Nurse Paralegal

Balch & Bingham LLP; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Balch & Bingham LLP in Augusta, GA is seeking a Legal Nurse Consultant to review and summarize medical records for complex litigation, including personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and mass tort cases. You will organize chronologies, prepare timelines, and assist attorneys with case evaluation and strategy.

The role requires nursing background, strong analytical and communication skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and a careful, confidential approach to protected

Qualifications

• Active or former Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred.
• Three to seven years of clinical nursing experience and/or legal nurse consulting experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment.
• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and summarize complex medical information in a clear, concise manner for legal professionals.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA requirements and medical records privacy standards.
• Ability to prioritize work effectively and meet competing deadlines.
• Demonstrates professionalism, sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Experience coordinating medical record retrieval and working with healthcare providers preferred.
• Some overtime may be required.
• Some travel may be required with advance notice.
• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience preparing medical chronologies, treatment summaries, and damages analyses.

Responsibilities

• Review, organize, analyze, and summarize complex medical records for litigation matters.
• Prepare detailed medical chronologies, treatment timelines, provider summaries, and medical expense summaries to assist attorneys with case evaluation and litigation strategy.
• Identify significant medical events, diagnoses, procedures, medications, pre-existing conditions, and causation issues within medical records.
• Request, track, receive, organize, and maintain medical records, billing records, imaging, and other healthcare documentation from providers and facilities.
• Prepare concise written summaries of medical records, highlighting key facts, treatment progression, and damages.
• Assist attorneys in identifying expert witnesses and coordinating communications with medical experts and consultants.
• Support deposition and trial preparation by organizing exhibits, preparing witness notebooks, and summarizing deposition testimony related to medical issues.
• Coordinate medical record retrieval, follow-up, indexing, coding, scanning, and production.
• Research medical terminology, procedures, diagnoses, and treatment protocols as needed.
• Maintain organized electronic and physical case files while ensuring confidentiality of protected health information.
• Collaborate with team members and clients to support efficient case management.
• Assist with document review, discovery responses, and other litigation support as assigned.

Skills

RN license

Clinical nursing

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

HIPAA knowledge

Medical summaries

Independent work

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

Equivalent education/experience

Job description

• Review, organize, analyze, and summarize complex medical records for litigation matters, including personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and mass tort cases.
• Prepare detailed medical chronologies, treatment timelines, provider summaries, and medical expense summaries to assist attorneys with case evaluation and litigation strategy.
• Identify significant medical events, diagnoses, procedures, medications, pre-existing conditions, and causation issues within medical records.
• Request, track, receive, organize, and maintain medical records, billing records, imaging, and other healthcare documentation from providers and facilities.
• Prepare concise written summaries of medical records, highlighting key facts, treatment progression, and damages.
• Assist attorneys in identifying expert witnesses and coordinating communications with medical experts and consultants.
• Support deposition and trial preparation by organizing exhibits, preparing witness notebooks, and summarizing deposition testimony related to medical issues.
• Coordinate medical record retrieval, follow-up, indexing, coding, scanning, and production.
• Research medical terminology, procedures, diagnoses, and treatment protocols as needed.
• Maintain organized electronic and physical case files while ensuring confidentiality of protected health information.
• Collaborate with team members and clients to support efficient case management.
• Assist with document review, discovery responses, and other litigation support as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Active or former Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred.
• Three to seven years of clinical nursing experience and/or legal nurse consulting experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment.
• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and summarize complex medical information in a clear, concise manner for legal professionals.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA requirements and medical records privacy standards.
• Ability to prioritize work effectively and meet competing deadlines.
• Demonstrates professionalism, sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Experience coordinating medical record retrieval and working with healthcare providers preferred.
• Some overtime may be required.
• Some travel may be required with advance notice.
• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience preparing medical chronologies, treatment summaries, and damages analyses.