Senior Paralegal II — Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

The State of New Hampshire; Concord (NH); Sur place; USD 23 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The State of NH seeks a Paralegal II to assist the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in preparing investigations and legal work, including fact-finding, legal research, trial preparation, and case management in matters involving Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse and financial exploitation.

Responsibilities include interviewing witnesses, obtaining records, interfacing with databases to retrieve Medicaid claims data, drafting pleadings, issuing subpoenas, organizing files, and performing legal

Qualifications

• Associate's degree with 2 years of paralegal experience or equivalent education/experience.
• Valid driver's license or access to transportation for travel throughout the state.

Responsabilités

• Receives and analyzes oral and written complaints alleging patient abuse and financial exploitation. Performs preliminary investigative tasks by interviewing witnesses, obtaining medical and financial records, and preparing investigation summaries.
• Retrieves evidence by interfacing with EDS/AIM on-line databases to obtain Medicaid claims data and analyzes captured data for use in Unit’s provider fraud investigations.
• Assists with pending investigations through fact-finding, attending witness interviews, analyzing bank records and preparing financial summaries for use at trial.
• Performs criminal record checks.
• Compiles statistical information and prepares necessary administration and federal reports.
• Organizes litigation material and oversees maintenance of complex files for expeditious retrieval of discovery documents; monitors various court orders and multi-party agreements to ensure compliance, including the collection of financial recoveries.
• Drafts pleadings for filing by attorneys.
• Issues subpoenas and coordinates witnesses to ensure their availability for appearance and testimony at trials and depositions. Prepares exhibits for use at trial.
• Locates and retrieves public documents including court documents, bankruptcy filings, business record filings and property records.
• Maintains Unit’s law library and oversees filing of reference materials. Manages all open case files and the storage and retrieval of closed case material.
• Conducts legal research, reviews and analyzes statutes, rules and regulations, including the use of Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis and CCH.
• Serves as Unit liaison on matters involving case management software and proposed modifications to case management systems.
• Transcribes witness summaries and prepares witness summaries.

Connaissances

Legal research

Interview witnesses

Criminal record checks

Formation

Associate's degree + 2 years experience in paralegal work

Outils

Westlaw

Lexis/Nexis

CCH

Description du poste

The State of NH seeks a Paralegal II to assist the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in preparing investigations and legal work, including fact-finding, legal research, trial preparation, and case management in matters involving Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse and financial exploitation.

Responsibilities include interviewing witnesses, obtaining records, interfacing with databases to retrieve Medicaid claims data, drafting pleadings, issuing subpoenas, organizing files, and performing legal