Policy Director, Legal Affairs

Job Title:

Policy Director, Legal Affairs Department:
Government Affairs

Reports to:

Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel Hybrid work opportunity.

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD, ADD, Supplemental Life and ADD, FSA (Dependent/Health), Safe Harbor 401K with Match, Vacation 2-4 weeks, End of year Wellness Week from 12/25 and 1/2, 9 Holidays, 2 Personal Holidays, EAP, and Transportation Assistance.

Position Summary:

The Policy Director, Legal Affairs leads public policy analysis, advocacy, and implementation on key laws, regulations, and agency actions of material importance to the operations of Washington State hospitals. The Policy Director, Legal Affairs provides the substantive expertise and direction needed to develop the legal and policy structure in order to further our hospital members’ ability to deliver quality, cost effective care.

The Policy Director, Legal Affairs has responsibility for specific pieces of achieving the organization’s public policy goals; influences state and federal elected bodies, elected officials and administrative agencies; and assists hospital members in following and taking advantage of new laws. Furthermore, the Policy Director, Legal Affairs translates understanding of hospital needs to achievable policy measures.

This position specializes in policy work with an emphasis on health care laws impacting hospital operations. Policy work includes risk management, state charity care, privacy and security, information technology, the involuntary commitment system and adolescent behavioral health, bill drafting, as well as work with the various state agencies that regulate the applicable policy areas. The position reports to WSHA’s Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel and works closely with the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Identify public policy opportunities or threats and create and develop legislative or regulatory response.

Engage WSHA members in public policy and advocacy, including preparing members to testify.

Serve as lead staff on key health care issues with the state legislature and state administrative agencies.

Coordinate with WSHA lobbyists.

Identify and lead opportunities for WSHA to address public policy challenges through voluntary efforts.

Develop WSHA response on proposed rules and agency guidelines.

Develop partnerships with other organizations that share WSHA’s interests and coordinate actions.

Direct work of WSHA data analytics staff to identify and display relevant data and information.

Present information at legislative committees, regulatory hearings, and other governmental meetings, as well as to partner organizations.

Present and facilitate discussions with the WSHA Board and committees.

Convene and chair WSHA sponsored work groups of hospital members, such as hospital financial counselors, hospital legal staff, and others.

Represent WSHA at outside work groups and committees.

Keep members informed on WSHA advocacy efforts through phone conferences, webinars, newsletters, bulletins and other communication vehicles.

Assist members in following important state laws and in implementing new laws.

Develop relationships with key agency staff, member staff and partner organizations to identify and pursue hospital member interests.

Contribute to the development of WSHA strategic goals.

Participate as part of the policy development team - sharing work, expertise, and resources.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and have a strong desire to learn new skills on an ongoing basis. The requirements…