Description

This position supervises the team of in-house attorneys and outside counsel responsible for advising on legal matters arising from direct patient care activity – including the following:  patient consent; environment of care; professional scope of practice, reporting, and peer review; Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation; behavioral health; EMTALA; patient transfers; incident reporting; patient discharges; facility licensure; and patient safety and quality of care matters. 

Position reports directly to Chief Legal Officer. 

Requirements

Education:  Law degree from an accredited law school

Licenses/Certifications:  Admitted to the State Bar of Texas (or admitted in another U.S. state and achieve Texas State Bar admission within 1 year of arrival).

Experience / Knowledge / Skills:

• Minimum twelve (12) years’ experience in health care law in a corporate law department or law firm with in-depth experience and expertise in the above listed areas. Up to five years of experience as a clinical risk manager within a health system or hospital may count towards the foregoing requirement.  n a corporate law department or law firm with in-depth experience and expertise in the above-listed areas.
• Ability to work collaboratively to achieve established goals.
• Computer proficiency
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.