Paralegal

ShiftMed is the leading and fastest-growing nursing jobs platform in the U.S. with a mission to revolutionize the nurse staffing business. We leverage our technology to empower healthcare professionals to take control of their schedules. Our app enables them to connect directly with facilities to find the best opportunities that fit their needs while earning approximately 20% higher than the industry average.

We are seeking a skilled paralegal with excellent organizational skills, a self-starter, able to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will bring order to our chaos and support continued rapid corporate growth, coordinating legal requests, and handling workers compensation claims from inception through resolution. This role will be responsible for the investigation and submission of all workers' compensation claims, including phone interviews and follow-up of each claim. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced, remote corporate environment with demonstrated success in managing multiple priority deadlines and same day requests. This role will have an emphasis on workers’ compensation but will pivot to other priorities as needed.

Who we are:

• Our Mission is to easily and efficiently connect health systems and healthcare providers with an authentic community of qualified, empowered healthcare professionals to ensure favorable patient outcomes.

In the news:

• Featured on NBC’s Today Show!
• Recognized on Inc. 5000 fastest growing company list!
• Business Insider exclusive article on our annual state of nursing survey
• ShiftMed has been featured in media outlets such as, USA Today, Yahoo! News, Huffington Post’s Thrive Global, Fortune, Nasdaq TradeTalks, Skilled Nursing News and Home Health Care News

ShiftMed Setting a New Standard:

• 350,000+ (and counting!) w2 credentialed workers
• Over 10,000,000 hours of care delivered
• 158 markets across 30 states nationwide (and growing!)
• $46,000,000 YTD cost savings for our clients
• Exclusive Uber Health Partnership, breaking the transportation barrier for healthcare professionals

About your role:

• Facilitate the Workers' Compensation claim handling process from inception through resolution, including: file maintenance and collection of case documentation; correspondence with adjusters, insurers, and injured parties; and preparation of status reports and memos to facilitate decision making on cases;
• Organize and maintain case files related to workers’ compensation and other legal matters;
• Manage, track, and report on a variety of legal and regulatory matters; mail, email or fax responses as appropriate. Ensure all correspondence and documentation is properly retained and saved.
• Assist in other focus areas including, but not limited to, garnishments and collections.
• When appropriate, prepare collection files, including reviewing and compiling requested information from various sources, completing pre-liminary reviews, and drafting collection letters.
• Coordinate, gather and draft responses for subpoenas and requests for information, as needed.
• Write business correspondence and perform general administrative tasks (i.e., draft and prepare claims, ensure documents are filed on the shared drive, update necessary spreadsheets as requested).
• Participate in activities associated with a variety of departmental projects ensuring established timelines are met.
• Support legal research initiatives, including audits of various documents, as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Paralegal certification from an accredited college or university, preferred.
• Candidate must be able to work independently and have a desire to assume significant responsibility.
• Minimum of one year’s experience in a corporate paralegal environment preferred.
• Minimum of one year’s experience managing workers’ compensation claims.
• Must be a critical thinker, problem solver, and team player.
• Must be face paced, efficient and have the willingness to learn.
• Handle various tasks at one time, while maintaining a high attention to detail and accuracy with the capability to meet deadlines.
• Must be able to jump into an existing caseload and move cases forward.
• Great people skills as the position requires a great deal of client contact (daily/weekly contact via phone and email).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Developed organizational skills, including ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects and/or competing priorities and tasks and drive them to conclusion.
• Able to foster a collaborative environment in support of the achievement of business objectives.
• Computer literacy required, including experience using Microsoft office programs and SharePoint, with knowledge of advanced Word functions and capability to learn new systems quickly.
• Working familiarity of Healthcare and HIPAA preferred.

What you’ll love:

• Competitive salary
• Generous PTO
• 10 Holiday paid days off
• 401k with company match
• Company-sponsored life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Professional development courses available to all employees (we invest in our employees' futures!)
• Company-provided laptop
• Tremendous growth opportunities to be with a thriving young company disrupting the HealthTech space
• 100% remote work flexibility

When you join our company, you’re not just accepting a job. You are making a career move.

ShiftMed is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visa at this time.