Description:
Overview:Join a vibrant, dynamic, and collaborative legal team to advance the mission of A Non-Profit Health Care Provider and Hospital System and community – to provide exceptional health services with a passion for making lives better. This position will provide excellent legal advice and corporate transactional support to A Non-Profit Health Care Provider and Hospital System and the Head of Legal as relates to transactional matters, contracts, and corporate services. This position will be a key legal and business partner for the organization on non-clinical and, eventually, clinical transactional matters. Position is open to remote and hybrid opportunities.
Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and other legal documents;
- Collaborate closely with the Head of Legal and operational leaders (including Supply Chain and IT) in structuring, negotiating, and providing legal advice for business transactions;
- Perform research necessary to draft and analyze various contracts, policies, and other documents;
- Perform risk analysis of contractual documents for business consideration;
- In collaboration with Corporate Compliance staff, develop compliance policies and procedures and other documents;
- Assist in promoting efficiency of the legal department by preparing and updating templates, forms, outlines, instructional materials, and other tools and resources; Monitor trends, best practices, and regulatory changes to determine necessary updates to these documents and mitigate risk;
- Develop and conduct in-house presentations for training or professional development;
- Maintain open and trusting relationship with VP and senior level business leaders to maintain proactive use of legal counsel in support of organizational risk tolerances and strategic goals;
Other duties as assigned
Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following behavior expectations:
Quality - Follows policies and procedures; adapts to and manages changes in the environment; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness giving attention to details; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Manages time and prioritizes effectively to achieve organizational goals.
Service - Responds promptly to requests for service and assistance; Follows A Non-Profit Health Care Provider and Hospital System Critical Moments of service; Meets commitments; Abides by MH confidentiality and security agreement; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; and effectively communicates information to partners; Thinks system wide regarding processes and functions.
Partnering - Shows commitment to the Mission of A Non-Profit Health Care Provider and Hospital System and Culture of Excellence through all words and actions; Exhibits objectivity and openness to other's views; Demonstrates a high level of participation and engagement in day-to-day work; Gives and welcomes feedback; Generates suggestions for improving work: Embraces teamwork, supports and encourages positive change while giving value to individuals.
Cost - Conserves organization resources; Understands fiscal responsibility; Works within approved budget; Develops and implements cost saving measures; contributes to profits and revenue.
Education and Experience:
- Graduation from an accredited law school required.
- At least basic knowledge of healthcare legal matters including federal and state laws, regulations and rules that govern hospital and healthcare system accreditation, certification and business practice.
- At least basic knowledge in legal aspects of contract and agreement negotiations, practice and structure.
- 4+ years of general corporate transactional experience; preference for experience with IT, supply chain, consulting, mergers and acquisitions. Health care payer contracting an additional plus
- Experience with healthcare clients and/or antitrust and tax exemption preferred
- Admitted to practice, or ability to become admitted as in-house counsel, in Wisconsin and/or Illinois
Certification/Licensure
Licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin and/or IllinoisAdditional Requirements:
- Passing the Driver's License Check and/or Credit Check (for those positions requiring).
- Passing the WI Caregiver Background Check and/or IL Health Care Workers Background Check.
- Must be able to follow written/oral instructions.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills and judgement
- Values and demonstrates collaborative team approach
- Ability to manage multiple high priority assignments simultaneously
- Solution-oriented and creative problem-solving approach