Senior Counsel, Hospital Operations - Nashville or Dallas

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Tenet Healthcare seeks to add a Senior Counsel, Operations to its legal team based in its Dallas, Texas headquarters or Nashville, TN. The successful lawyer will join a high impact and growing legal team and be expected to provide legal advice on a wide variety of matters related to Tenet’s portfolio of hospitals.

The Senior Counsel, Operations responsibilities will include the review and analysis of all arrangements between Tenet facilities and other parties for compliance with Stark, anti-kickback and other fraud and abuse laws, EMTALA, HIPAA, and any other regulatory requirements applicable to such arrangements. The Senior Counsel will also be required to give training presentations to Tenet personnel from time-to-time on legal issues that pertain to facility operations.

• Structure and review hospital operations contractual and operational arrangements to comply with applicable laws.
  • In conjunction with facilities and contract administration, develop, review and approve contractual arrangements for facilities as required by policy and otherwise as requested
  • Effectively advise hospital personnel on the application of Tenet policies
  • Effectively advise hospital leadership and medical staff on physician credentialing and peer review matters
  • Review and approve all changes to medical staff bylaws
• Provide education and support on regulatory matters, adherence to company policy, and alignment with company strategy and core values.
  • Maintain current, comprehensive knowledge of applicable law and policies
• Coordinate and collaborate with others in the Tenet Law Department and other Tenet Home Office Departments to obtain input and approval of hospital operations arrangements, provide company-wide advice in areas of individual specialty and develop policies and practices to facilitate the highest levels of legal and ethical performance.
• Direct contract administrators supporting the assigned facilities.
  • Participate in weekly or bi-weekly contract calls with facilities to provide updates on matters relevant to facility legal operations, including policy and process changes, status of contracts in process, and to obtain information needed from facilities to advance legal operations matters
  • Advise contract administrators on eCATS package contents, including drafting and attachments
  • Offer guidance related to substantive support of contractual arrangements, including assessments of fair market value
• Oversee litigation for collection matters and provide operations support for litigation matters directed by other members of the Law Department
• Manage Compliance Matters at assigned facilities.
  • Direct compliance investigators in attorney-directed matters, including legal analysis and determination of remediation, if any
  • Advise as requested on general compliance investigations and compliance matters
• Maintain positive professional relationships with facility personnel, market leadership, Law Department colleagues and other members of the Tenet Healthcare enterprise
  • Demonstrate timely, effective responsiveness to client needs
• Other duties as assigned.

A minimum of five years of experience in health care law is required. Solid experience in a healthcare operations law practice, as well as a working knowledge of health care regulations, are required. This includes experience in health care-related drafting and transactional matters. Prior large law firm experience is highly preferred.

Additionally, the successful lawyer must be self-motivated, organized, a team player and work well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment. The lawyer filling this position must also possess excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the company, including senior corporate executives and outside counsel. This position will involve handling confidential matters requiring the exercise of good judgment and discretion.

Professional Attributes

• Ability to work independently, as well as function effectively, within a team framework.
• Strong research, analytical, organizational, and computer skills are necessary.
• Must be extremely responsive to a high volume of diverse requests.
• Strong customer service orientation, meticulous attention to detail and initiative are essential for success in this role.
• Excellent project management skills, ability to execute on plan, deliver results and manage external legal costs.
• A self-motivated, organized team player who works well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment. An individual who is cooperative, encourages collaboration and builds understanding; who easily gains trust and support of superiors and colleagues; who can find common ground and solve problems, and who owns his or her projects and commitments.

Personal Attributes

• The ability to communicate effectively with diverse constituencies and to deliver high quality written and verbal presentations. Astute interpersonal, public relations and negotiating skills.
• An individual of the highest personal and professional integrity, principle and knowledge, earning respect and support when making difficult decisions and choices.
• This individual must also possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be extremely responsive to all constituents. He/she should also have the ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of the organization, including top executives and outside counsel. This position will involve handling confidential matters requiring the exercise of good judgment and discretion.

Juris Doctor Degree from an ASA Accredited Law School is required and fully qualified to practice in the State of Texas or Tennessee.

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Tenetcomplies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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