Assistant General Counsel - Clinical Operations and Risk Management

Prime Healthcare•Ontario, CA

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant General Counsel of Clinical Operations & Risk Management must have substantial experience advising healthcare providers on patient care risk issues. This attorney is the primary contact for hospital operators dealing with daily patient care issues ranging from reporting incidents to regulators, responding to citations and requests for action plans, to medical staff issues, to responding to subpoenas for medical records. This attorney must take a lead role in maintaining and improving an enterprise-wide risk management program designed to manage and reduce claims against Prime’s hospitals, as well as developing and providing educational materials and training presentations to improve clinical operations and prevent future claims. This attorney will work closely with the Legal Department’s professional liability and general liability litigation teams to manage claims as they move from pre-litigation to active litigation, and to implement process improvement after litigation has resolved. This attorney must actively manage, supervise and coordinate outside counsel in their assigned areas, direct strategy, and contain costs.

Requirements

J.D. from ABA Accredited Law School
Active member in good standing of a State Bar in a state where Prime Healthcare maintains hospital operations.
Minimum of ten (10) years of prior legal experience in law firm, public sector, and/or in-house position.
At least five (5) years of experience specifically focused on advising healthcare providers with patient care risk issues.
Experience in the healthcare industry, preferably with hospitals.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a Registered Nurse is highly preferred.
Significant experience with hospital or healthcare risk management and exposure control is strongly preferred.
Prior experience interacting with regulatory bodies strongly preferred.
Experience handling organized medical staff matters preferred.
Prior litigation experience strongly preferred.
California licensed attorney preferred, but willing to consider highly qualified candidates not yet licensed in California as long as they are eligible for California registered in-house counsel status.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary contact for hospital operators dealing with daily patient care issues.
Report incidents to regulators.
Respond to citations and requests for action plans.
Address medical staff issues.
Respond to subpoenas for medical records.
Maintain and improve an enterprise-wide risk management program to manage and reduce claims.
Develop and provide educational materials and training presentations to improve clinical operations and prevent future claims.
Work with Legal Department's professional liability and general liability litigation teams to manage claims.
Implement process improvement after litigation has resolved.
Actively manage, supervise, and coordinate outside counsel.
Direct strategy and contain costs.