Legal Nurse Consultant

Azala; Arizona; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JSH is seeking a full-time, in-house Legal Nurse Consultant to join the Medical Malpractice group in our Arizona office. The successful candidate will assist attorneys with all medical aspects of litigation, case preparation, management, and execution.

An RN degree and 3+ years of clinical nursing experience are required; 1+ year of legal nurse consulting in a law firm setting is preferred. Responsibilities include reviewing and summarizing medical records, organizing records and chronologies,

Qualifications

• RN degree required.
• 3+ years of clinical nursing experience.
• 1+ year of legal nurse consulting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Obtain, review, and summarize medical records and related legal documents.
• Organize and index medical records and prepare chronologies.
• Research medical literature to support case facts and issues.
• Assist attorneys with trial exhibits preparation.
• Identify potential experts and assemble expert packages.
• Enter billable time daily.

Skills

Nursing experience

Medical record review

Legal nurse consulting

Litigation support

Education

RN degree

Job description

JSH is growing and we are seeking a full-time, in-house Legal Nurse Consultant to work in the Medical Malpractice group in our AZ office location. This position will be responsible for assisting attorneys with all medical aspects of litigation related to case preparation, management, and execution. The ideal candidate will have a RN Degree, 3+ years of clinical nursing experience. We require 1+ years of legal nurse consulting experience preferably in a law firm setting. Applicants should be experienced with medical record review and dealing with expert witnesses.

• 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.
• Organizes, 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.
• Enters billable time into computer on a daily basis.