Director - Assistant General Counsel - Healthcare
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Location: Houston, TX 77084
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Job Description
We're hunting for a Director, Assistant General Counsel, Healthcare, someone who's ready to be part of the best ranked children's hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will provide oversight and management of the Legal Operations - Healthcare Department. Provide legal counsel and guidance in the operations of the Hospital and affiliated entities. Advise executives, management, committees and medical staff in areas of legal and regulatory concern. Select and retain outside counsel, as appropriate, to represent hospital in legal matters. Actively participate in hospital and medical staff committee assignments. Provide legal counsel relating to contractual agreements entered into by hospital entities. Serve as legal resource to risk manager on-call. This role reports up through the Office of the General Counsel.
Think you've got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Provide legal counsel to executives, management, committees and medical staff. Collaborate with executives and management in efforts to ensure hospital operations comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Provide oversight, direction and support of the Legal Department. Manage day-to-day operations of the department.
Evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the legal needs of hospitals and recommend, as appropriate, adjustments to departmental staffing and/or structure.
Provide legal counsel relating to contracts entered into by the hospital. Ensure agreements entered into adequately protect hospital interests.
Manage, as appropriate, litigation involving hospital entities. Ensure coordination between the Legal Department and Risk Management Department in any litigation managed within the Legal Department.
Skills & Requirements
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree Required
LAW - TX - Law License - Texas License to practice law in the State of Texas is required. If a candidate does not have a Texas law license, must have and maintain a license to practice law in another state and get licensed in the State of Texas within 18 months of hire required.
7 years legal experience and 5 years' experience working with or for a health care organization required
About Us
Since 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children's Health Plan, the nation's first HMO focused on children; Texas Children's Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children's Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
We're hunting for a Director, Assistant General Counsel, Healthcare, someone who's ready to be part of the best ranked children's hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will provide oversight and management of the Legal Operations - Healthcare Department. Provide legal counsel and guidance in the operations of the Hospital and affiliated entities. Advise executives, management, committees and medical staff in areas of legal and regulatory concern. Select and retain outside counsel, as appropriate, to represent hospital in legal matters. Actively participate in hospital and medical staff committee assignments. Provide legal counsel relating to contractual agreements entered into by hospital entities. Serve as legal resource to risk manager on-call. This role reports up through the Office of the General Counsel.
Think you've got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Provide legal counsel to executives, management, committees and medical staff. Collaborate with executives and management in efforts to ensure hospital operations comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Provide oversight, direction and support of the Legal Department. Manage day-to-day operations of the department.
Evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the legal needs of hospitals and recommend, as appropriate, adjustments to departmental staffing and/or structure.
Provide legal counsel relating to contracts entered into by the hospital. Ensure agreements entered into adequately protect hospital interests.
Manage, as appropriate, litigation involving hospital entities. Ensure coordination between the Legal Department and Risk Management Department in any litigation managed within the Legal Department.
Skills & Requirements
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree Required
LAW - TX - Law License - Texas License to practice law in the State of Texas is required. If a candidate does not have a Texas law license, must have and maintain a license to practice law in another state and get licensed in the State of Texas within 18 months of hire required.
7 years legal experience and 5 years' experience working with or for a health care organization required
About Us
Since 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children's Health Plan, the nation's first HMO focused on children; Texas Children's Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children's Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.