Manager & Assistant General Counsel, MSO ASC Strategic Partnerships

Overview

The Manager & Assistant General Counsel, MSO ASC Strategic Partnership role provides legal advice and counsel in the areas of joint ventures and other endeavors related to Novant Health Enterprises, a division of Novant Health. This role supports operations and compliance of Novants joint ventures related to the provision of patient care outside of Novants main facilities. The ideal candidate has a blend of regulatory and transactional experience with a special focus on fraud and abuse and contracting related to transactions. This role reports and takes direction from the Senior Director and Assistant General Counsel over compliance and privacy.

Qualifications

• Education: Undergraduate degree from a recognized college or university, required. Juris Doctorate Degree from an accredited law school, required.
• Experience: 5 years experience in the Practice of Law, required. Previous experience in law or a healthcare setting, preferred.
• Licensure/Certification:
• Additional Skills (required):
• • 7-8+ years experience in the practice of law
  • Regulatory healthcare experience
  • Experience with the Anti-Kickback Statue (AKS), the Stark Law, and other regulations.
  • Healthcare transactional experience (physician acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, etc.)
  • Foundational knowledge of healthcare operations
  • Skills for problem solving, teamwork, and developing innovative solutions. Excellent communication skills required. Ability to handle unusual, demanding, and unrelated tasks and strong organizational skills.
  • Speed to Market: Effectively works in a fast-paced work environment to deliver results.
  • Problem Solving: Strong analytical, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
  • Judgment: Demonstrated ability to act independently upon information and make decisions that achieve optimal results.

Responsibilities

• Creates an environment that supports and respects diversity to promote creative problem solving.
• Respects and follows organizational policy and procedure, including rules of conduct.
• Responsible for helping to achieve goals defined by People & Culture and Novant Health leadership. Constantly monitor progress and metrics toward meeting defined goals.
• Supports growth, development of initiatives, and overall performance of strategy. Demonstrates dedication to meeting the expectations and requirements of stakeholders.
• Work alongside team members to monitor and evolve practices for continuous process improvement.
• Oversee specialized legal areas such as joint ventures, ambulatory surgery centers and other market/specialty specific programs and strategic partnerships.

Develop policies, practices, and procedures that have a significant impact on the Provides reliable and well-researched advice on all manner matters.

Advises on specific health care issues such as HIPAA Privacy Rule, the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback statute, government, and confidentiality issues.

• Reviews and prepares agreements and contracts.
• Assists in the development of new policies, procedures, and forms for the organization.

• Maintains professional competency, according to department policies, procedures, and protocols.