Job Category:

Executive Leadership, Legal / Compliance

Work Shift/Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

Senior Counsel performs legal services, represents and supports Northeast Georgia Health System with regard to hospital-physician relationships under the direction and supervision of the Chief Legal Officer, or his/her designee such as Managing Counsel, including, without limitation, matters related to support of the health system, clinically integrated networks, accountable care organizations, and similar or related entities; physician contracting, including negotiation and drafting of professional services agreements between Northeast Georgia Medical Center and medical groups; physician recruitment; physician employment; business and non-physician contracting; corporate, commercial, physician and business transactions; loans and financing transactions; the formation, operation and dissolution of joint ventures and other business organizations; physician practice acquisitions; legal/regulatory and compliance; and licensure, certification and accreditation. Performs other duties as may be assigned by the Chief Legal Officer or designee.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications:

• Educational Requirements: Juris Doctor.

• Minimum Experience: Juris Doctor (J.D.) and an active license to practice (Georgia license or ability to apply for and obtain Georgia license) and 5-8 years’ of relevant health law experience in a law firm practice and/or in-house is required. Consideration will be given to qualified candidates advising health care institutions with a combined total of eight or more years’ experience.

• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred Educational Requirements:

• Preferred Experience:

• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Outstanding analytical, negotiating, drafting and writing ability. Pragmatic business acumen with the ability to recognize the broader consequences of legal advice. 

• Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication. Innovative thinking that adds value for clients and finds creative solutions to complex legal issues. 

• Interpersonal skills that foster successful interaction with a diverse array of legal colleagues, clients, and leaders at all levels. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and initiatives; prioritizing and working independently in a highly collegial and high performing environment. High degree of personal integrity, sound judgment, and a commitment to accountability. 

• Extensive knowledge of federal and state laws relating to healthcare, including but not limited to Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, HIPAA, AKS, self-referral prohibitions, privacy, security, and fraud and abuse.

• Experience in managing, drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex contracts.

• Good working knowledge of the key operational and strategic issues and challenges currently affecting hospitals, medical foundations, health systems, providers, health care delivery organizations, and/or integrated delivery systems.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assists in the handling of administrative and legal proceedings before federal and state agencies and courts.   

• Negotiates, reviews, drafts and interprets contracts, with an emphasis on hospital-physician relationships.  

• Represents NGHS in licensure applications, material modifications, regulatory compliance, network provider contracting and network development.

• Negotiates and drafts the settlement of claims and/or litigation.  

• Researches and drafts memoranda, opinions and correspondence on legal issues.  

• Assures effective implementation of the contract management system throughout NGHS.

• Oversees, manages and works collaboratively on matters assigned to outside counsel engaged to represent or assist NGHS, including review, direction and supervision of outside counsel’s legal work.

• Participates on projects or matters related to the management and administration of the Legal Department as requested by Chief Legal Officer.

• Directs, manages and works collaboratively with the paralegals, executiv