Description:
Overview:Responsible for supporting the General Counsel with Legal Services and with Risk Management as assigned.
Responsibilities:
- Performs and directs various legal services for DCH Health System including
- Analyze, research and advise with respect to general business, employment, and legal issues impacting health care providers including ethics, consent, policy making, privacy, billing, and medical practice, etc.
- Advises on state and federal regulatory and licensure matters and collaborates with compliance, audit and privacy staff to achieve maximum compliance
- Coordinates the utilization of external counsel including engagement, scope of work and compensation, service, performance and final invoice authorization
- Drafts contracts, policies, leases and other documents;
- Participates in the contract approval and review process; and provides counsel; assistance; drafting and negotiation services to all constituencies.
- Work collaboratively with the compliance staff to establish priorities, minimizer risk and manage issues related to corporate compliance and privacy
- Assists in providing oversight to the claim management and litigation management process.
- Assists in developing, implementing and conducting transactions related to the risk financing/insurance process with input from various stakeholders.
- Compose reports and provide information/education to Administrative staff and Board as necessary. Attend various Board, Administrative and Organizational functions as required. Anticipates organizational needs for information and data and provides such information proactively whenever possible.
- Participates in professional activities to keep abreast of developments in the health Law and medico- Legal Risk management fields.
DCH Standards:
- Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
- Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
- Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
- Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
- Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
- Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
- Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science and a Juris Doctorate. A license to practice law in the State of Alabama. Knowledgeable in law, healthcare and regulatory matters. Healthcare and progressive management experience are preferred.
- Must communicate effectively with others working in a team environment.
- Must possess the ability to recognize and analyze issues from multiple perspectives and achieve consensus to resolve issues and conflict.
- Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
- Must be proficient using word processing.
