Assistant General Counsel - Clinical Operations and Risk Management

Prime Healthcare; Ontario (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards package

401K retirement plan

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Prime Healthcare seeks an Assistant General Counsel of Clinical Operations & Risk Management to advise hospital operators on patient care risk issues and lead an enterprise-wide risk management program.

You will supervise outside counsel, shape strategy to reduce claims, and work with the Legal Department's teams to manage matters from pre-litigation through resolution. California licensure preferred, with eligible in-house status considered.

Qualifications

• J.D. from ABA-accredited law school.
• Active member in good standing of a State Bar in a state Prime operates.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of legal experience in law firm, public sector, or in-house.
• Five (5) years focusing on healthcare providers and patient care risk issues.

Responsibilities

• Advise hospital operators on patient care risk and incidents.
• Lead enterprise-wide risk management program to reduce claims.
• Supervise outside counsel, direct strategy, and manage costs.

Skills

Legal risk management

Healthcare law

Regulatory compliance

Litigation coordination

Education

J.D. from ABA Accredited Law School

Job description

Overview

Scope:System WideReporting to: Managing Assocate General Counsel, Chief Proffesional Liability CounselSeated:Corporate Head Quarters, Ontario, California or a Prime facility in georgraphical area of residence.Estimated Compensation Range:Min: $153,753.60 to Max: $249,600.00

Responsibilities

The Assistant General Counsel of Clinical Operations & Risk Management must have substantial experience advising healthcare providers on patient care risk issues. This attorney is the primary contact for hospital operators dealing with daily patient care issues ranging from reporting incidents to regulators, responding to citations and requests for action plans, to medical staff issues, to responding to subpoenas for medical records. This attorney must take a lead role in maintaining and improving an enterprise-wide risk management program designed to manage and reduce claims against Prime’s hospitals, as well as developing and providing educational materials and training presentations to improve clinical operations and prevent future claims. This attorney will work closely with the Legal Department’s professional liability and general liability litigation teams to manage claims as they move from pre-litigation to active litigation, and to implement process improvement after litigation has resolved. This attorney must actively manage, supervise and coordinate outside counsel in their assigned areas, direct strategy, and contain costs.

Qualifications

• J.D. from ABA Accredited Law School
• Active member in good standing of a State Bar in a state where Prime Healthcare maintains hospital operations.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of prior legal experience in law firm, public sector, and/or in-house position.
• Must have at least five (5) years of experience specifically focused on advising healthcare providers with patient care risk issues.
• Must have experience in the healthcare industry, preferably with hospitals.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior experience as a Registered Nurse is highly preferred.
• Significant experience with hospital or healthcare risk management and exposure control is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience interacting with regulatory bodies strongly preferred.
• Experience handling organized medical staff matters preferred.
• Prior litigation experience strongly preferred.
• California licensed attorney preferred, but willing to consider highly qualified candidates not yet licensed in California as long as they are eligible for California registered in-house counsel status.

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Pay Transparency

Prime Healthcare offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $153,753.60 to $249,600.00 on an annualized basis. The compensation estimate noted above is specific to California and has not been adjusted for any other geographic location. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

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