Senior Health Attorney

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Senior Health Attorney
Under the direction of Chief Counsel, the candidate will provide Health Center management with advice on legal and regulatory issues impacting all aspects of the health system. Provide guidance to leadership on clinical staff affairs and medical staff governance issues, overseeing legal activity related to professional liability incidents and claims, working collaboratively with clinical leaders in an environment of continuous quality improvement to achieve optimal patient care results. Manage claims against the organization; interfacing with defense counsel and insurance company claims representatives. Oversee outside counsel; assisting Chief Counsel, as needed, in transactional matters; and, in coordination with the Office of the Attorney General, participating, as required, in advising and representing the agency in federal/state regulatory and/or judicial proceedings. Represent and advise the University. Oversee clinical risk management claims activities and play integral role as legal advisor in the clinical enterprise’s risk management and quality improvement activities. Assist in the definition and development of Health Center policies, procedures and programs. Provide continuing counsel and guidance on legal matters across with the University including on issues related to clinical, academic, research, facilities, operations, finance, governance, and public agency activities. Analyze and advise on the merits of legal claims made against the Health Center and/or its employees and/or agents, and, together with appropriate level leadership (and, where applicable, the Office of the Attorney General), define strategic defenses and resolution opportunities. Assist in fashioning policies and practices that ensure Health Center compliance with applicable state and federal statutory and regulatory requirements as well as the requirements of the various entities responsible for accrediting the University’s clinical, academic, and research offerings. A Juris Doctorate degree from a ABA accredited law school and a member in good standing in the state Bar, or ability to waive into the bar within 12 months of hire required. 10+ years of legal experience, preferably in a variety of institutional structures (e.g., public agency, law firm, corporate in-house, judicial) including 5+ years serving as legal advisor in the healthcare industry (providers, payers, professional liability) required. Knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to healthcare providers, institutes of higher education, and Connecticut public agencies; ability to facilitate or otherwise navigate resolution of issues cutting across multiple areas, sometimes with ambiguous reporting structures and competing priorities, whether arising out of the institution’s core healthcare, education, and research activities or its operational support activities (procurement and contracts, finance, real estate / facilities management, public safety, information management); knowledge of salient public policy and legislative issues impacting agency activities and expertise analyzing and estimating for management the potential financial impact associated with legal loss contingencies; knowledge of the principles and procedures of legal research, legal documentation procedures and requirements and contract and public agency law; negotiating skills and ability to zealously advocate where necessary; ability to develop and implement legal strategies and solutions; ability to collaborate with judicial, law enforcement, regulatory, and other entities; ability to work in a fast-paced environment and quickly analyze and render advice on urgent matters necessitating immediate decision-making required. Preferred experience in advising on healthcare research integrity and on other complex regulatory issues is a plus, as is experience negotiating with federal regulatory authorities. Preferred experience in advising employees at all managerial levels and possessing an ability to work across matrixed organizational structures subject to multiple and sometimes conflicting regulations.

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