Legal Nurse Consultant

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. in Augusta, GA is seeking a Legal Nurse Consultant for an in-office position. This role supports attorneys with all medical aspects of litigation, including case preparation, management, and execution.

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.
• Meets a minimum billing requirement of 140 hours per month (1680 per year). This requirement is not reduced by any paid or unpaid time off, mandatory training, or the performance of non-billable functions.
• 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

• RN Degree from an accredited school or college of nursing.
• 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 preferred.
• Knowledge of medical principles and practices to interpret medical literature and provide medical expertise.
• Knowledge of legal principles and practices to support attorney team members in case management and information gathering.
• Certified paralegal or legal nurse consulting education preferred.
• Demonstrated organizational, prioritization, and attention to detail skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with impeccable integrity.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with a diverse group of attorneys, staff, and clients.
• Typing ability of 45 wpm and comprehensive computer and office equipment experience.

Work Conditions

• Work may require more than 40 hours per week to perform essential duties and meet financial goal requirements.
• Work requires sitting, bending, stooping, computer keyboarding, and continuous use of the hands and telephone contact.
• May require lifting of 25-50 lbs. or more.
• May require traveling to offsite locations for the collection of records and information, including driving.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability (STD)
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401K
• Vision Insurance