Executive Director, Legal Services

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

Legal Svcs-Corp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Legal

Seasoned legal executive and strategic advisor with extensive experience leading legal functions that support health care operations teams in complex healthcare environments, including health systems and other provider organizations. Proven track record of leading teams of lawyers and non-lawyers and developing and executing enterprise-wide legal strategies. Adept at partnering with executive leadership, clinical leaders, and care delivery teams to align legal guidance with business objectives while effectively managing risk across dynamic and highly regulated healthcare settings.  Extensive experience with providing legal advice related to physician contracting, medical staff, patient care, facility licensure, accreditation, and other related health care operations matters.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package.

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for providing leadership in the development, implementation, and oversight of standards, systems, policies, and procedures for the delivery of legal services for assigned areas of responsibility, in alignment and in furtherance of system strategic goals and ongoing operations, ensuring a collaborative, open, and inclusive work environment that is focused on quality of outcomes and superior client service orientation. This position serves as advisor to the organization’s senior management on matters related to assigned areas of responsibility. Monitors and oversees client services, stakeholder relations, legal department operations, performance and productivity, and financial performance of the legal department. Performs direct legal services in areas of assigned responsibility. This position is responsible for serving as a role model to staff across the system and representing Banner in a positive manner both within and outside the organization.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Provides leadership in development, implementation, and oversight of system-wide/regional standards, programs, and/or systems for the delivery of legal services for assigned areas of responsibility in order to achieve desired and integrated strategic business initiatives, objectives, and outcomes in compliance with legal parameters.

2. Directs, supervises, and evaluates the work of legal department staff, including attorneys. Holds legal department staff accountable for achieving performance and productivity targets within budgetary parameters. Works with legal department staff to identify and resolve the most complex issues and problems impacting legal department services and operations. Develops staff to ensure continued professional growth and to provide the competencies the company needs to support its growth and long-term success. Articulates and demonstrates an expectation for continuous quality improvement utilizing processes that include consideration of all stakeholders. Fosters an environment that focuses on processes, outcomes and excellent client service. Monitors and oversees assigned performance and productivity, workload allocations across his or her team, and substantive quality of legal services provided by his or her team.

3. Builds and supports effective collegial relationships within the Legal Department and also with applicable internal clients and external organizations and stakeholders, ensuring and fostering a high level of collaboration in order to develop effective relationships, coordinate activities, review work, exchange information, and/or resolve problems. Promotes and models positive relationships among various entities.

4. Oversees the development, implementation, and consistent application of effective organizational policies and practices. Participates in maintaining an effective internal control environment within the legal department to ensure that assets are safeguarded, policies and operating procedures are followed, necessary controls are effective and efficient, proper compliance with existing laws and regulatio