Senior Counsel Contracts

Summary:

Senior Counsel works as an in-house contracts attorney dealing with contracts, laws and regulations that relate to the health care field.

• As an In-House Counsel you can expect your daily duties to include:
  Provide practical and wide-ranging advice on legal issues;
• review contracts/renewals related to physicians, suppliers, and independent contractors and other.
• Conduct Legal Research into a variety of healthcare and business-related issues.
• Providing accurate, relevant and timely advice to your employer and other members of staff on a variety of legal topics that relate to the business sector and their products or services.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various commercial contracts and agreements.
• Managing and mitigating legal risks by designing and implementing company policies and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations that apply to the business.
• Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the company.
• Communicating with and managing any third-party bodies such as external counsel or auditors.
• Designing and delivering legal training to the business.
• Staying up to date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect your business and specific industry.
• Liaising with senior members of staff.
• Assist in the management of outside counsel on litigation or risk related matters.
• Coordinating with Regulatory Department on compliance initiatives throughout the organization.
• Assist in promoting a team atmosphere by treating individuals with respect and honesty and by using direct communication and active listening skills.
• Be open to change and actively support change.
• Be open to others’ ideas and points of view.
• Promote department goals as well as the mission of Rogers Behavioral Health.
• Communicate goals to fellow staff members.
• Demonstrate measurable goal achievement.
• Maintain department policies and procedures.
• Oversee work of junior attorneys or paralegal staff within the department.
• Participate in in-services, seminars, and other meetings as assigned to increase involvement and awareness of Joint Commission and other regulatory agency compliance regulations.
• Participate in committees, Rogers Operating System (ROS) team meetings, and team projects, as directed.
• Demonstrate punctuality and preparedness.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Demonstrate good organizational skills.
• Contribute in a positive, solution-focused manner.
• Attend department meetings as needed, actively participate in discussions, recognize and contribute to activities leading to improvement.
• Participate in the ROS program.
• Gain understanding of the ROS process.
• Apply the ROS model to your department’s activities.
• Participate and/or create ROS projects that lead to improvement of your department.
• Conduct self in a professional manner.
• Demonstrate organizational skills that promote timely response to all inquiries and to task completion.
• Communicate with all individuals in a positive and professional manner.
• Attempt to resolve individual issues with peers in a positive, calm manner, with a focus on solution.
• Communicate concerns and provide solutions for same.
• Attend outside seminars and/or educational classes to promote professional growth and meet continuing education requirements.
• Demonstrate a positive and professional attitude toward parties outside Rogers Behavioral Health ((i.e. academic partners, professional guest speakers etc.).
• Comply with Rogers Memorial Hospital policies and procedures, including Human Resources, Infection Control, and Employee Health policies and programs.
• Project a professional image by wearing appropriate, professional attire as defined in Rogers Memorial Hospital…