Legal Counsel

Minimum Education
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) DC bar admittance required. (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
4 years related or progressive experience in the law. (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Knowledge of health care law issues pertaining to non-profit academic medical centers desired.
Prefer experience with drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts.
Must have healthcare regulatory experience or related experience.
Able and available to work full-time on-site at the hospital or other CN controlled and operated location.
Professional, responsive, collaborative, solution-oriented, forward thinking, proactive, engaged.

Required Licenses and Certifications
Must be licensed as a lawyer in MD, DC or VA Upon Hire (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
General Corporate Law

• Manage contract review as assigned.

• Provide advice on legal matters as assigned.

• Support claims, litigation and insurance matters as assigned

• Support office budget, management, compliance and governance matters as assigned.

General Legal Services

• Provide advice as assigned on general legal matters in a timely manner.

• Respond to legal questions from clinical staff in a timely manner.

• Cover attorney on call position as scheduled.

• Complete assignments from Chief Legal Officer in a timely manner.

• Develop healthy relationships with other internal customers.

• Provide staff development education re: legal issues as assigned.

• Integrate with Executive Director of Risk Management as needed to manage risk for the organization.

• Conduct business with a professional, collaborative approach that is solution oriented and forward thinking; be well respected by peers and stakeholders as a team-player and capable attorney; use good judgment on all matters including the ability to escalate concerns and control or manage potential poor decisions or actions by clients or stakeholders.

Goals setting and attainment

• Ensure that goals are set and met.
• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance