I'm interviewing for a Govt job next week - salary will be discussed at the end

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And I have NO idea what I should ask for. I'm a bedside nurse with 13 years of experience and have worked a wide range of "specialties." Currently working IMC Cardio/pulm. But my baby is Oncology and General Medical/Surgical. I'm currently making a base of 28.00 + night diff + weekend diff. I'm looking to get out of bedside because we keep getting overstaffed. I basically have no PTO left because of this. I've applied for other areas, but so far, this is my only callback. And I was not really expecting to get an interview when I applied. If you were going to interview for this job (below) how much would you think is fair game for salary? I don't want to cut myself short, and I certainly don't want to be the laughingstock for asking too much. I have a BSN, and in the Fall, I will begin working on a MSN in Nursing research.

Under the direction of the Bureau Chiefs of General Law and Worker's Compensation, the Nurse Analyst summarizes and analyzes medical records and other pertinent healthcare and legal documents for review by an attorney. Duties include but are not limited to managing files by obtaining, reviewing, organizing and indexing all medical records and billing statements for case review; determining that all records are complete; detecting any tampering or inconsistencies within the record and setting forth a plan of proof; using technical information from such references as digests, journals, monographs, texts or practice manuals, researching and integrating healthcare and nursing library research regarding case subject areas, correlating them to the allegations in the file and preparing attorneys for depositions and/or trials advising attorneys of appropriate strategies with medical witnesses.

The Nurse Analyst independently analyzes procedural problems and recommends solutions in certain fields of nursing and medicine; educates attorneys and/or others involved in the legal process regarding medical facts and issues relevant to a case or claim, provides support during discovery, deposition, trial and other legal proceedings as a purely consulting expert.

The Nurse Analyst identifies, locates, evaluates and confers with appropriate experts in case subject areas, secures their services and identifies any conflicts of interest with the case parties; determines the level of practice needed, location, jury appeal and affiliations within the medical population, status of board certifications, eligibility, any disciplinary actions pending or in the past, or any terminations through the local State Board of Licensure or Healing Arts; contacts and confers with vendors to develop demonstrative evidence (i.e. medical charts, models, schematics, etc.), and to collect costs of healthcare services, supplies, and equipment for use at deposition and trial, recommends and selects authoritative healthcare textbooks, journal titles, and professional organization position statements, technical bulletins, client advisories, etc., for purchase for attorney's client's medical library; and performs background searches of opposing testifying experts.

The Nurse Analyst participates in leadership and professional organizations in a variety of legal, nursing and litigation support groups to keep current with evolving practice issues and settings within the litigation support field and acts as a liaison with treating healthcare providers to obtain necessary diagnostic specimens for testing purposes.