Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer

VHC Health•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Join VHC Health as Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer! VHC Health, a premier healthcare provider, is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Vice President - Chief Legal Officer to lead and manage the legal affairs of Virginia Hospital Center and its affiliated entities. In this strategic role, you’ll provide expert legal guidance on a broad spectrum of matters, including contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and medical staff issues. You’ll play a key part in ensuring the hospital’s legal compliance with critical laws and regulations such as HIPAA, Stark Law, and the False Claims Act, while also overseeing real estate and commercial litigation matters. Your expertise will be essential in shaping policies and providing counsel to senior leadership, the Board, and other stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned legal professional to make a meaningful impact within a respected healthcare organization. If you're passionate about healthcare law and eager to contribute to the success and integrity of VHC Health, we invite you to apply. Hospital Information: VHC Health is a 453-bed not-for-profit Hospital and teaching facility that has been delivering high quality care to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 75 years. Recent accomplishments include recognition by Newsweek as a 2025 "World's Best Hospital" and VHC becoming the Washington Commanders Football provider for women's health. VHC Health is a designated Level II Trauma Center and a recognized Magnet Facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. At VHC Health, we are always striving to provide continued excellence and growth for our employees as well as top notch care for our patients and that is made clear with our recent accomplishments!

Requirements

Doctorate in law is required.
Seven years of healthcare law is required.
Experience in healthcare compliance, corporate law, and contracting is required.
License to practice law is required.

Nice To Haves

Commonwealth of Virginia license is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer to Virginia Hospital Center and its affiliated entities as needed.
Duties include drafting, negotiation and management of various types of contracts, including physician employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, teaching and other administrative stipend arrangements, leases and licenses, confidentiality and business associate agreements, student affiliations, information services agreements, and vendor services agreements
provide legal advice and guidance on regulatory matters such as tax-exemption, Stark Law, Anti-kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Fraud and Abuse, Department of Health, the Joint Commission, HIPAA and EMTALA
assist with corporate governance issues including review and revision of bylaws and corporate documents
deal with matters relating to real estate, zoning and leasing
attend Board-level and other committee meetings
provide counsel on medical staff matters (disruptive physicians, chain of command, peer review, disciplinary matters, credentialing and privileging, and medical staff investigations)
assist with legal issues relating to patient care (substitute decision-making, refusal of care, guardianships)
oversee commercial litigation
coordinate matters with outside counsel.

Benefits

Commensurate with experience.
Team members are eligible to receive benefits on the first day of the month following the date of hire, with 30 days to apply for benefits of choice.
Employee-Led Engagement and Wellness Committee dedicated to make work a fun and healthy place to work
Annual Employee Survey – Your Voice is Heard at VHC!
Paid Major Holidays
Generous Paid Time Off / Vacation / Sick Time
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Repayment
Career Counseling, Leadership Development and Training
Clinical and Research Pathways Eligible
Annual Merit Review and Merit Increases
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Health Fitness & Education Class Discounts
Employee Wellness Benefits
Hospital Discount for Employees and Family
VHC Health Outpatient Pharmacy
VHC Retirement Program
Workforce Enhancement Program
Work/Life Discounts Program
Free onsite parking
Commuter Benefits
Family Leave
401(k) + Match
and much more!