In-House Counsel

Tenor Health Foundation; Suwanee (GA); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 320 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Tenor Health Foundation seeks an in-house counsel to serve as the primary legal advisor to executive and hospital leadership, guiding strategic and operational decisions with an emphasis on compliance, risk management, and governance.

You will collaborate with the CEO and external counsel to navigate federal and state healthcare laws, oversee contracts, and support mergers and regulatory initiatives across a growing multi-state nonprofit system.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor and active State Bar membership required.
• Minimum 10 years of legal experience, preferably within a hospital or integrated health system.
• Expertise in healthcare regulations, employment law, contracts, governance, and healthcare transactions.
• Experience supporting executive leadership and Boards of Directors.
• Multi-state healthcare and nonprofit experience preferred.

Responsabilités

• Advise executive and hospital leadership on legal strategy, risk, and policy.
• Oversee regulatory compliance and privacy matters, including HIPAA and data security.
• Draft, negotiate, and review physician, employment, vendor, technology, real estate, and other contracts.
• Provide support for mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and other strategic transactions.
• Manage outside counsel and oversee litigation and risk management.

Connaissances

Legal strategy

Healthcare regulations

Executive communication

Risk management

Litigation oversight

Formation

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Georgia Bar admission or eligibility

Description du poste

The System In-House Counsel serves as the primary legal advisor to Tenor Health Foundation, providing practical, business-oriented legal guidance across all aspects of a growing multi-state nonprofit healthcare system. This executive-level position partners closely with the CEO, executive leadership team, and external legal counsel to ensure the organization operates in compliance with applicable federal and state laws while supporting strategic growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Counsel & Strategy

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to executive and hospital leadership.
• Provide practical legal guidance supporting strategic, operational, and financial decisions.
• Manage legal risk and oversee outside counsel.
• Advise on federal and state healthcare laws, including CMS, HIPAA, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, EMTALA, Medicare, Medicaid, and the False Claims Act.
• Support regulatory compliance, accreditation, licensing, and policy development.

Labor & Employment

• Counsel leadership on employment law, labor relations, collective bargaining, investigations, executive agreements, and workforce matters.
• Partner with Human Resources to ensure compliant employment practices.

Corporate Governance & Contracts

• Support nonprofit governance, Board matters, and system policy development.
• Draft, negotiate, and review physician, employment, vendor, technology, real estate, and other commercial agreements.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Risk Management

• Provide legal support for acquisitions, affiliations, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
• Oversee litigation, claims management, system risk, and regulatory investigations.
• Lead legal counsel and lead due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, divestitures, and other strategic transactions, with demonstrated experience supporting acquisitions of financially distressed organizations, restructuring efforts, and turnaround initiatives.

Privacy & Information Security

• Advise on HIPAA, data privacy, cybersecurity, breach response, and information governance.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) and active State Bar membership required.
• Minimum 10 years of legal experience, preferably within a hospital or integrated health system.
• Expertise in healthcare regulations, employment law, labor relations, contracts, corporate governance, litigation, compliance, and healthcare transactions.
• Experience supporting executive leadership and Boards of Directors.
• Multi-state healthcare and nonprofit experience preferred.

Education

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Georgia Bar admission or eligibility for authorized in-house counsel status preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Professional office environment with occasional standing, walking, and computer work.
• Ability to travel approximately 10–20% across the health system.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Tenor Health Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a respectful, inclusive, and mission-driven workplace. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, business needs, and applicable law.