Description:

The Staff Attorney's main duties consist of the following:
Legal Representation of the Health System
  1. Under the direction of the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Employment, provides general legal advice to the Health System and its operational leaders on a variety of legal issues, including advice regarding ethical, consent, and patient care issues.
  2. Drafts contractual documents as assigned, including leases, affiliation agreements, and services agreements.
  3. Independently oversee the flow of new contracts through the Health System's contract management system.
  4. Prepares and finalizes contracts for signature and organizes contracts in the Health System's management system.
  5. Train Health System leaders on an as-needed basis on using contract management software.
  6. Provides legal advice on employment law issues.
  7. Monitors legislative and regulatory laws and prepares analyses of the same.
  8. Provides other legal services and performs other duties, as assigned.

Grant Administration and Application.
  1. Serve as the day-to-day administrator on all Health System grants in collaboration with the Finance Division and other Health System leaders.
  2. Assist with pre-award grant preparation of new submissions, progress reports and related materials.
  3. Assist with preparing detailed budgets and justifications, as well as gathering administrative documents from all personnel included on the proposal and prepare detailed budgets and justifications on all administrative duties.
  4. Monitor regulatory and compliance requirements for all awarded grants, keeping detailed files and a tracking mechanism for all items due.
  5. Monitor post-award activities to ensure adherence to relevant guidelines.