A lawyer friend wants me to work for him

[adpiRN]

The husband of one of my friends is a lawyer and does a lot of medical malpractice.

They use out of state nurse consultants to do chart reviews on a PRN basis. But he says they'd prefer someone local dedicated to their office.

I have 3 years experience in L&D, am staying home with my son now, but am planning to return to work on a PRN basis soon.

This seems like a great gig that sort of fell into my lap. I'm looking for something with flexible hours which it sounds like this is.

And would likely still leave time in my schedule for a PRN hospital job.

They say the nurse consultant firm would train me.

I have no background in law and never really considered doing this, but seems like an interesting opportunity.

I'm a fast learner and a good writer, which he said is important.

What do you like or dislike about this type of job?

What kind of training is needed?

How is the pay?

Thanks!

[nurse2033, MSN, RN]

This is a highly specialized, coveted job by some. Will you be comfortable raking another medical professional over the coals when they are being sued? You will look for every and all possible errors they made and explain in exhausting detail why they are no good. You might also be asked to provide a defense for someone who was negligent, drunk, or did something wrong. This is why lawyers have a bad reputation. I'm not saying don't do it. But if you are a sweet, sensitive soul, it might not be for you. Ask for more details about what exactly you will be doing. It will probably pay very well and give you the flexibility you want and might be perfect. Good luck. It would be great to hear back about what you are doing and how you like it.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

I would LOVE that job! I would say maybe think about some LNC courses. Ask exactly what you will be doing.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Run, do not walk to the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, and read all about the great webinars they give to teach you how to do a good job at this. It really isn't a game for rookies, no matter what they tell you about a nurse consultant firm training you. AALNC is a great organization. They have the only ANCC-approved legal nursing certification and their education is available at a very reasonable price (though you are free to pay a lot more to get certificates from a lot of other "providers"). Check it out.