Assistant General Counsel (Full-time, On-site)

Berger Health System; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking an Assistant General Counsel reporting to the Vice President and Associate General Counsel. The role provides expert legal counsel across corporate, transactional, and healthcare regulatory matters for the system.

Responsibilities include advising on purchasing/service contracts, licensing, physician and provider agreements, patient care issues, and bioethical concerns, while maintaining strong relationships with leadership to support strategic goals.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Current license to practice law in the State of Ohio and member in good standing (or will be within 12 months).
• At least 4 years of experience in a law firm, governmental agency, or in-house legal department with corporate, transactional and healthcare regulatory focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and services on a broad spectrum of issues for OhioHealth including corporate functions, transactions and regulatory oversight.
• Support and guide business units and clinical care sites in legal matters to inform and drive organizational goals.
• Maintain strong client relationships and interact with all leadership levels to deliver complex, practical legal guidance.

Skills

Executive presence

Interpersonal skills

Emotional intelligence

Risk mitigation

Teamwork

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Job description

Job Description Summary

Serves as Assistant General Counsel reporting to the Vice President and Associate General Counsel. Provides legal advice and services on a broad spectrum of legal issues for OhioHealth including corporate functions, transactions, business units, and clinical care sites. This position is responsible for supporting the legal needs of the organization by providing expert legal counsel in areas including, but not limited to, business transactions and regulatory oversight, joint ventures and affiliations, purchased service/goods contracts, compliance and regulatory matters, physician and provider contracting, patient care issues, bioethical issues, medical staff matters, and licensing and reporting requirements. The Assistant General Counsel is responsible for maintaining strong client relationships and interacting with all levels of leadership from front line staff to executive leadership in order to provide complex and practical legal guidance that informs and drives the organizations business goals.

Responsibilities And Duties

Serves as Assistant General Counsel reporting to the Vice President and Associate General Counsel. Provides legal advice and services on a broad spectrum of legal issues for OhioHealth including corporate functions, transactions, business units, and clinical care sites. This position is responsible for supporting the legal needs of the organization by providing expert legal counsel in areas including, but not limited to, business transactions and regulatory oversight, joint ventures and affiliations, purchasing service/goods contracts, compliance and regulatory matters, physician and provider contracting, patient care issues, bioethical issues, medical staff matters, and licensing and reporting requirements. The Assistant General counsel is responsible for maintaining strong client relationships and interaction with all levels of leadership from front line staff to executive leadership in order to provide complex and practical legal guidance that informs and drives the organization business goals.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate: Law (Required) Additional Job Description: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Juris Doctorate Degree from an accredited law school Current license to practice law in the State of Ohio and member in good standing of the Ohio bar (or will become so licensed within 12 months of employment) and some familiarity with Ohio law. Years of experience: 4 SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE Requires a minimum of at least 4 years of experience in a law firm, governmental agency, or in-house legal department (or combination thereof) with significant experience in corporate, transactional and healthcare regulatory law. Strong executive presence and interpersonal skills are required to ensure leadership receives meaningful legal guidance that ensures appropriate risk mitigation for all legal matters.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

The OhioHealth Office of the General Counsel is a collaborative team that requires highly skilled legal professionals that enjoy working in a high pace, complex organization with a focus on teamwork and comradery. This role will require you to have high emotional intelligence, a strong work ethic and a desire to live our organizations values. While this role will work within the transactions and joint ventures group focused on representing the system in transactions, the creation and support of joint ventures, and other corporate functions, OhioHealth is a matrixed organization and the successful candidate will be exposed to all areas of law and all business units across the organization, requiring a nimble and highly motivated attorney who is willing to dive into a variety of complex matters.

Work Shift

Day Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40 Department Legal

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.

WE Are Inspired to Do Our Best

OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, innovative healthcare system delivering world-class patient care in a supportive, professional environment filled with limitless opportunities to learn and grow. We are a unique organization in the healthcare field. Our model system of facilities encompasses a wide scope of expertise and care. For professionals, we are a place where people committed to doing their best are given the tools and resources to accomplish our mission every single day. OhioHealth is recognized as a Great Place to Work CertifiedTM organization. The Great Place to Work - is a global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. This recognition is one measure of our success in achieving a part of our vision - to be an organization "where people want to work."