Associate General Counsel: part-time
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Georgia
- Permanent
- Part-time
- 4 years of experience in practicing law, with 4 years in healthcare including significant contracting responsibility
- Experience in healthcare law and business
- Experience in a particular area of law applicable to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
- Knowledge of employment law, professional staff issues, FDA regulations, and physician contracting
- Academic research
- Juris Doctor degree
- Member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia
- Ability to counsel client departments in matters of contract negotiation, drafting and performance, and other areas of law
- Must be able to facilitate lawful resolutions and solutions to business, regulatory, and professional issues
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Focus on timeliness and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to understand and focus on business goals
- Provides counsel to system leaders and client departments.
- Structures agreements between and among affiliates which support the services and functions of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and affiliated companies.
- Adapts professional staff and other documents to changes in regulations, laws, and client practices relating to hospital administration and professional matters.
- Represents client departments in negotiations and meetings.
- Provides legal guidance, research, review analysis, and advice regarding all contractual issues presented by client departments.
- Adapts contract templates and existing agreements to changes in regulations and laws relating to healthcare services and professional agreements.
- Assists in presenting contract in-service training with the support and assistance of staff and learning systems.
- Works with client departments to institute individual contracting responsibility programs unique to the needs of each department.
- Works with outside counsel as assigned by General Counsel.
- Strives to improve internal legal systems and processes.