Assistant General Counsel

Job Description

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose, and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we expand our services and spaces, including the cutting‑edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and help us provide brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Children’s is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal‑opportunity employer, including veterans and people with disabilities.

Provide a wide range of highly competent legal and regulatory advice in a practical and supportive manner to support the organization and its affiliates. Areas of practice may include but are not limited to physician practice matters; physician compensation issues; healthcare regulatory matters; interest in artificial intelligence matters is a plus; legal research; regulatory analysis; contract review, drafting and oversight; assisting with day‑to‑day matters associated with a healthcare system;

providing education and training on legal matters and other activities in close collaboration with the Sr. Vice President and General Counsel and the rest of the legal team, and assisting efforts to ensure compliance with law and regulatory requirements.

• Provides legal advice and analysis regarding health‑care legal‑regulatory matters to support Children’s Nebraska and its affiliated organizations and perform a variety of related duties:
  • Provide oversight of physician compensation for regulatory compliance.
  • Ensure physician contracts and service agreements are prepared accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Develop and refine policies, procedures and processes to facilitate consistent physician‑contract management and compliance with contract requirements.
  • Develop, implement and review department policies, resources and practices to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and accreditation standards in coordination with other departments in the healthcare system.
  • Stay abreast of regulatory and industry developments in the dynamic healthcare environment and proactively identify potential legal solutions to address risk.
  • Provide timely, concise briefings to the General Counsel and, as directed, Executive Leadership about any identified business exposure and associated legal risks, as well as any mitigation techniques that should be utilized.
  • Work collaboratively as a member of the legal team and support work in other areas as may be requested by the General Counsel from time‑to‑time.
  • Develop and conduct training and education programs related to legal matters to hospital providers and staff.
  • Keep abreast of relevant legislative, regulatory, and legal developments that impact Children’s and its affiliated entities and advise staff as necessary and relevant.
  • Demonstrated ability to draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of agreements.
  • Assist with a variety of local, state, and federal regulatory matters, and prepare memoranda, policies, and training documents related to same.
  • Draft forms for use in a variety of clinical settings.
  • Draft and negotiate a range of commercial agreements.
  • Subject‑matter expertise in the following areas is desirable: federal anti‑kickback and Stark laws; false claims act; information technology; privacy and security; information blocking; reimbursement and licensure; legal issues associated with behavioral health; physician contracting; hospital licensure;
    Medicaid, interest and experience in artificial intelligence and associated legal issues; other new and emerging legal fields in the healthcare industry; employment and labor laws; and the myriad of legal issues that arise in the pediatric health‑care field.

• J.D. from an accredited law school required.
• Graduate in the top quarter of the class preferred.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a corporate role or in private practice or in the legal department of a healthcare system required.
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