USPI Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate Development

Tenet Healthcare • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

United Surgical Partners International (USPI), an affiliate of Tenet Healthcare Corporation and a national leader in outpatient surgery centers seeks to add a Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate Development to its legal team based in its Dallas, Texas headquarters located in Farmers Branch. The successful lawyer will join a high impact and growing legal team and be expected to provide legal advice on a wide variety of matters related to USPI's acquisition and de novo development of surgical hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Reporting to the Senior Managing Counsel of Corporate Development-USPI, the Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate Development's responsibilities will include but may not be limited to advising senior business executives and other attorneys on acquisitions, de novos, corporate structure, securities law matters, finance, divestitures, and the impact of healthcare fraud and abuse laws (including Stark and anti-kickback issues) on the foregoing as well as overseeing outside counsel engaged to advise on such corporate development matters.

Requirements

• A minimum of three years of experience in active full-time practice of mergers and acquisitions
• Solid experience in a healthcare operations law practice
• Working knowledge of health care regulations
• Prior large law firm experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to handle confidential matters requiring good judgment and discretion

Nice To Haves

• Strong research, analytical, organizational, and computer skills
• Strong customer service orientation
• Meticulous attention to detail and initiative
• Strong legal drafting and interpretation skills
• Excellent project management skills

Responsibilities

• Oversee and assist with due diligence of target facilities
• Identify acquisition issues to report to the Senior Managing Counsel - Corporate Development and assist in issue resolution prior to closing
• Assist with review and preparation of contracts and other corporate documents and certificates in connection with transactions
• Act as liaison and manage relationships with outside counsel, consultants, and company personnel
• Manage acquisition process to ensure completion of closing and pre/post-closing items
• Ensure compliance with Corporate and center level governance requirements as well as company policies
• Communicate with other USPI legal counsel to ensure consistency of legal advice across the company
• Coordinate with other USPI and Tenet departments as necessary in connection with on-going projects

Benefits

• Competitive compensation program
• Performance bonus
• Comprehensive benefits program
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree