Assistant Counsel Jefferson Health

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Job Description

• Drafts reviews revises and negotiates legal documents associated with various health care transactional matters including physician practice acquisitions professional service agreements and clinical affiliations and with general commercial and supply chain matters in all cases to ensure that business objectives are achieved and the contract terms and conditions are in accord with the various rules and regulations under which the Jefferson operates.
• Provides advice and counsel on health care regulatory issues including relative to compliance with fraud and abuse licensure reimbursement privacy and other standards applicable to Jeffersons operations.
• Works closely with EOLA and enterprise leadership to understand strategic initiatives and business needs and establishing and influencing appropriate legal considerations and risk analyses which must be appropriately taken into account in decision-making.
• Identifies novel and/or unresolved legal issues disputes and trends and collaborates with other EOLA attorneys for resolution. Provides related education and advice to executive leaders as needed.
• Supports EOLA efforts to create and disseminate template documents for a variety of business functions.
• Uses and supports the administration of legal service request matter management contract management and other systems deployed by EOLA.
• Supports EOLA leadership in the management of legal professional workloads.
• Independently cultivates and manages client relationships with Jefferson stakeholders and business relationships with external parties.
• Participates and attends relevant committees on all campuses as instructed.
• Supports the EOLA personnel on other legal matters as needed.
• Interacts with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Proficient in Excel Microsoft Word PowerPoint and various database systems

Education and Experience:

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited school required
• 5 years of experience as a business or health care lawyer with demonstrated experience in directing managing and negotiating commercial contracts and transactions and advising on regulatory matters required
• ATTY - Licensed Attorney - State of Pennsylvania or- State of New Jerseyrequired

Knowledge Skills and Abilities - Required

• Membership in good standing with the Pennsylvania and/or New Jersey bar or bar membership in another U.S. jurisdiction with the ability to obtain a Pennsylvania or New Jersey Limited In-House Counsel License.
• Health care regulatory law experience is required as is an excellent understanding of major federal laws applicable state laws and related regulations that govern the provision of not-for-profit health care services.
• Demonstrated experience with health care contracting provider and payor relationships and applicable regulatory frameworks including health care fraud and abuse laws and regulations licensure and certification healthcare information systems and Medicare/Medicaid program requirements and reimbursement.
• Background in health plan and regulated insurance industry with in-house legal department experience and/or in-house health plan experience preferred.

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Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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