Legal Nurse Consultant Wicker Smith

Wicker Smith; West Palm Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wicker Smith’s West Palm Beach office seeks an Experienced Legal Nurse Consultant to support attorneys with nursing insights on complex files. This full-time, in-office position entails reviewing medical records, organizing documentation, and drafting medical summaries and expert-opinion letters.

The ideal candidate is a nurse with practical clinical experience, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to handle confidential information while supporting defense strategy.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate would be a nurse with practical experience in hospital, nursing home, House Physician, Hospitalist, or Physician’s Assistant with prior law firm consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Review Medical records to assess appropriateness of treatment
• Review and organize Medical records
• Analyze medical records to evaluate care and status of the claimant
• Retain and coordinate with medical experts
• Draft medical summaries
• Draft letters summarizing expert opinions and may perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing background

Medical records review

Legal support experience

Microsoft Office skills

Organizational skills

Confidential information handling

Written and verbal communication

English reading/writing proficiency

Education

Nursing degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The West Palm Beach office of Wicker Smith is currently seeking an Experienced Legal Nurse Consultant.

This individual will assist attorneys by providing nursing support services on complex legal files. This is a full-time, in-office position.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Review Medical records to assess appropriateness of treatment
• Review and organize Medical records
• Analyze medical records to evaluate care and status of the claimant
• Retain and coordinate with medical experts
• Draft medical summaries
• Draft letters summarizing expert opinions and may perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Ideal candidate would be a nurse with practical experience working in one of the following medical settings: hospital or nursing home or House Physician; Hospitalist; Physician’s Assistant and prior law firm consulting experience.
• A person with the skill sets to be able to review medical records and offer insight into liability and causation issues and help with the defense strategy.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and other business related software systems
• Excellent organizational skills including ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple tasks
• Ability to work with and maintain confidential information
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be proficient reading and writing English including professional phone etiquette.

Education & Experience:

• Nursing degree and prior nurse consultant litigation experience is not necessary, but recommended

Wicker Smith takes pride in providing our employees with an excellent work environment, competitive pay and benefits and endless possibility for growth for those who join our team and initiatives to provide the best service to our clients.

Wicker Smith is a proud an Equal Opportunity Employer.