What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Nurse Consultant position at Burr & Forman?
Burr & Forman LLP is seeking to hire a part-time experienced legal nurse consultant, approximately 50-90 hours a month. This position will be a part of our Health Care Practice Group and will assist the group in analyzing medical records. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of nursing clinical experience. Experience in senior care facilities is a plus. This position can be hybrid located within one of our available office locations or fully remote within select states in our footprint.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
Burr & Forman’s experienced legal team serves clients with local, national, and international legal needs. Our attorneys draw from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience to serve as trusted business advisors and legal counsel to help clients achieve their goals. Our firm's century-strong success is credited to our lawyers' forward-thinking approach to crafting innovative solutions for the challenging situations encountered by our clients. It is not just hard work, knowledge, and experience that are integral to the quality and delivery of our legal services. It is also a diverse, creative, and future-focused approach that enables us to achieve exceptional results that matter. To learn more about our firm, visit www.burr.com.
Burr & Forman LLP provides a wide range of benefits designed to support our employees and families including comprehensive health insurance, dental and vision insurance, group term life and disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan and retirement planning services, paid time off, and free wellness and mental health services among other benefits.
The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation. Actual compensation is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to, education, work experience, geographic location, skills and competencies, industry knowledge, job responsibilities, market considerations and other business considerations.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Burr & Forman is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, and promoting lawyers and staff without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, military and protected veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
Please view Equal Employment Opportunity, E-Verify, and other related posters at www.burr.com/careers/working-at-burr.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
- Process record requests and obtain medical records from facilities.
- Confirm that records are complete or identify missing records and develop additional documents to request.
- Review, summarize, and analyze medical records and other pertinent health care and legal documents.
- Perform medical record gap analysis.
- Draft medical chronologies and provide analysis of medical issues in the case.
- Perform clinical research as needed.
- Other responsibilities as needed.
- BSN or RN degree with at least five years of nursing experience, preferably in senior care.
- Familiarity with Point Click Care (PCC) and Matrixcare.
- Strong understanding of regulatory and clinical standards.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word.
- Highly organized, detail-orientated, and proactive with a desire to take ownership as a contributing member of the team.
- Balance competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment, exercising patience and professionalism during stressful situations.
- Strong communication and drafting skills.
Burr & Forman’s experienced legal team serves clients with local, national, and international legal needs. Our attorneys draw from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience to serve as trusted business advisors and legal counsel to help clients achieve their goals. Our firm's century-strong success is credited to our lawyers' forward-thinking approach to crafting innovative solutions for the challenging situations encountered by our clients. It is not just hard work, knowledge, and experience that are integral to the quality and delivery of our legal services. It is also a diverse, creative, and future-focused approach that enables us to achieve exceptional results that matter. To learn more about our firm, visit www.burr.com.
Burr & Forman LLP provides a wide range of benefits designed to support our employees and families including comprehensive health insurance, dental and vision insurance, group term life and disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan and retirement planning services, paid time off, and free wellness and mental health services among other benefits.
The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation. Actual compensation is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to, education, work experience, geographic location, skills and competencies, industry knowledge, job responsibilities, market considerations and other business considerations.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Burr & Forman is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, and promoting lawyers and staff without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, military and protected veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
Please view Equal Employment Opportunity, E-Verify, and other related posters at www.burr.com/careers/working-at-burr.