Staff Attorney - IT/Physician Contracts

10 John C. Lincoln Medical Center; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HonorHealth is seeking a Staff Attorney to assist the Assistant General Counsel, Associate General Counsel and General Counsel in a broad range of healthcare legal matters. You will engage on contracts, affiliations, labor and employment issues, leases, medical staff matters, and fraud and abuse analyses.

Under supervision, you will review policy revisions, draft memoranda, and provide guidance to leadership and staff to resolve operational issues within a large nonprofit health system.

Qualifications

• 1 year healthcare-related experience required.
• 2+ years healthcare legal experience preferred.
• ABA-accredited JD required and Arizona bar admission or in-house counsel eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Support Supervising Attorneys in advising on contracts, affiliations, labor and employment laws, leases, medical staff matters, and fraud and abuse analysis.
• Draft, negotiate, and review contracts and related documents including healthcare services, procurement, affiliations, leases, licenses, and HIPAA/privacy matters.
• Provide general legal advice to leadership and staff to resolve operational issues.

Skills

Healthcare legal experience

Contract drafting

Legal research

Education

Juris Doctor (ABA-accredited)

Job description

Primary City/State:
HonorHealth - 8125 N Hayden Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Category:
Legal Services Shift:
Day Department:
Legal

Hours: Monday-Friday Days
Location: Hybrid -- 1-2 days in the office per week

Working closely with experienced attorneys, this role provides a unique opportunity to develop expertise in high-impact areas of healthcare law, including information technology contracts, data use and privacy matters, and physician contracting. The position is designed for someone eager to learn, contribute, and grow, with strong potential for expanded responsibilities and long-term career advancement.

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

At HonorHealth, you'll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona's largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most - caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities:

JOB SUMMARY

The Staff Attorney is responsible for supporting the Assistant General Counsel, Associate General Counsel and General Counsel ("Supervising Attorneys") in advising on a wide variety of legal matters, including contract language, affiliations, labor and employment laws, leases, medical staff matters, and fraud and abuse analysis.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Under the supervision of the Supervising Attorneys, provides support to designated areas of the organization on legal issues, which may include analysis of claims, providing advice to staff, and review of policy revisions to comply with federal and state requirements.
Researches a broad range of laws and regulations affecting the organization, including but not limited to federal and state laws and regulations affecting the business of healthcare facilities; Medicare, Medicaid, fraud and abuse, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, and antitrust issues; procurement; conflict of interest; compliance; tax-exempt issues; labor and employment; and sponsored research related issues. Prepares legal memoranda as requested by the Supervising Attorneys.
Drafts, negotiates, and reviews contracts and related documents, which may include the provision of health care and related services, procurement of goods and services, affiliation with other institutions, clinical trials, confidentiality of proprietary information, physician employment and services, leases of space and equipment, software licenses, and electronic transmission of healthcare data. Participates in following the administration of the organization's contracting practices.
Under the supervision of the Supervising Attorneys, provides general legal advice and direction to the organization's family of companies, senior management, the medical staff, leadership and employees on a wide variety of matters to resolve operational issues, including patient related situations.

EDUCATION

Doctorate Degree accredited by the American Bar Association Required

EXPERIENCE

1 year Healthcare related experience Required
2 years (2+) plus years' Healthcare legal experience Preferred

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

Must be registered as an attorney with the Supreme Court of Arizona and be licensed to appear and practice in all courts and agencies in the State of Arizona or licensed to practice in another state and registered as in-house counsel or licensed in Arizona 1 Year Required

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