Description:
The Role:
A World Leader in Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Company would like to recruit an Associate General Counsel. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this person will serve as a key member of the hospital's Legal Department, supporting many areas of hospital operations. The Associate General Counsel will handle a wide range of medical staff issues, including medical staff bylaws and credentialing and professional conduct matters. The Associate General Counsel will handle physician employment agreements, research employment agreements, and medical services agreements. The Associate General Counsel will support the hospital's Education Institute by handling affiliation agreements, alliance agreements, graduate medical education issues and related workgroups. The Associate General Counsel will also support the Marketing department by reviewing agreements, reviewing marketing collateral and handling communications/media issues. The Associate General Counsel will support various other hospital Departments through policy development and review and workgroup participation. The Associate General Counsel will handle employment matters such as EEOC complaints and human resources policies. The Associate General Counsel may also assist the Compliance department on internal investigations.
Qualifications:
Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate will be an accomplished, dedicated attorney with at least ten (10) years of experience. This individual may either be in private practice with a sophisticated national and international transactional practice or have started in private practice with a well-regarded law firm in such a practice but has since moved in-house with a health care organization.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills as well as exceptional presence and judgment. It is imperative that the successful candidate have the intellect, vision and judgment to contribute across the organization. The individual should thrive in a highly collaborative, collegial but also immediate, results-oriented, and mission-driven culture. Further, the successful candidate will share a passion and commitment to the overall mission and values of A World Leader in Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Company.
In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:
A World Leader in Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Company would like to recruit an Associate General Counsel. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this person will serve as a key member of the hospital's Legal Department, supporting many areas of hospital operations. The Associate General Counsel will handle a wide range of medical staff issues, including medical staff bylaws and credentialing and professional conduct matters. The Associate General Counsel will handle physician employment agreements, research employment agreements, and medical services agreements. The Associate General Counsel will support the hospital's Education Institute by handling affiliation agreements, alliance agreements, graduate medical education issues and related workgroups. The Associate General Counsel will also support the Marketing department by reviewing agreements, reviewing marketing collateral and handling communications/media issues. The Associate General Counsel will support various other hospital Departments through policy development and review and workgroup participation. The Associate General Counsel will handle employment matters such as EEOC complaints and human resources policies. The Associate General Counsel may also assist the Compliance department on internal investigations.
Qualifications:
Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate will be an accomplished, dedicated attorney with at least ten (10) years of experience. This individual may either be in private practice with a sophisticated national and international transactional practice or have started in private practice with a well-regarded law firm in such a practice but has since moved in-house with a health care organization.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills as well as exceptional presence and judgment. It is imperative that the successful candidate have the intellect, vision and judgment to contribute across the organization. The individual should thrive in a highly collaborative, collegial but also immediate, results-oriented, and mission-driven culture. Further, the successful candidate will share a passion and commitment to the overall mission and values of A World Leader in Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Company.
In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:
Business Acumen
Grasp key drivers of A World Leader in Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Company and quickly become immersed in important legal and business issues facing the providers and institution.
Executing for Results:
Building Relationships and Using Influence
Grasp key drivers of A World Leader in Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Company and quickly become immersed in important legal and business issues facing the providers and institution.
Executing for Results:
- Take initiative and operate with a sense of urgency and decisiveness.
- Make nuanced recommendations and business decisions based on facts and the culture and strategic objectives of A World Leader in Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Company.
- Work through ambiguity, both internally and externally, utilizing strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Work effectively with others across the organization.
- Demonstrate a positive, professional and collaborative demeanor and strong business acumen in order to gain the confidence, trust and reliance of colleagues at A World Leader in Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Company.
- Develop a strong network of relationships inside and outside the organization to support the objectives of the legal function.
- Communicate in an articulate and persuasive manner
