Paralegal, UF Health Central Florida

UF Health Central Florida Leesburg

Job ID: 110705
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Department: General Administrative Corp
Shift/Days:
Posted FTE: 1.00 = 40 Hours
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Job Opening Summary

Functions as a paralegal at UF Health Central Florida as part administration and the legal department. This position will provide high-level technical support to health care attorneys and others and will include, but not be limited to, work in the following legal specialty areas: insurance, contracts, corporate filings, facility licensure, real estate, immigration and litigation. Additionally, position will assist with legal research and writing, database maintenance, contract management, document reviews, subpoenas, corporate recordkeeping and various legal administrative tasks related to all facets and legal needs of the organization.
 

Job Opening Qualifications

Education
  • Associate's degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience as a paralegal in two more of the following areas: general legal, claims, insurance, real estate, immigration or business.
  • Prefer candidates who are registered as a paralegal in the state of Florida.
  • Candidates who do not possess an associate's degree yet but who have 5 or more years of experience (defined above) will be considered.

Licensure/Certification/Registration
  • Paralegal certification required.

Special Skills/Qualifications/Additional Training/Experience Required
  • Excellent verbal and written communications, to include grammar and spelling proficiency, are essential.
  • The ability to independently complete sophisticated assignments, understand complex business transactions and draft and edit grammatically perfect, well-written documents is essential.
  • Must be able to expertly execute and operate various types of office equipment and current standard hospital word processing, database and spreadsheet software products.
  • Work experience in an in-house legal setting in the health care industry is preferred.
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UF Health Central Florida is committed to diversity as a competitive advantage in attracting top talent from across the nation and around the world. We believe in sharing knowledge, learning from one another, valuing different opinions and celebrating the things that make each one of us unique in our own right. UF Health Central Florida is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V


UF Health Central Florida Leesburg
Leesburg, FL 34748



Why Work With UF Health

Benefits
Benefits to fit your life.

As one of the largest health systems in the region, we are able to offer an excellent suite of benefits starting with a core set that includes excellent medical insurance and prescription drug plans, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, generous paid time off, 10 paid holidays per year and an employee assistance plan. We also offer an attractive array of voluntary benefits, such as tuition reimbursement, dependent care and health care reimbursement accounts, dental insurance, vision plan and more. Our retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match.

About UF Health
About UF Health

The  University of Florida Health System (UF Health) is the Southeast’s most comprehensive academic health center and part of one of the nation’s top 5 public research universities. As the newest member of the growing academic medical family, UF Health Central Florida is proud to build on our own story of inspired care for the communities of central Florida with the support of one of the nation’s most esteemed and sophisticated medical systems. UF Health ranks 53rd on the 2021 Forbes list of Florida’s 100 best workplaces and ranks 31st on their list of best workplaces in the nation for women. UF Health Shands Hospital was included in Indeed’s list of the “2019 Top-Rated Workplaces” for hospitals, which recognizes the 25 “Best Hospitals” in the U.S.

About The Area
Welcome to Central Florida

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