To accomplish this, the Sr Consultant''s primary job focus evolves largely around the following activities; monitor for and capture all patient outcomes that have the potential to progress to professional liability claims against the hospital; analyze, interpret, and generate reports regarding the effectiveness and appropriateness of clinical care & treatment; works directly with complainants and claimants to investigate, analyze, and resolve allegations of professional negligence; where indicated, is given authority to negotiate financial settlements with claimants; is assigned to assist the General Counsel and external trial counsel in managing various aspects of formal litigation cases; functions as a Third Party Administrator/claims adjuster to manage, and as authorized, to negotiate claims settlements for (self-insured) General Liability claims; otherwise functions as the lead, on-site insurance contact for collecting and submitting claims reports/data associated with a variety of casualty lines of insurance coverage (e. Functions as the hospital/division liaison in assisting the General Counsel, in-house counsel, and external trial counsel with litigation-related activities; carries a litigation case load as assigned by the Legal department; completes clinical chart reviews and presents to the General Counsel for Reserving purposes; collaborates with and/or manages all requests for assistance from in-house counsel and external trial counsel in assisting with completion of interrogatories and production of documents requests, and other legal discovery activities as necessary; coordinates meetings between associates and trial counsel, schedules depositions of associates; attends/participates in litigation-related meetings & trial activities as delegated.