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EyeCare Partners · 2 days ago

Litigation Paralegal

Ballwin, MO

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

EyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care, seeking a litigation paralegal to join their growing legal department. The role involves managing incident reports, conducting legal research, and supporting litigation processes within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Developing an in-depth understanding of ECP’s business units and insurance policies

Coordinate claims reporting and monitoring with carriers

Conduct legal research and factual investigations and respond to internal inquiries regarding patient complaints, requests, and issues

Collect incident information and provide guidance and direction to practice staff and doctors as well as senior management on incident-related matters

Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Responding to medical grievances from various state and governmental authorities (e.g., Attorney General Consumer Complaints, Payor Standard of Care Inquiries, State Medical Boards, Better Business Bureau, etc.)

Review and revise draft answers, discovery requests, responses to discovery, basic motions and similar pleadings, under the direction of an attorney

Perform administrative duties including, coordinating litigation support functions, managing case dockets, documents and files

Managing subpoena and discovery responses, as well as coordinating provider appearances and affidavits in lieu of appearances as appropriate

Independently analyzing and responding appropriately to escalated third party requests for medical records with support and guidance from attorneys as necessary

Qualification

Litigation supportClaims managementLegal researchHealthcare experienceParalegal certificateMicrosoft Office proficiencySmartSheetsAdobe AcrobatNotary PublicAttention to detailCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTeamwork abilities

Required

Ability to prioritize work tasks to provide high-quality work product to meet internal and external deadlines

Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities

Ability to learn new areas quickly, take ownership of projects and work independently

Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, and ability to execute despite ambiguity

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, teamwork abilities, attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Strong proficiency working with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word and Excel), SmartSheets and Adobe Acrobat; and agility to learn new software as needed

Associate degree required

Five (5) or more years of relevant experience as a paralegal for a law firm or in-house legal department

Experience in case-heavy litigation support and claims management

Experience in a healthcare space

Preferred

Paralegal certificate preferred

Notary Public desired

Company

EyeCare Partners

At EyeCare Partners, we are on a mission to reinvent eye care by creating a network of optometry and ophthalmology practices that bring together a wealth of expertise, resources and knowledge.

Founded in 2015

St. Louis, Missouri, US

5001-10000 employees