Senior Associate-General Counsel

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Senior Associate General Counsel reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. The Senior Associate General Counsel provides legal analysis, advice and counsel to all components of the NM system on a timely basis in a cost-effective manner.

Requirements

• Illinois license to practice law.
• J.D.
• Minimum 10 years of health law or related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the areas of general health care regulatory matters, managed care, corporate finance, not-for-profit corporate transactions, and complex contracts is desired.
• Prior law firm and/or in-house experience is also desired.

Responsibilities

• Advice and Counsel – Provide legal advice and counsel regarding health care and general corporate legal issues affecting all areas of the NMHC system’s operation, including academic affiliations, antitrust, community affairs, construction contracts, not-for-profit corporate governance, disability laws, employment laws/benefits, gift agreements, information technology, intellectual property, internal investigations, litigation, medical staff credentialing, patient care and medico-legal issues including mental health law, payers, plans and managed care, physician practice plans, real estate, regulatory compliance, reimbursement, tax exemption, and the broad range of regulatory matters affecting health care institutions.
• Corporate Transactions – Assist on corporate transactions, including strategy development, negotiation and drafting of necessary documents.
• Regulatory Matters – Review, analyze and counsel regarding federal and state legislation (and governmental and judicial interpretations thereof) relevant to NM operations including, but not limited to, Medicare and Medicaid, Stark, Anti-Kickback, antitrust, Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, Insurance and Licensure.
• Contract Drafting, Review and Negotiation – Review and draft a wide variety of contracts and other documents relating to all areas of the NMHC system’s operation. Often involves active participation in the negotiation process.
• Managed Care – Assist in review and negotiation of managed care contracts and provide ongoing counsel for such contracts and strategies.
• Legal Research – Conduct legal research and prepare legal memoranda on the wide variety of issues described above.
• Policy Review – Review and comment on hospital administrative policies.
• Committee Participation – Participate and provide legal advice to various committees and task forces that address various issues including, without limitation, bylaws, patient care, medical records, medical staff, and regulatory matters.

Benefits

• We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees.
• Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.
• Sign-on Bonus Eligibility: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees