Minimum Education
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) DC bar admittance required. (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
4 years related or progressive experience in the law. (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Knowledge of health care law issues pertaining to non-profit academic medical centers desired.
Prefer experience with drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts.
Must have healthcare regulatory experience or related experience.
Able and available to work full-time on-site at the hospital or other CN controlled and operated location.
Professional, responsive, collaborative, solution-oriented, forward thinking, proactive, engaged.
Required Licenses and Certifications
Must be licensed as a lawyer in MD, DC or VA Upon Hire (Required)
Functional Accountabilities
General Corporate Law
- Manage contract review as assigned.
- Provide advice on legal matters as assigned.
- Support claims, litigation and insurance matters as assigned
- Support office budget, management, compliance and governance matters as assigned.
General Legal Services
- Provide advice as assigned on general legal matters in a timely manner.
- Respond to legal questions from clinical staff in a timely manner.
- Cover attorney on call position as scheduled.
- Complete assignments from Chief Legal Officer in a timely manner.
- Develop healthy relationships with other internal customers.
- Provide staff development education re\: legal issues as assigned.
- Integrate with Executive Director of Risk Management as needed to manage risk for the organization.
- Conduct business with a professional, collaborative approach that is solution oriented and forward thinking; be well respected by peers and stakeholders as a team-player and capable attorney; use good judgment on all matters including the ability to escalate concerns and control or manage potential poor decisions or actions by clients or stakeholders.
Goals setting and attainment
- Ensure that goals are set and met.
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
Teamwork/Communication
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
Safety
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance