Chief Legal Officer - CareWell Health

Job Summary:

The General Counsel is responsible for representing the company and providing legal advice and counsel to internal clients regarding all aspects of hospital operations, as well as litigation in Federal, Superior Court, and administrative forums. The General Counsel may also have responsibilities related to certain other healthcare matters including contract negotiations, regulatory advice, review of policies, handling financing and real estate transactions, and managing and independently handling litigation. The position will perform legal analysis and provide timely, effective, and practical legal guidance in a fast-paced in-\house setting.

Essential Functions:

• Advice and Counsel
  
  
  
  • Provide legal advice and counsel regarding health care and general corporate legal issues affecting all areas of the CareWell Health systems operation, including vendor, employment, physician relationships, managed care arrangements, , governance, patient care and medico-legal issues, licensure, Medicare and Medicaid, medical staff matters, corporate compliance, corporate governance, real estate purchasing, sales, and leasing, factoring, lending, debt collection, debt restructuring, and the broad range of regulatory matters affecting health care institutions.
  
  
  
  


• Corporate Transactions:
  
  
  
  • Handle corporate transactions from concept through closing.
  
  
  
  


• Regulatory Matters:
  
  
  
  • Review, analyze and counsel regarding federal and state legislation (and governmental and judicial interpretations thereof) relevant to health care providers, including, but not limited to, Fraud and Abuse, Stark, Anti-Kickback and Civil Monetary Penalty compliance, Medicare, and Medicaid Conditions of Participation.
  
  
  
  


• Contract Drafting, Review, and Negotiation:
  
  
  
  • Review and draft a wide variety of contracts and other documents relating to all areas of the CareWell Health systems operation.
  
  
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Such other duties may include, without limitation: protecting CareWell Health’s rights in litigation and pre-litigation matters, assistant with compliance audits and other compliance initiatives, and potentially liaising with risk management/brokers.

Minimum Education/Certifications:

Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school with a license to practice law in New Jersey or ability to become an active member in one year, and outstanding academic credentials

Minimum Work Experience:

Minimum five (5) years of experience in healthcare law with both transactional and litigation experience.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Full Time

Physical Demands Analysis: n/a