We're a Little Different
Our mission is clear.
We bring to life a healing ministry through our compassionate care and exceptional service.
At Mercy, we believe in careers that match the unique gifts of unique individuals - careers that not only make the most of your skills and talents, but also your heart.
Join us and discover why Modern Healthcare Magazine named us in its "Top 100 Places to Work.
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Overview:
Provides legal counsel and advice in the areas of Healthcare Regulations and Compliance, and/or Transactions and Acquisitions, and other functional areas of law including employment law, hospital and clinic operations, medical staff and accreditation, managed care contracting, real estate and construction, and health care reform and reimbursement.
Job Description Responsibilities
Provides complex legal analysis and recommendations for subject matter strategies and approaches directly to clients and to more senior counsel within the legal department.
The clients of an Associate Counsel will generally be those business or operations personnel in the areas for which subject matter expertise is being provided.
Provides legal counsel on regulatory issues and development of possible alternative to achieve desired strategic and business objectives.
Provides legal advice to Mercy and its affiliates on operational issues including compliance with federal and state laws/regulations, medical staff issues and other.
Anticipate and guards against legal risk.
Stays abreast of current developments in legal and regulatory developments and determines impact on Mercy entities and services.
Supervises and manages outside counsel, junior attorneys and law clerks.
Works collaboratively with in-house legal counsel for other Mercy communities, in-house counsel with ministry-wide responsibilities, and the Compliance and/or Transactions Departments.
Supports Mercy inter-disciplinary initiatives and serves on or leads various task forces as needed or as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education: Doctorate of Jurisprudence
Experience: Membership in the state of practice Bar or eligibility for immediate admission
Other:
Three (3) or more years' experience as a practicing attorney with specialized experience in General Healthcare law
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
We Offer Great Benefits:
Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!
We're bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.
At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones.
You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures.
We're expanding to help our communities grow.
Join us and be a part of it all.
What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?
Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us.
Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision.
We're also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care - that's just part of our commitment.
If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
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