Job Description
The best thing about this role
Are you looking to make a difference by improving the health of our patients? Here you will find an innovative culture that is patient-focused and dedicated to making a difference. We are committed to helping the population we serve, and our communities, achieve optimum health and enjoy the best quality of life possible.
What You'll Do
The Paralegal provides advanced legal, claims, and operational support across multiple litigation and risk-related matters, serving as a key liaison between internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and insurance carriers. This role coordinates activities across professional liability, employment, and general liability cases, ensuring all pleadings, discovery materials, scheduling orders, document holds, and subpoenas are managed accurately and on schedule. The Paralegal oversees high-volume information intake, triages issues efficiently, and identifies when escalation is required. The Paralegal prepares legal correspondence and other documents regarding litigation and legal matters involving the hospital, reviews documents in response to discovery requests and subpoenas, organizes, and maintains litigation files and pleadings, and compiles data from legal resources. Performs legal research and writing under the supervision of an attorney.
Job Responsibilities
Litigation & Dispute Management:
- Support litigation workflows, including the tracking and management of pleadings, discovery materials, scheduling orders, document holds, and subpoenas.
- Implement and maintain document preservation protocols to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
- Coordinate responses to subpoenas for testimony and document production, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
- Coordination and interaction with multiple outside counsel.
Legal Operations
- Assist Chief Legal Officer with respect to maintaining corporate records
- Board and Board Committee support
- Track and monitor legal projects and deliverables
Claims Reporting & Insurance Coordination
- Prepare and submit initial and follow-up notices to insurers across medical malpractice, employment practices liability, and general liability lines.
- Maintain organized claims files, track reserves, and document ongoing developments.
- Monitor deadlines and reporting requirements to ensure full compliance with carrier requests and policy conditions.
Information Management & Communication
- Manage high-volume information intake; perform triage, identify priority issues, and escalate when needed.
- Draft concise and accurate summaries, letters, notices, and other written communications.
- Serve as a communication point between internal departments, external parties, insurers, and outside counsel.
- Handle sensitive clinical, employment, and privileged information with discretion and professionalism.
Education
What we need from you
- 4 year/Bachelor's Degree (experience condiered) in lieu of eduction), required
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of Paralegal experience, preferably in a health system, hospital, required
Licensure/Certifications
- Paralegal Certificate, required
Skills
- Reliability
- Attention to Detail
- Build Relationships
- Conflict Resolution
- Communication
- Reading/Writing/Comprehension
- Maintain Confidentiality
- Accountability
Physical Requirements
- Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 lbs of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking or standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
- Occasional reaching, standing, stooping, visual acuity (color, depth, perception), and walking
- Frequent typing/clerical/dexterity, repetitive motion, seeing/monitor/computer use, and talking
- Constant hearing
Working Conditions
- Occasional noise
Travel
- Occasional Travel - The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis
Total Rewards
Benefits
Bassett Healthcare Network’s commitment to our employees includes benefit programs carefully designed with the needs and values of all our employees in mind. Many of the benefits we offer are paid fully or in large part by Bassett. Our generous benefits offerings include:
- Paid time off, including company holidays, vacation, and sick time
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life insurance and disability protection
- Retirement benefits including an employer match
- And more!
Specific benefit offerings may vary by location and/or position.
Pay Range
Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards. The above compensation range represents a good faith belief of the compensation range by Bassett Healthcare Network, and its entities and affiliates, at the time of this posting or advertisement.
Pay Range Minimum
USD $69,245.20/Yr.
Pay Range Maximum
USD $103,867.80/Yr.
We love the difference people bring
We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.
