Sr. Associate Counsel Regulatory & Risk Litigation - Signature Healthcare

Signature HealthCAREis a family-based healthcare company that offers integrated services in 7 states across the continuum of care: skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care, home health, cognitive care, and telemedicine.

A growing number of our centers are earning quality assurance accreditation and pioneering person - directed care. Many of our skilled nursing facilities have achieved a 4 or 5-star overall rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.Additionally, we have been awarded as a certified Great Place to Work for three years in a row and Modern Healthcare’s "Best Places to Work!"

Provide a broad range of preventative regulatory and risk services related to long-term care to develop and implement best practices company wide, promote compliance with governing regulatory laws and guidelines, and minimize company regulatory and legal exposure.

• Regulatory Compliance: Oversee all State and Federal regulatory and survey enforcement matters applicable to long-term care and communicate with such agencies, as warranted.
• Risk Management: Identify, evaluate, and manage potential company legal risks; develop and implement solutions to mitigate potential legal exposure, particularly in the areas of medical malpractice, survey and regulatory non-compliance. Part of Risk Management also will include developing and implementing all risk management-related activities, which include, but may not be limited to: managing administrative (survey) and other legal claims against company; interfacing with outside legal counsel; administering the company’s global risk management program on a day-to-day basis; managing and analyzing risk management data; conducting risk management educational programs; and complying with risk management related standards from accrediting or regulatory agencies, all with the objective of maintaining patient safety, enhancing quality care, and minimizing loss to protect the assets of the company and its affiliates.
• Attorney Directed Audits and Investigations. Direct and oversee legally led internal audits and investigations, which will include collaborative work with the compliance and clinical teams, and external counsel as needed.Policy Development: Develop Company policies and procedures to mitigate legal risks and enforce compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Legal Nurses. Manage the company’s legal nurses and assign them tasks, as appropriate, to assist with all duties.
• Reporting. Prepare needed internal reports on risk management and survey/regulatory matters, attend board committee and other meetings as assigned.

• Assist the Vice President of Litigation & Risk Services in handling and managing aspects of preventative, potential, and existing regulatory and legal risk matters company wide, including but not limited to matters primary involving survey/regulatory, and administrative appeals, but may also include general liability and personal injury claims.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks in operational and clinical care areas, conduct root cause analysis for same, and provide creative and well-informed solutions and implement measures to mitigate risks.
• Oversee internal legal investigations and notifications to relevant authorities when necessary.
• Represent the Company at internal and external audits, inspections, and investigations as assigned.
• Plan, develop, and present risk prevention training and education to administrative personnel, nursing staff, and other department personnel.
• Assume risk management on-call responsibility for the Company as a part of a legal on- call rotation
• Respond to and assist with daily questions and needs from the clinical and administrative staff, as well as company management.

What you Need to make a Difference

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree required from an accredited U.S. law school (nursing degree or other clinical experience in the long-term care sector a plus).
• Minimum of eight (8) or more years of relevant healthcare regulatory experience in a law firm and/or healthcare system, required.
• Must be a member in good standing of the Kentucky Bar (TN Bar admission a plus, or at a minimum, eligible for TN Bar limited certificate of admission as in-house-counsel).
• Must have long term care/nursing home experience.
• Must have nursing home risk management experience.
• Must have strong clinical knowledge.
• Knowledge of healthcare liability and risk management practices.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Demonstrated intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook, Internet and Intranet navigation.

• Medical, Dental and Vision – Voluntary Life/Disability
• 401(K) and Roth 401(K)
• Generous PTO
• Specialty focus groups and partnerships
• Future Leaders of Signature – growing our “OWN.”
• All the benefits you need, plus a little more for health, wealth, and happiness!
• Reward & Recognition Program (HEART)
• Vital Links

At Signature HealthCARE, our team members are permitted – no, encouraged – to employ their talents and abilities to solve problems.
Our culture is built on three distinct pillars: Learning, Spirituality and Intra-preneurship.
Each pillar has its own staff and initiatives, ensuring that our unique culture permeates the entire organization.
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Signature HealthCARE is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories