Senior Counsel Contracts

ACC San Diego - Association of Corporate Counsel; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

PTO & leave

Job summary

HealthTrust Purchasing Group, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks a Senior Counsel for Contracts in Nashville. You will draft, review, and negotiate vendor agreements, membership contracts, and related documents for HealthTrust and affiliated entities.

Extensive contracting experience in healthcare is required, along with TN bar eligibility or admission flexibility. The role emphasizes collaboration with internal clients, template development, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and

Qualifications

• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience with vendor/supplier contracts in healthcare.
• Ability to interpret complex agreements and ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Draft vendor and membership agreements; edit and negotiate terms.
• Provide legal review of contracts and guidance on interpretation.
• Support health care supply chain contracts and related programs.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Healthcare contracts

Education

JD degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

This position is incentive eligible.

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Senior Counsel Contracts? At HealthTrust, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

This position reports to the Managing Counsel of HealthTrust Purchasing Group ("HealthTrust"). The position will be responsible for drafting agreements, legal review of agreements, negotiations with opposing parties on terms for agreements, and consulting on issues related to agreements, primarily with suppliers of products, equipment, services, and software used by HealthTrust members and HCA affiliates.

What You Will Do In This Role Includes

• Provide legal support for vendor contracts to be entered into between any supplier of products, equipment, services, and/or software and any HCA affiliated entity, including HCA Supply Chain operations, HCA Divisions and Facilities, HCA corporate departments, and Parallon.
• Provide legal support for vendor contracts to be entered into between any supplier of products, equipment, services and/or software and any HCA affiliated entity, including HCA Supply Chain operations, HCA Divisions and Facilities, HCA corporate departments, and Parallon.
• Provide legal support for membership agreements related to HealthTrust, CoreTrust, and Advantage Trust GPO programs.
• Provide legal support for commercial and med/surg agreements related to HealthTrust, and HCA programs.
• Draft agreements and templates; coordinate with the internal business clients to ensure proper legal documents are used; review edits proposed by other contracting parties; negotiate with other parties to arrive at mutually acceptable language; and assist business clients in finalizing documents for signatures.
• Provide legal guidance on contract interpretation and other legal issues related to group purchasing and healthcare supply chain operations.
• Draft and negotiate custom pricing agreements for specific HealthTrust members.
• Provide legal guidance on compliance with various healthcare laws and regulations, especially the Anti-kickback laws and regulations, the Discount Safe Harbor, and the GPO Safe Harbor.
• Accomplish special projects as assigned by the Managing Counsel and Chief Legal Officer.

What Qualifications You Will Need

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• JD Degree from accredited Law School
• Contracting experience required
• Construction and energy contracting experience preferred
• 10+ years of experience
• Member of the TN Bar, ability to be waived into the TN Bar, or willing to take the TN Bar exam.

Benefits

HealthTrust, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

In today's challenging business environment of cost pressures, supply disruptions, and workforce shortages, it is crucial for providers to efficiently manage expenses and enhance performance. HealthTrust, in collaboration with 1,800 hospitals and health systems, offers a specialized group purchasing organization (GPO) membership model designed to deliver immediate and sustainable cost savings. Their team of experts provides tailored value acceleration engagements to address specific needs, delivering unparalleled benefits. With nationwide purchasing power and a focus on overall spending management, HealthTrust offers unmatched pricing advantages on supplies, along with industry-leading benchmarks and best practices. The dedicated team is committed to guiding and implementing performance enhancements in cost, quality, and outcomes.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years. HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.