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LITIGATION/RISK & MANAGEMENT PARALEGAL

San Juan Capistrano, United States

Ensign Services, Inc. (“ESI”) is seeking a Paralegal to work in the Litigation and Legal & Risk Management Departments located in its San Juan Capistrano Service Center.

About the Company

ESI currently serves over 361 health care operations including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and other ancillary service providers. These operations have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides centralized legal, human resource, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus on day-to-day care and business issues in their facilities and operations.

About the Opportunity

Our Litigation and Legal & Risk Management Teams seek an energetic and organized Paralegal. While prior experience as a Paralegal is required, we place a very high value on intelligence, drive, customer service, and willingness to learn, grow, and make meaningful contributions to the Department through effort and attitude.

Duties

Perform insurance program administrative support, such as responding to requests for Certificates of Insurance and processing policy changes
Prepare and organize business records, such as personnel files and medical records, for use and production in legal matters
Support workers’ compensation resource personnel with administrative tasks
Process Legal & Risk Management Department invoices for payment
Keep cases up to date by establishing and maintaining electronic files; monitoring and meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into case management software; and confirming case status with attorneys.
Perform discovery support to in-house counsel including outreach to health care operations to collect case information and documents, working with other Service Center Departments to obtain information and data relevant to litigation, preparation/organization of materials for use and production, and assistance with drafting of written discovery requests/responses.
Assist with claims and litigation management, including using claims management software to track and report on litigation trends and expenses.
Support in-house counsel relative to risk, regulatory and litigation activities, including preparation of educational materials for field training.
Other tasks and duties as assigned and as related to the operation of the Legal & Risk Management Department.

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

College degree (AA or better) and a Paralegal certificate
Five (5) plus years’ experience as a litigation paralegal
Prior discovery support experience
Health care experience or knowledge preferred, but not mandatory
Insurance administration experience or knowledge preferred, but not mandatory
MS Outlook, Work, Excel and Power Point skills
Familiarity with Legal Tracker system and Point Click Care EMR system a plus
Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills
Organization and attention to detail/deadlines is critical
Able to work well with others and participate in a team environment – being a team player is also critical to success in the position

Additional Information

Position Type: Full-Time, Employee
Compensation: $35.00-$40.00/hour DOE: may be eligible for bonus
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending, Life & AD&D Insurance Plans, 401(k) with matching contribution, vacation, sick and holiday pay
Location: On-site; San Juan Capistrano, California
Schedule: Flexible start/end time; 40 hours/week
Pre-employment criminal background screening required

Ensign Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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