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Legal Nurse Consultant:
A Legal Nurse Consultant is a highly experienced
registered nurse, who offers a consulting
service to attorneys, insurance companies and
other healthcare professionals on medical
related legal cases. This specialization is
ideal for a very experienced nurse who is
looking for new challenges while using their
nursing qualifications. It is also suitable for
experienced nurses who no longer are able to
work long shifts and wish to work normal office
hours. A Legal Nurse Consultant will have
expertise in reading medical records and
understanding medical terminology. As many
attorneys in the United States deal solely with
personal injury and medical malpractice cases,
the demand for qualified Legal Nurse Consultants
is huge.
The main duties of a Legal Nurse
Consultant include:
- Working along side attorneys and insurance
companies to assist with complex medical legal
cases
- Researching
- Examining medical records
- Reporting on injuries or illnesses
- Communicating with expert witnesses
- Testifying in court cases as medical experts
- Identifying codes of practice
- Assisting Lawyers by interviewing patients and
witnesses
- Organizing medical records
- Determining costs
- Locating evidence
- Educating Attorneys/Lawyers and other non
medical professionals on medical issues.
Where they work:
Many Legal Nurse Consultants work for attorneys
and lawyers, filling in the gaps in the legal
professions medical knowledge. Others work for
Insurance companies, healthcare facilities,
Government agencies and private corporations.
Legal Nurse Consultants can work for either the
defense or prosecution in a court proceeding.
Qualifications:
There are many different types of certification
available to Legal Nurse Consultants. All of
which require candidates to be qualified
registered nurses with extensive experience.
Certification is voluntary and does not license
a registered nurse to work as a legal nurse
consultant.
- Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) is
accredited by the National Alliance of Certified
Legal Nurse Consultants (NACLNC).
- Legal Nurse Consultant Certification (LNCC) is
accredited by the American Legal Nurse
Consultant Certification Board (ALNCCB)
- Legal Nurse Consulting - Certified Specialist
(LNC-CSp) is accredited by the American College
of Legal Nurse Consulting.
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