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Health Care Attorney in Tacoma, WA

Franciscan Health System Dec 07,2017 Sep 24,2017 Location Tacoma WA
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Public Interest

Attorney

Health Care

Min 5 yrs required

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Division Corporate Counsel Duties: To implement continuing program of legal services, including legal and strategic advice and counsel, for designated MBOs. Serve on or assist the Legal Services Group in developing legal products and/or performing legal services for the Healthcare System as a whole. Provide direct legal support services to designated MBOs, including preparation, review, and revision of physician, hospital, and vendor contracts, MBO-specific policies, and other MBO documents with legal implications. Provide legal advice and counsel to MBO management, MBO medical staff leadership, MBO boards, and national staff with respect to corporate, operational, and physician-related matters. Evaluate and furnish legal strategic advice and participate in strategic development of designated MBOs through attendance at appropriate board and management meetings. Manage and evaluate outside legal counsel serving designated MBOs on matters referred to such outside counsel. Participate, as appropriate, in Resource Groups, Task Forces, and/or Solution Teams. Perform other duties as assigned by managing attorney or other LSG senior team members.

Qualification and Experience

Requirements: JD Degree or L.L.B. awarded by an ABA accredited law school. License to practice in one or more states. 5+ years’ experience as legal counsel in the healthcare industry relating to clinical legal issues either in private legal practice or as an in-house counsel to a hospital health system. Provide professional responsibilities in a manner consistent with the philosophy, mission, and values. Good interpersonal skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Health professional education, experience, and/or equivalent. Decision-making skills and judgment to ensure that MBO activities maximize benefits to the MBO Groups and Healthcare System and those activities are conducted in accordance with CHI Mission and Core Values and the ERDs. Ability to ensure the effective use of in-house and outside legal resources to accomplish tasks, resolve legal issues, and achieve cost effectiveness; ability to provide comparison of outside attorneys in order to evaluate performance and to create uniformly high expectations. The skills required to work in a matrix organization. Strong interpersonal skills that build effective working relationships with CHI leadership, staff, and other CHI Groups, Task Forces, and Teams. Ability to interact professionally and effectively with Physicians, Physician Leaders and medical staff committees. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.

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Requisition Title-2017-R0090358

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