Associate General Counsel - Onsite, not remote

Legal Services  
Full Time
Day Shift 
8:00am-5:00pm, Mon-Fri

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #2 in the state and #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs more than 8,000 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

 

 

 

 

Job Summary

Associate General Counsel reports to the SVP General Counsel and works closely with outside counsel as directed by the SVP General Counsel, in-house attorneys, and Hospital representatives. The person in this position has a comfort level with healthcare's regulatory framework and reimbursement programs, with particular skills in drafting contracts, developing policies, advising staff and management on legal issues, regulatory, and administrative matters. This position is also responsible to be the primary legal resource for one or more key practice areas, (e.g. employment law) across all of Hospital’s sites when legal involvement is needed as designated by the SVP General Counsel.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Graduation from an accredited School of Law with strong academic record.
Minimum Years of Experience: 5 Years of work in a law firm or in-house legal department, including at least 3-5 years of health law experience.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Current member of the South Carolina State Bar. If not a member of the South  Carolina State Bar, willingness and eligibility to join South Carolina State Bar promptly as decided by SVP General Counsel.
Required Training: Ability and willingness to demonstrate and maintain competency as required for job title and the unit/area(s) of assignment;  Ability to conduct interviews, draft pleadings, Stark and Anti-kickback laws, and participates in court and administrative proceedings.

Essential Functions

• Serves as a legal resource for Hospital and its subsidiaries as requested by the leadership and as directed and approved by SVP General Counsel, which could include but is not limited to: 
  • Stark and Anti-Kickback laws and regulations.       
  • Physician Agreements.           
  • Agreements in all other areas of Health Care.       
  • Reviewing agreements, policies and procedures.       
  • Participating in credentialing and medical staff activities.      
  • Responding to operational events involving law enforcement, patients, consent  issues, employment and adverse events .        
  • Supporting strategic planning activities involving legal issues.     
  • Assisting with governance activities.         
  • Coordinating and monitoring litigation and assisting in risk management activities. 
  • Engaging and monitoring contractors providing services that are to remain  attorney/client privileged.           
  • Providing legal updates to the board(s) and leadership.      
  • Assisting with other matters as requested by the SVP General Counsel.
• Willingness to work with employees at all levels within the organization to identify and resolve legal concerns and to facilitate process changes to prevent future occurrences as needed.
• Prioritizes projects, stay on task and manage a fast-paced work environment related to varying legal demands across numerous subject areas.
• Exhibits behaviors consistent with standards for performance improvement and organizational values.
• Provide back-up legal services for legal needs across Hospital’s sites and clinics.
• Coordinate and oversee outside legal resources for Hospital and its subsidiaries as approved by the General Counsel.
• Support physician contracting and documentation across all Hospital sites.
• Serve as the primary legal resource for one or more key practice areas, (e.g. employment law) across all Hospital sites.
• Engage and coordinate the engagement of outside legal resources relative to key practice area(s) assigned by the General Counsel.
• Maintain confidentiality in matters rela