Specialist, Legal and Risk

Children's Mercy KC • Kansas City, MO

10d • $23

About The Position

The Legal and Risk Specialist provides professional support to the Attorneys, Insurance Program Manager, Contract Program Manager, and other staff of the Office of the General Counsel/Risk Management Department. This position interacts with internal and external customers to provide information in response to inquiries about all lines of insurance coverage and about contracting issues. This position participates in special projects and will assist with departmental processes. This position adheres to upholding Shared Values and Service Excellence of the Hospital. Property and Casualty Insurance knowledge preferred. At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity. Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Requirements

• High School diploma, or equivalent, plus 3-5 years' experience.

Nice To Haves

• Property and Casualty Insurance knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides specialists support for the Hospital's contract management program: Assist the Contract Program Manager with maintenance of the contract repository. Assist the Contract Program Manager with maintenance and monitoring of the master index of contracts. Assist the Contract Program Manager with monitoring security of stored documents, contracts, and data. Assist with monitoring and directing alerts and notifications of contract renewal deadlines, etc. Provide back-up support for the intra-Hospital document routing system. Assists OGC attorneys with contract reviews and redlines. Assists the Contract Program Manager with organizing contracts (and retrieval of original executed contracts) in preparation for Joint Commission surveys ensuring Hospital Accreditation. Assist with the maintenance of Hospital contract templates.
• Provides specialist support for the Hospital's insurance program: Assists the Insurance Program Manager with coordination, preparation, and submission of insurance renewals and applications for all lines of coverage. Assists the Insurance Program Manager with coordination of meetings of Captive Board; Assists the Insurance Program Manager with the coordination of the review, approval and signature of captive documents. Maintains policy information in policy books provided by insurance brokers. Maintains a relationship with the Hospital’s insurance brokers and coordinates meetings and conference calls with brokers, carriers, and Hospital leadership. Maintains and updates the physician database, including Kansas full time, Kansas part time and Missouri SIR physicians, and physician assistants, and professional liability insurance information. Provides end of employment insurance information to terminating providers. Provide professional liability insurance certification for physician credentialing in Kansas and Missouri. Communicates directly with insurance broker regarding physician liability coverage requirements, and changes and terminations of insurance. Assists the Insurance Program Manager with maintenance and monitoring of insured driver and physician rosters. Composes responses to internal and external requests for certificates of insurance, certificates of liability coverage, and claims histories. Assists the Insurance Program Manager with preparation and coordination of claims under all lines of insurance coverage. Processes vendor and indemnity payments and maintains files associated with employee practice liability and other liability claims. Creates and maintains paper and electronic filing of CDL drivers in compliance with Department of Transportation regulations. Composes, and maintains a list of OGC’s responses to requests for notary bonds for employees. Coordinates with other departments involved in physician hiring by providing an application for professional liability insurance certification.
• Support work of Senior Counsel and Staff Counsel and general office support: Coordinates, maintains, and updates calendar and schedule for Counsel; constantly monitors Counsel’s schedule to ensure appropriate prioritization and delegation. Coordinates attorney-client privileged meetings, including coordinating with other leaders/departments, and other services needed to accomplish the meeting. Processes subpoenas and external meeting requests for CM and non-CM matters. Assists in the scheduling of meetings, depositions and court appearances. Escalates questions and concerns to coordinator, manager, and attorneys as appropriate. Collects, organizes, and analyzes patient records for counsel. Assists with the organization and tracking of case files. Ensures compliance with Continuing Legal Education filing and licensure requirements. Provides support including composing and editing correspondence, letters, e-mails, memos, legal pleadings, and other project assignments. Process vendor payment requests. Hold or eligible to obtain a Missouri Notary Commission. Provides other support to OGC as required and/or assigned. Maintains the highest level of confidentiality with respect to all information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees