Legal Nurse Consultant

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C. is seeking a full-time in-house Legal Nurse Consultant to join our Medical Malpractice group in Arizona.

The ideal candidate holds an RN degree with 3+ years of clinical nursing experience and at least 1 year of legal nurse consulting experience, preferably in a law firm. You will review and summarize medical records, support case preparation, and assist with expert witness coordination, with time tracking as a billable metric.

Qualifications

• RN degree and 3+ years of clinical nursing experience.
• 1+ years of legal nurse consulting experience, preferably in a law firm.
• Experience with medical record review and dealing with expert witnesses.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Medical record review

Legal nurse consulting

Case preparation

Billable time tracking

Education

RN degree

Job description

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli (JSH) is the second largest law firm in Arizona. Founded in 1983, we are headquartered in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, with offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Salt Lake City, Utah. JSH defends clients of all sizes, across multiple industries in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Clients are represented by trial and appellate attorneys who are familiar with the industries they serve and the current needs of their clients. Today, JSH has over 130 attorneys and 130 legal support staff, many of whom have spent their entire career at JSH.

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.

AA/EOE

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