Paralegal

Schedule

Work hours may be scheduled between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday. Days and times are open to discussion.

Corp Compliance Office - 241

Under direct supervision, provides support to Compliance and Risk management by researching legal precedent, investigating facts, or preparing legal documents. Conducts research to support legal proceedings. Interacts at a professional level with all forms of communication. Exercises strict confidentiality in all matters.

ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month.

We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive.

We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.

• Manage legal requests by reviewing criteria, initiating cases in PRM, coordinating record retrieval, drafting cover letters, and compiling documentation. Ensure timely responses to requestors and handle communications with law firms and record retrieval companies. Process payments for medical records as needed.
• Manages and processes email and faxed documents addressed to the office.
• Manage Corporate Contract documentation by organizing and printing documents, entering data into contract repository, and filing original contracts in the Compliance Office.
• Support ARUP Pathologists in obtaining and renewing state medical licenses. Maintain confidentiality of personal data, assist with CME requirements, communicate with state medical boards, track renewal deadlines, and process associated fees.
• Review and assign Speak Up cases to appropriate managers, update case statuses in the portal, monitor timelines, and close cases upon resolution. Prepare monthly summary reports for executive leadership.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Stooping:
  Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Mobility:
  Occasionally move between work sites and inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Communicate:
  Frequently and effectively communicate with others.
• PPE:
  Biohazard laboratory environment that requires use of personal protective equipment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company policies.
• ARUP Policies and Procedures:
  Conduct self in compliance with all ARUP Policies and Procedures.
• Sedentary Work:
  Exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Fine Motor Control:
  Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Vision:
  Having close, far, and peripheral visual acuity to perform a variety of tasks such as general observations of depth and distance.

Education

• Required: Associates Degree or better.
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree or better.

Experience

• Required: Associates degree and three years of experience working as a paralegal or in a relevant field. Must obtain Paralegal certification within one year of hire date.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree and five years of paralegal experience;
  Paralegal certification.

Licenses & Certifications

• Preferred: Paralegal Certification.