SVP & Deputy General Counsel
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Job Summary
In coordination with the General Counsel for Prisma Health, the Deputy General Counsel is responsible for legal services across Prisma Health and its affiliates and serves as the legal advisor to the organization's senior management team throughout the Prisma Health system. This position oversees legal activities with respect to major contracts and transactions, physician agreements, regulatory compliance, tax-exempt bonds and other financial agreements, labor and employment issues, medical staff, patient care matters, and Governance matters. As a member of the senior leadership team, leads and manages the legal function and has primary responsibility to provide appropriate, effective and timely legal advice.
Accountabilities
• Manages legal services across Prisma Health. Works with individual attorneys to develop requisite skills and breadth of legal knowledge. Trains, manages, and holds staff accountable for performance. Continuously monitors and measures department performance compared to appropriate benchmarks. - 20%
• Oversees the legal activities with respect to major contracts and transactions, physician agreements, regulatory compliance, tax-exempt bonds and other financing agreements, labor and employment issues, medical staff, patient care matters, and Governance matters. - 20%
• Serves as the principal legal advisor in coordination with the Prisma Health General Counsel on mergers and acquisitions and other transactional matters. - 15%
• Supervises litigation involving Prisma Health or any of its affiliates. - 15%
• In coordination with Prisma Health General Counsel, assists in the development of plans to align and integrate legal services throughout Prisma Health. - 10%
• Participates as a senior member of management and works directly with the corporate executive team to understand strategic initiatives and business needs. Provides legal and business counsel and establishes and influences appropriate ethical standards and legal considerations which must be taken into account when decisions are made. - 10%
• Actively involved in reviewing contracts, drafting legal documents as well as reviewing legal documents from outside attorneys. - 10%
Supervisory / Management Responsibilities
Job has direct and/or indirect supervision of team members that may include final budget authority, hire/termination authority, performance appraisal responsibility and disciplinary authority. Job will be considered a member of management staff at Prisma Health Company or affiliate and will have direct reports.
Minimum Requirements
• Juris Doctorate from accredited school of law
• 8 years - In-house counsel experience in healthcare
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
• License to practice law in state of South Carolina
Knowledge, Skills, Or Abilities
• Understanding of and experience with regulatory and compliance statutes (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act/HIPPA, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback, Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act/EMTALA,. etc.).
• Experience working with governing bodies in developing, reviewing and modifying, when appropriate, corporate bylaws. Experience working with board officers to develop agendas and provide advice to assist in resolving Governance issues.
• Proven ability to lead in a complex environment.
• Basic computer skills with proficiency in word processing and spreadsheets
• Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier)
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Location
Prisma Health Corporate Office
Facility
7001 Corporate
Department
70019000 Legal Affairs
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R1096032
Hospitals and Health Care
Legal
Full-time