Director Senior Corporate Counsel

Overview

As a member of the Legal Services team at Houston Methodist, the Director Senior Corporate Counsel position provides in-house legal counsel and guidance to Houston Methodist and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively "Houston Methodist") by performing a variety of complex or specialized legal activities in accordance with the established standards of the legal profession to protect Houston Methodist's reputation and business interests and help ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations while supporting the fulfillment of Houston Methodist's Mission, Values and Belief Statements. The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position is directly responsible for providing comprehensive legal support and guidance for assigned health care facilities, physician groups, individual business lines and corporate support divisions within Houston Methodist.Responsibilities include negotiating and drafting various business contracts and service agreements, such as health care and finance agreements, acquisition agreements, and joint venture agreements. The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position also performs review for all contracts, forms, and legal documents, making recommendations for any changes or additions to these documents. This position is responsible for selecting and working with any outside counsel that the business uses, developing complex business contracts, and determining when legal actions are necessary. The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position works collaboratively with and advises management and the boards of directors of various Houston Methodist entities as assigned.The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position interfaces with many different levels of Houston Methodist, but most often interact with those in the executive management team. The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position works directly with the business executives, vendors, customers, business partners, and legal counsel to review and negotiate business and commercial contracts, information technology and IP agreements, master purchase agreements, manufacturing agreements, and software and hardware license and development agreements.Reports to: Vice President, Legal Services

Houston Methodist Standard

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Responsibilities

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides legal counsel and guidance to the management of Houston Methodist on legal matters by written and oral advice, committee activity, and educational presentations.

• Facilitates effective communication between the Department of Legal Services and Houston Methodist management regarding legal implications of strategies, policies, procedures, and activities of Methodist entities.

• Retains, coordinates, and monitors work of internal and external legal counsel and providers of related services.

• Serves as primary responsible attorney across all legal areas for assigned client groups, which may include one or more hospitals, the physician organizations, or specialized areas such as HR-Immigration, Houston Methodist Information Technology or Houston Methodist Supply Chain Management.

• Oversees the work of contracted and less experienced attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Directs, and performs general corporate legal work, including, but not limited to, preparation, review, negotiation, and revision of contracts, policies