Associate Counsel

This position is responsible for providing guidance and support on legal issues for the organization. This position serves as a core resource for the Legal Affairs team to ensure legal matters within Care Oregon and affiliated entities are monitored, managed, and handled in a timely and effective manner. This is a hybrid position with the expectation to be in office 1-2x/week in the downtown Portland office.

We are looking for local candidates to Portland Metro.

Estimated Hiring Range: $ - $

Bonus Target:
Bonus - SIP Target, 5% Annual

Priority will be given to candidates residing in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Current Care Oregon Employees:
Please use the internal Workday site to submit an application for this job.

• Serve as point of contact for internal questions or issues related to local, state or federal laws or regulations.
• Contracts:
  Develop, draft, review, and/or advise on all contracting needs of the organization
• Work closely with the Provider Contracting and Value-Based Payment team; may also serve other areas of the company to provide guidance on questions of law, regulatory requirements, and legal risk
• Assist and advise business leaders in contract related negotiations, work groups, and committees with external entities
• Effectively utilize contract management software
• Support the development of contracting best practices and dissemination of those practices across contracting staff; lead and contribute to contract management process improvement initiatives
• Legal Operations:
  Triage, research, advise, and respond to internal inquiries
• Oversee responses to external inquiries, including any subpoenas, requests for production, or court orders
• Coordinate with outside counsel, as necessary, for matters related to litigation, arbitration, mediation, or other authorized matters of importance
• Advise on, monitor, and/or resolve Care Oregon’s and its affiliated entities’ legal disputes, keeping stakeholders updated on progress
• Apply growing legal knowledge in the following areas:
  Federal and state health care laws and regulations (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, licensure, accreditation, general and malpractice liability, medical staff, patient care law, behavioral health, guardian ships, etc.), corporate law, taxation, real estate, labor, and employment, antitrust, insurance, commercial and finance; assist in other areas, as needed.
• Provide legal solutions faced by Care Oregon and its affiliated entities, and develop recommendations and solutions that are thorough, practical, and consistent with Care Oregon’s mission and obligations.
• Assess and mitigate legal risk, and provide timely, concise briefings to the General Counsel or other members of the legal team, and, upon request, Executive Leadership about any identified business exposure and associated risks.
• Remain abreast of relevant legislative, regulatory, and legal developments that impact Care Oregon and its affiliated entities.
• Provide input in the development of internal policies and self‑serve legal resources for staff; facilitate staff trainings as applicable and necessary.
• Work closely with Care Oregon’s compliance staff to ensure that subpoenas, record requests and other legal requests received by Care Oregon are reviewed and communicated to necessary staff; monitor and follow up to ensure that responses are submitted timely.
• Work closely with government affairs staff to analyze new statutes and regulations to determine the operational impact and ensure compliance and proper implementation.
• Maintain all detailed support materials in a highly organized way.
• Participate in and manage special projects and activities as requested.

• Juris Doctorate Degree from an accredited law…