Healthcare Paralegal Job Description

'A healthcare paralegal is a paralegal who works in the area of healthcare law. Healthcare law is broad and covers laws and regulations that pertain to healthcare and healthcare providers, such as doctors, nurses, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare providers. Healthcare paralegals work for healthcare lawyers and law firms that specialize in healthcare law. Some healthcare paralegals work “in house” for hospitals and other healthcare companies. Because healthcare paralegals are not attorneys and have not been admitted to the bars of any state, healthcare paralegals must always work under the direction of a practicing attorney.

Here are a few sample healthcare paralegal job descriptions:


Senior Healthcare Paralegal

Duties: Preparation of agency filings; Preparation of draft responses to questions regarding procedural issues for agency filings;. Preparation of licensure applications;. Preparation of certificate of need. Understanding of Medicare and Medicaid. Draft, submit and track FOIA requests;. Monitor status of proposed legislation and regulations of interest to clients. Multistate experience preferred.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree with a paralegal certificate from an ABA qualified program. 6+ years of healthcare experience; candidates with significant experience with healthcare licensing preferred. Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, litigation databases and transcript databases.

Healthcare Paralegal

The candidate will assist with the filing of administrative appeals and documentation to health insurers and governmental payers; will have to work well with attorneys and paralegals, as well as maintain the workload, work under pressure, and be a team player; quickly and efficiently prepare, review, and submit well-written appeals and related documents to insurers; be comfortable, skilled, aggressive, cordial, and professional on the telephone to follow up on submitted appeals; perform any other administrative duties as may be necessary.
The candidate should have Bachelor's Degree with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher; proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel; highly attentive to detail and able to handle large amounts of paperwork for a busy office; excellent organizational and time management skills; clear, concise, and logical writing style; interest in healthcare and healthcare law; experience or coursework in healthcare and/or biological sciences.

Healthcare Paralegal

The candidate will be drafting, revising, reviewing and negotiating contracts, researching laws and regulations for various jurisdictions, serving as an administrative liaison for the health group to coordinate work and report on client activity and firm work as needed. Additional duties include maintaining client extranet sites. Must have 3+ years of experience. Must have a Bachelors Degree and Paralegal Certificate. Knowledge of health law and contract drafting experience is required.'