Legal Nurse Consultant

Hinshaw & Culbertson•Chicago, IL

13h•Remote

About The Position

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, a national law firm, currently has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for a Legal Nurse Consultant who will support our Chicago office. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. Position Summary: Our Health Care group is seeking a Legal Nurse Consultant who will utilize their training, education and nursing experience to provide critical analysis and render informed opinions to assist attorneys with the evaluation of case facts and medical records.

Requirements

BSN or RN degree with at least five years of medical/surgical nursing experience.
A minimum of three years of LNC or RN paralegal experience.
Experience charting clinical nursing care in electronic medical record systems such as Epic, Meditech, Cerner, Allscripts, etc.
Must have working knowledge of internet and proficiency with: Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat Pro, LexisNexis, Pacer, and iManage.
Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; able to read and interpret written information.
Listens and obtains clarification when necessary; responds well to questions.
Identifies and resolves problems sin a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
Demonstrates strong organizational skills, attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
Follows instructions, responds to management direction; commits to additional hours of work when necessary to reach goals.
Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data.
Takes independent actions and calculated risks; asks for and offers help when needed.
Balances team and individual responsibilities; contributes to building a positive team spirit.
Focuses on solving conflict; maintains confidentiality.
Accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.

Responsibilities

Identify, request via authorization and/or subpoena, review and analyze all pertinent medical records, radiology studies and billing statements necessary for complete case review
Review, summarize and analyze medical records and other pertinent health care and legal documents and compare/correlate them to allegations
Conduct medical research regarding case subject areas, including but not limited to medical condition(s) at issue in case, the standard of care applicable to treatment, professional guidelines and practice regulations to prepare pertinent summary of how same relates to case allegations
Confirm that records are complete or identify missing records and develop additional documents to request
Organize, index and manage electronic database of medical records
Identify, locate, evaluate and confer with appropriate experts in case subject areas
Perform background searches of opposing testifying experts
Prepare attorneys for depositions and/or trials and advise attorneys of appropriate strategies with medical witnesses
Capture and record billable time in compliance with firm policies and client guidelines