Associate General Counsel - Healthcare

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Description

Emory's Office of the General Counsel seeks a health care attorney with significant transactional and regulatory experience to join its talented legal team as an Associate General Counsel. The Associate General Counsel will join an outstanding group of teammates to provide strategic legal counsel on complex regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters impacting one of the nation's leading academic medical centers and the largest healthcare provider in the state of Georgia.

This attorney will support Emory Healthcare's hospitals, physician practices, ancillary providers, and clinically integrated network in navigating federal and state healthcare laws while facilitating business transactions that advance our mission of excellence in patient care, education, and research.

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Help us make the world healthier

Emory Healthcare, part of Emory University, is one of the nation's premier academic health systems. At the forefront of medicine and research both nationally and locally, Emory Healthcare puts innovative research and technology into lifesaving action. Emory Healthcare is comprised of 11 hospitals, more than 580 provider locations, over 6 million patient visits annually, and the largest clinically integrated network in the state, and is Georgia's most comprehensive health system.

With a workforce of more than 29,000 employees and the #1 and #2 ranked hospitals and Georgia and Atlanta for each of the past 10 years, Emory Healthcare is #33 on Forbes' list of "Dream Employers."

Emory University includes highly ranked Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. Emory University and Emory Healthcare are home to a global health institute that supports initiatives in nearly 100 countries and a leading research enterprise that receives more than one billion dollars in annual sponsored research funding and is responsible for the development of lifesaving treatments such as angioplasty, drug-eluting stents, and the most successful and commonly used HIV/AIDS drugs in the world.

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The Associate General Counsel's duties will include:

Regulatory Compliance:

* Advise on federal and state healthcare laws and regulations, including the federal Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and relevant state fraud and abuse laws, HIPAA, and EMTALA

* Provide counsel on compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation, state licensure requirements, and Joint Commission standards

* Support the development and implementation of compliance programs, policies, and procedures to ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations

* Assist with investigations and responses to government inquiries or enforcement actions

* Assist with drafting physician contracts and advising on relevant regulatory considerations

* Monitor and interpret emerging regulatory changes and advise leadership on operational impact and risk mitigation strategies

Transactional Support:

* Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of healthcare-related agreements (e.g., professional services, affiliation, joint ventures, vendor contracts, telehealth, data-sharing, and business associate agreements)

Counsel on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships within the health system, including:

* Conducting legal due diligence to identify regulatory, compliance, and contractual risks

* Advising on transaction structure to ensure compliance with healthcare laws and regulations

* Drafting and negotiating definitive agreements, ancillary documents, and integration plans

* Coordinating with internal stakeholders and external advisors to facilitate smooth transaction execution

* Providing guidance on post-transaction integration, including physician alignment, licensure, and operational compliance

Contract Drafting and Supply Chain

Collaboration:

* Draft, review, and negotiate contracts for goods and services, including…