Paralegal-Legal Services Specialist ($33/Hr, Chappaqua, NY - Onsite)

Equity Staffing Group is currently staffing Paralegal-Legal Services Specialists for on-site work in Chappaqua, NY. This is contract work with a Fortune 100 organization. Our client serves more than 85 million people and has a reputation for bold ideas. If you enjoy working with energetic people in a collaborative environment, we want to speak with you!

Position: Paralegal-Legal Services Specialist

Location: Chappaqua, NY 10514

Duration: 3 Month contract to start, potential for extension and/or conversion to FTE

Rate: $33.00/Hr

Start Date: ASAP

Description:

The Paralegal-Legal Services Specialist assists the Senior Director Risk Management & Quality Assurance in coordinating the provision of comprehensive risk management services at Optum Medical Care, P.C. for all insurance, enterprise risk and medico-legal matters relating to the special tasks and activities of the department.

Essential Duties:

• Manages the occurrence/potential claims reporting program, closely reviewing and

monitoring occurrences/claims and trending issues.

• Responsible for coordination of interviews, proactively gathering involved

documentation and ensuring secure, protected and confidential file maintenance for

litigated matters.

• Responsible for notifying insurance carriers, claims TPA, physicians and attorneys

when lawsuits are received.

• Coordinates document discovery, witness discovery, claims analysis, case

management, and case closure.

• Coordinate and schedule high-level meetings and conference calls.

• Receive and coordinate all service of process.

• Manage and coordinate all legal requests for physicians.

• Maintains calendars to include coordination and scheduling of meetings, depositions,

conference calls, sends calendar invites and reminders, reserves conference rooms

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Communication and Verbal Proficiency

• Interpersonal Skills

• Listening and Communication Skills

• Reporting Skills

• Scheduling

• Presentation Skills, Organization and Time Management

• Collaboration Skills

• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility

• Flexibility

• Technical Capacity

• Stress Management/Composure

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, Paralegal Certificate,

• 5 years of risk management/ legal experience

• Experience with legal terms, laws and judiciary guidelines

experience with medical terminology

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Adobe Acrobat

• Notary ( preferred)

Hours:

Monday-Friday. Preferred hours are 9:00-5:00, but this is flexible.

The legal department consists of General Counsel and five other attorneys and two paralegals. The candidate will be supporting the Senior Director of Risk Management

Equity Staffing Group is one of the fastest growing Native American owned staffing companies in the United States. We are a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council (RMMSDC).

Equity Staffing Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equity Staffing Group will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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