Requisition ID: 33086

Location: Chicago Corporate

Location Address:
200 South Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606 United States (US)

Daily Hours: 8
Standard Hours: 36
Employment Status: Full-time
Employment Type: Regular
Shift: Day
FLSA: E

SUMMARY

Provides legal services for RHC and all RHC affiliates. Significant responsibility for contract, transactional and regulatory issues. Assists in supervising and directing work of legal interns, and other internal and external legal resources. Works collegially with all other attorneys in the RHC Office of Legal Affairs, and reports directly to Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides Legal Analysis and Review :

• Identifies and analyzes regulatory issues arising in connection with contracts and with other RHC/affiliate activities and proposed activities, including EMTALA, Stark, Anti-Kickback, and tax-exemption issues, and develops recommendations to address such issues;
• Drafts legal analyses and memos; legal documents; and drafts and revises policies and other documents submitted for legal review; and coordinates with Vice President Compliance on regulatory and investigation matters as appropriate

• Provides Counseling on Legal Issues :

• Provides legal counsel and assistance in connection with regulatory, litigation, contractual and transactional matters for RHC and its affiliates.

• Prepares Corporate Documents and Resolutions :

• Drafts revisions to corporate Articles, Bylaws and similar organizational documents, and prepares corporate resolutions and Secretary of State filings for corporate mergers, dissolutions and other corporate changes or document amendments.

• Engages in Education and Communication on Legal Issues and Developments :

• Works with individual or other department attorneys to develop and present written and oral communications and educational material on pertinent legal issues and development of appropriate training and resource material.

• Conducts Litigation Oversight :

• Works with outside counsel and assists Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and other department members in overseeing litigation, including coordinating responses to discovery requests, reviewing draft pleadings and affidavits, participating in litigation strategy and settlement discussions and managing outside litigation counsel.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Experience with wide variety of health law and other legal issues related to the operation of a health system.
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills
• Demonstrated strength in the identification, explanation and resolution of legal issues.
• Ability to timely manage multiple legal demands on a wide variety of issues.
• Self-starter, with excellent follow-through ability and able to perform high-level legal services with minimum supervision.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and Juris Doctorate (J.D.)
• At least 4 years of full-time experience practicing health care law, including and/or as attorney with law firm with recognized expertise in health care law. In-house experience with a hospital or health system not required

Computer Skills

• Proficiency with Word and other computer software typically used in legal department environments.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Licensed as an attorney in the state of Illinois is required
• #LI-MR1

Business Unit: Corporate (LRHC and LPH)

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability