Director Legal

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Job Details

Director Legal

Job Description

Hospital and health system legal experience preferred; healthcare experience required.

Remote work capability within proximity to Pennsylvania.

Summary

Provides legal counsel to operational and clinical leadership across the Jefferson Health system. Serves as a trusted legal adviser and business partner on matters affecting the delivery of healthcare services, hospital operations, physician practice, patient care, regulatory compliance, and organizational risk.

The attorney works closely with clinical, operational, compliance, risk management, audit, medical staff, and other business partners to translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical, solution-oriented guidance that supports safe, effective, and efficient healthcare operations.

Job Duties

• Provide legal advice and guidance to hospitals, healthcare providers, medical groups, affiliated entities, and administrative leaders on matters affecting healthcare delivery and day-to-day operations.
• Analyze and advise on federal and state healthcare laws, regulations, accreditation requirements, and industry standards applicable to hospitals, physician practices, ambulatory locations, and other licensed healthcare facilities. Translate legal requirements into practical operational guidance, policies, workflows, and risk-mitigation strategies.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements supporting hospital and healthcare operations, including agreements with healthcare providers, medical groups, affiliated entities, vendors, service providers, and other third parties.
• Review healthcare transactions and contractual arrangements for compliance with applicable healthcare laws and organizational standards, including fraud and abuse, physician self-referral, privacy, licensure, and related regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Regulatory, and other Legal Department colleagues to identify and address legal and regulatory issues in a complex healthcare environment.
• Assist with regulatory reviews, government inquiries, surveys, investigations, and other matters involving healthcare regulators and accrediting organizations.
• Support legal needs of Jefferson's employed physician group, including practice operations, physician contracting, clinical service expansion, professional services arrangements, and operational integration initiatives.
• Provide legal counsel to Medical Staff leadership and hospital administration regarding Medical Staff bylaws, credentialing, privileging, peer review, and governance matters.
• Advise Medical Staff Services and physician leadership on practitioner appointment, reappointment, corrective action, fair hearing, and accreditation and regulatory compliance matters.
• Contribute to Legal Department initiatives and perform other responsibilities necessary to support the health system’s hospitals, ambulatory operations, clinical services, and affiliated entities.

• Identify legal risks and escalate issues appropriately.
• Manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining quality and responsiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school.
• 5 years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis skills.
• Experience providing practical, solution oriented legal advice.
• Comfort operating in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Strong communication skills and responsiveness to tasks and shifting priorities.
• Ability to collaborate and work cohesively as part of a team.
• ATTY - Licensed Attorney - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Additional Qualifications
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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