Staff Attorney - IT/Physician Contracts

AzCEP; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and incentives

Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per年

Professional development programs

Medical, dental and vision insurance

403(b) with 4% match

On-site child and elder care centers

Employee assistance program

Free parking

Wellness programs

Job summary

HonorHealth is seeking a Staff Attorney to focus on IT/Physician contracts, data use and privacy matters, and related healthcare law. You will support Supervising Attorneys and help draft, review, and negotiate complex agreements.

The role offers a hybrid schedule with 1–2 days in the office weekly and opportunities for expanded responsibilities within a large nonprofit health system in the greater Phoenix area. Arizona bar admission is required.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (ABA Accredited) degree
• 1 year healthcare-related experience required
• 2+ years healthcare legal experience preferred
• Must be admitted to practice in Arizona (or eligible to practice as in-house counsel)

Responsibilities

• Assist Supervising Attorneys with a wide range of legal matters
• Research federal and state healthcare laws, including HIPAA and Stark Law
• Draft, negotiate and review contracts and related documents
• Provide general legal guidance to organizational leadership and staff

Skills

Healthcare law

Contract drafting

Legal research

Education

Juris Doctor (ABA Accredited)

Arizona Bar Admission

Eligibility for other state bar

Job description

Staff Attorney - IT/Physician Contracts

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

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.

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.

• 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.

Qualifications:

• Doctorate Degree accredited by the American Bar Association Required
• 1 year Healthcare related experience Required
• 2 years (2+) plus years' Healthcare legal experience Preferred
• 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

All IN FOR YOUR CAREER:

• Competitive pay and incentives
• Tuition assistance up to $5,250* per year
• Professional development programs
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance with domestic partner coverage
• Pet insurance, fur babies are family too
• 403(b) retirement savings plan that provides immediate vesting and dollar-dollar match up to 4%
• On-site child and elder care centers
• Employee assistance program
• Free parking, discounted bus passes, fitness facilities
• Programs for passion areas: wellness, volunteering, belonging and more

HonorHealth System Overview:

HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The comprehensive network encompasses nine acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, community services and more. With approximately17,000 team members, 4,000+ affiliated providers and over 2,000 volunteers, HonorHealth seamlessly blends collaborative care and approachable expertise to improve health and well-being. People often say care feels different here because it does. Learn more atHonorHealth.com.

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