Senior Assistant General Counsel, Workers Compensation

Overview

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates 51 hospitals and has more than 360 outpatient locations in 14 states providing more than 2.5 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems with nearly 57,000 employees and physicians. Eighteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team!

Responsibilities

The Senior Assistant General Counsel – Workers’ Compensation must have substantial experience advising healthcare providers on workers’ compensation risk and workplace safety issues.  This attorney is the primary contact for hospital operators dealing with alleged workplace injuries, workers’ compensation claims or subpoenas, and workplace safety training, policies, plans, and protocols.  This attorney must take a lead role in managing and reducing claims against Prime’s hospitals, as well as developing and providing education materials and training presentations to improve workplace safety and prevent future claims.  This attorney will work closely with the Legal Department’s employment and labor counsel and general liability litigation teams to manage claims as they move from pre-litigation to active litigation, and to implement process improvement after litigation has resolved.  This attorney must actively manage, supervise and coordinate with outside counsel and Prime Healthcare’s Third-Party Administrator (“TPA”) in their assigned areas, direct strategy, and contain costs.  This attorney must also mentor/supervise other members of the Workers’ Compensation team in the Legal Department, inclusive of attorneys and staff.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

 

Required qualifications:

 

J.D. from ABA Accredited Law School

Member in Good Standing of State Bar of California or other state in which Prime Healthcare operates.

Minimum of ten (10) years of prior legal experience in law firm, public sector, and/or in house position.

 

Preferred qualifications:

 

At least two (2) years’ experience with Prime Healthcare’s Legal Department.

Significant experience with hospital or healthcare risk management and exposure control preferred.

Prior experience interacting with OSHA and other workplace safety regulatory bodies preferred.

Prior litigation experience strongly preferred.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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