Legal Nurse

About the role

The Tampa, Florida office of Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is currently accepting resumes for a Legal Nurse Consultant. Please note that this position requires regular attendance in the office and is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

• 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 counsel’s 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.
• Maintains a minimum billing requirement of 140 hours per month (1680 per year).
• Performs non-billable 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.

Requirements

• 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 bachelor’s 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.

Qualifications

• Must have a RN Degree coupled with work experience in a clinical setting.
• Experience with medical record review and dealing with expert witnesses.
• Experience with nursing home facilities and long-term care is preferred.
• Must be able to meet a minimum billing requirement of 140 hours per month.

Skills

• Knowledge of medical principles and practices.
• Knowledge of legal principles and practices.
• Organizational, prioritization, and attention to detail skills.
• Integrity in confidential matters.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Accurate typing ability.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Life, STD, LTD, HSA, 401K and Vision Insurance.