MEETING ASSISTANCE - Assist attorneys as requested in meetings with medical experts. • CLIENT INTERACTION – Maintain regular communication with clients. Coordinate and collaborate, as appropriate, with client departments and staff, including safety, risk management, patient accounts and financial services. • DRAFTING – Prepare correspondence and documents, including pleadings, discovery requests, responses to discovery requests, settlement documents. • MMSEA REPORTS – Assisting attorneys in compiling information, preparing and filing required reports of the details of settlements, judgments, awards or other payments to Medicare recipients.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Patient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact)The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment or care as defined by the department’s identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in: 1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs; 2) knowledge of growth and development; and 3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients.Competency StatementMust demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency checklist.Common Duties and Responsibilities(Essential duties common to all positions)1. Maintain and document all applicable required education.2. Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.3. Comply with the company's attendance policy.4. Participate in the continuous, quality improvement activities of the department and institution.5. Perform work in a cost effective manner.6. Perform work in accordance with all departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including but not limited to, overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.7. Perform work in alignment with the overall mission and strategic plan of the organization.8. Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as applicable.9. Perform related duties as assigned.

Education

• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Formalized Training (Required) Substitution: May substitute LPN with considerable clinical and legal experience for RN

Credentials

• Registered Nurse (Required)

Work Schedule: Days

Status: Full Time Regular

Location: Healthcare Financial Services Building

Location of Job: US:WV:Charleston

Talent Acquisition Specialist: Tamara B. Young tammy.young@vandaliahealth.org