System Director Corporate Counsel

LOCATION -Must be located in TX within reasonable driving distance of Houston TX

Job Summary / Purpose
The Legal Operations Corporate Counsel provides a general array of direct legal services primarily to one or more assigned CommonSpirit Operating Regions which may include regional delivery systems acute care facilities other inpatient or outpatient/ambulatory operations system-level functions service lines or related activities working independently or under the supervision of one or more senior Legal Team attorneys in a manner consistent with CommonSpirits mission vision and values. This position will support CommonSpirits South Region which includes facilities in Texas with primary responsibility for the Texas markets.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Perform direct and consistent legal services for represent and support assigned CommonSpirit Operating Region. Direct legal services will include but not be limited to: preparation review and revision of complex non-physician agreements and complex hospital-based physician agreements (using templates adopted by the Legal Team as appropriate); performance of legal research; and provision of legal counsel and guidance related to health care operational issues including patient consent bioethics risk management medical staff licensing and certification policies contractual arrangements (rights and responsibilities) regulatory requirements Stark and Anti-Kickback compliance and other areas of health care operations subject to state and federal laws and regulations.
• Assist more senior Legal Team attorneys in the delivery of legal services including preparation of legal analyses and recommendations development of preliminary legal documents and provision of support for legal operations projects.
• Provide sound legal advice to assigned Operating Region staff and management to boards and committees when requested and to other members of the Legal Team and be knowledgeable about other health care laws applicable to CommonSpirit.
• Actively engage and coordinate with other Legal Team members as needed for effective delivery of health care legal operations services across the enterprise; and actively participate in Legal Team initiatives.
• Supervise direct manage and collaborate with paralegals executive assistants and other Legal Team support staff as applicable.
• Manage and evaluate outside counsel engaged to provide health care operations-related legal support.
• Prepare review and revise corporate documents (e.g. articles of incorporation and bylaws) and assist with internal CommonSpirit approval processes (e.g. Governance Matrix Approval and Signature Authority Policy etc.) for designated facilities or entities within assigned Operating Region.
• Assist with assigned Operating Region litigation administrative proceedings and other regulatory (including licensure and certification) proceedings or matters.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education and Experience
Juris Doctor or equivalent degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. Health law or specialty professional education or equivalent experience (preferred).
Minimum of five (5) years legal work experience either with a law firm or in-house legal department involving the performance of general operational or specialty legal services for hospitals health systems medical foundations or groups clinics providers health care delivery organizations or integrated delivery systems (preferred).

Required Licensure and Certifications
Active State Bar licensure registration as in-house counsel or equivalent acceptable status for state of primary work location.

Required Minimum Knowledge Skills Abilities and Training

• Strong decision-making skills and judgment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong drafting skills suitable to more complex and sophisticated matters
• Understanding of and ability to adhere to confidentiality obligations
• Effective and collegial interpersonal skills; ability to perform legal functions with integrity and consistent with CommonSpirits mission vision and values
• Ability to work independently manage a diverse workflow and timely and effectively complete assigned work
• Possess an understanding of when to inform or advance legal issues to or seek input from Legal Team supervisor
• Ability to use in-house and outside legal resources to accomplish work while achieving cost effectiveness

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