What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate General Counsel position at VCUHSA VCU Health System Authority?
The Associate General Counsel is a key team member in the Office of the General Counsel, reporting to and performing services under the direction of the Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for VCU Health System. Responsible for staffing a variety of complex transactional projects, applying subject matter expertise and supporting education and advancement of internal teams and processes. Provides legal advice and counsel to assigned internal clients and business units, ensuring efficient and effective operations of in-house legal services. Essential Job Statements Collaborate with internal teams to negotiate complex healthcare business transactions that satisfy the organization’s business objectives, mitigate risks, and are compliant with law and policy. Advise on federal and state laws, including but not limited to fraud and abuse (i.e., Anti-kickback, Stark, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, False Claims Act), HIPAA/HITECH, No Surprises Act, Information Blocking Rule of the 21st Century Cures Act, EMTALA, and other laws governing healthcare transactions, virtual care, compliance, privacy, reimbursement, licensure, and accreditation. Advise and provide counsel to internal teams on legal issues related to healthcare transactions, data governance and analytics, professional services arrangements, reimbursement, digital health technologies, artificial intelligence, and value-based models such as clinically integrated networks and accountable care organizations. Support internal teams with defining and enhancing processes surrounding complex corporate healthcare organizational structures such as research and academic affiliations, clinical joint ventures, professional services arrangements, and other third-party relationships that support our tripartite mission. Maintain a working knowledge of the corporate practice of medicine and support effective governance practices among VCU Health System and its affiliates. Foster relationships, educate, and provide legal support to internal teams across VCU Health System to strengthen management of VCU Health System’s business functions and transactions with third parties. Keep informed of industry-specific laws, regulations, and trends; ensure that appropriate risk management strategies are in place. Patient Population Not applicable to this position. Employment Qualifications Education Required: Juris Doctor or equivalent degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. Education Preferred: N/A Licensure Required: Admission to the State Bar of Virginia or eligibility under the provisions of the state bar of Virginia, professional license in good standing. Licensure Preferred: N/A Certification Required: N/A Certification Preferred: N/A Minimum Qualifications Years and Type of Required Experience: A minimum of 5 years of legal work experience with a law firm or in-house legal department, preferably performing legal services for healthcare organizations. Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Highly developed analytical legal skills. Effective management of a complex and high-volume portfolio of projects. Strong relationship-building skills. Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: N/A Supervisory responsibilities: May supervise employees including Assistant General Counsel and/or Paralegal Hires, trains, mentors assigned staff. Keeps employees abreast of priorities, activities, and procedural/policies changes. Analyzes policies, procedures, and workflow/processes and makes appropriate recommendations for changes. Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate): Physical: Lifting <20 lbs. Activities: Prolonged sitting Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical Thinking Emotional: Fast pace environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Able to adapt to frequent change EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran/41 CFR 60-1.4. Who We Are Inventing better care, day by day by discovery Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That’s never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That’s. Exactly. Right. We’ll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it’s an approach that works — whether it’s a patient who undergoes a new, life-saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health. We have it all: • One college and four health sciences schools • An academic medical center • A Level I trauma center • One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia • The region’s only full-service children’s hospital • More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties • With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field Our medical teams are top notch. And we’re not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments.