Legal Specialist
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Description: UMC is looking of Legal Specialist right now, this occupation will be placed in Nevada. Detailed specification about this occupation opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Closing Date/Time: Wed. 10/31/12 5:00 PM Pacific Time Salary: $16.80 - $26.04 Hourly Job Type: Full Time Location: 1800 West Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada Department: PT/PATIENT ACCOUNTING SVCS - 8530 Exam Number: Ex12! -25725 Print Job Information | Apply Position Summary Benefits Supplemental Questions Provides complex, technical, specialized or confidential legal office support work for area of assignment, designated UMC attorneys and Clark County legal or court offices as necessary. Job Requirement: Education/Experience: Equivalent to graduation from high school. Completion of an accredited legal assistant or legal secretary program or three (3) years of experience as a legal assistant or legal secretary.
Licensing/Certification Requirements: Valid Class C Nevada Driver's License. May require Notary Public certification. Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements: Prior and recent experience in overseeing Probate, Liability, Property Liens and Bankruptcy. Know-how to generate bills to support the lien or creditor claims and follows-up to ensure timely payment.
Ability to recognize the inappropriate transference of property and fraudulent claims, and prep! are back-up information to forward to in-house attorney or DA'! s office.. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements: Knowledge of: Filing legal documents in federal and state court. Federal and state statutes related to area of assignment including but not limited to malpractice, healthcare and debt collection; Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; Nevada Revised Statutes; legal knowledge to maintain compliance with codes, laws and procedures; legal research techniques and standard legal reference materials; legal office terminology, forms, documents and procedures; computer operations and software applications; maintenance and storage of legal files; arithmetic calculations; office administrative practices and procedures; correct business English; department and hospital safety practice and procedures; patient rights; age specific patient care practices; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures. Skil! l in: Providing varied, responsible and confidential legal assistant/secretarial and office administrative support; reading, understanding and processing legal and court documents and extracting relevant information; research, interviewing and communication; attention to detail to check long technical reports for conformance with given principles of style and format; presentations to individuals and large groups; understanding, applying and explaining legal processes and procedures in the course of the work; monitoring and reviewing the work of others; maintaining accurate legal files and records; using initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines; setting priorities and meeting critical deadlines; managing conflict with patients, customers and outside legal counsel, in person and over the telephone when relations may be confrontational or strained; determining when to act independently and when to defer to legal counsel; using computers and related sof! tware applications; communicating with a wide variety of people from div! erse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment; stamina to remain seated for long periods of time; vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a eligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise
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This occupation will be started on: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:21:24 GMT