Chief Legal Officer

Anne Arundel Medical Center and Doctors Community Hospital have joined together to create a new, soon to be named Maryland healthcare system. We are looking for an experienced healthcare attorney to lead a new in-house legal department. The Chief Legal Officer will oversee all legal matters related to the growing system. Key responsibilities include:

Provides legal advice, guidance and representation on all matters including; governance, regulatory, policy, advocacy and compliance
Will guide and support all transactions and new business development including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions
Works in partnership with multiple departments including compliance, HR, supply chain, medical staff office and risk.
Selects and oversees outside counsel
Provides business and legal perspective and advice on a wide range of strategic, tactical and operational issues.
Advise and direct C-Suite and Boards on healthcare regulatory matters.
Full job description

Position Objective:

The Chief Legal Officer is responsible for leading Greater Maryland Health System (“GMHS”) in its strategic and tactical legal initiatives. The Chief Legal Officer serves the GMHS system and all its entities. Oversees all legal matters related to the entities, and either personally or through employed or contracted attorneys and other staff, performs the essential functions below.

Essential Job Duties:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Provides legal advice, guidance, and representation to GMHS and its related entities with respect to business, transactional, governance, regulatory, policy, advocacy, and compliance matters. Relevant areas of law include, but are not limited to, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, governance, joint ventures, regulatory matters, employment matters, fraud and abuse, HIPAA, provider-payor contracts, real estate matters, insurance related matters, medical malpractice, intellectual property, employment and risk management issues.
Manages GMHS’s involvement in litigation or administrative proceedings as a party or amicus curiae. Draft, review, and/or negotiate documents including filings, provider agreements, subscriber contracts, regulatory filings, applications and correspondence.
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts with respect to clinical network development, including affiliation and joint venture agreements.
Responding to request for legal advice from persons throughout GMHS on a variety of issues.
Advising the Medical Staff leadership on matters of governance and credentialing.
Serving as key lawyer/legal advisor on all major business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.
Assuming ultimate responsibility for ensuring that GMHS conducts its business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Provides legal guidance to GMHS leadership and Board of Trustees related to corporate governance.
Develops, maintains and updates corporate documents, including articles, bylaws, policies, licenses, corporate minutes, regulatory filings, and contracts.
Selects and supervises outside counsel to carry out any of the responsibilities of the general counsel.
Provides business and legal perspective and advice on a wide range of strategic, tactical and operational issues to the GMHS. Advise and direct C-Suite and Boards on healthcare regulatory matters that arise, not limited to fraud and abuse laws, HIPAA, HITECH and licensure, to minimize risk and expense to the GMHS while meeting business objectives.
Partner with the executive team and ensure the success of strategic objectives and recommend improvements in business process.
Position provides guidance and support to multiple departments including, but not limited to compliance and risk; medical ethics; supply chain; medical staff office; and human resources.
Interpret existing contracts and advise on patient and third-party relationship disputes or issues.
Monitor and maintain knowledge of current trends in the healthcare industry and pursue ongoing professional development to maintain current knowledge on best practices.
Anticipate and identify legal issues of concern to management and proactively develop effective legal strategies and practical solutions.
Keeps abreast of trends in the healthcare industry and medical group management by active participation in industry and relationships with industry peers. Monitors changes in the field to ensure that GMHS maintains a market leading position.
Represents the entities with the highest level of integrity, forthrightness and professionalism. Maintains public relations efforts on behalf of our clients.
Performs other duties and projects as assigned by CEO/President.
TCB Leadership:

The Chief Legal Officer will serve as an exemplar of GMHS leadership, which includes team leadership, change leadership, and business leadership (TCB).

Team

Demonstrates and encourages collaboration and teamwork to achieve goals.
Communicates clearly and effectively with people inside and outside the system.
Role models self-wellbeing; supports organization efforts to encourage employee wellbeing.
Seeks opportunities to be present and visible in the organization.
Change

Champions change through the system; anticipates the need for change and develops and supports strategies to obtain the desired outcomes.
Has knowledge of the local and national healthcare environment and advises on the appropriate strategies to achieve success in GMHS’s market.
Demonstrates innovative and creative approaches to work.
Establishes high expectations for continuous learning, performance improvement and sustainable growth.
Business

Demonstrates good business judgment and strategic insight.
Operates with a high level of urgency.
Effectively uses data and analytics to drive decision marking.
Advances GMHS’s business interests while ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations.
Educational/Experience Requirements:

Juris Doctorate
Minimum of eight (8) years of experience, preferably advising complex hospitals or health systems, or other types of health care providers.
Health care compliance experience.
Ability to work collaboratively and productively with senior management to evaluate and meet GMHS’s legal needs, and to help GMHS achieve business objectives.
Excellent speaking and writing skills, including the ability to clearly describe complex issues.
Ability to exercise judgment and diplomacy while addressing sensitive or challenging issues with internal or external stakeholders.
Ability to think creatively and strategically.
Proven ability to work well with senior operating executives, leveraging strong intellectual, conceptual and analytical skills
Effective leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to handle multiple competing demands and delegate appropriately
Required License/Certifications:

Licensed to practice in Maryland.
Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands:

There is a reasonable expectation that employees in this position will not be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.

Physical Demands –

The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as deemed necessary.