Assistant General Counsel - Legal Services

Overview

• Reviews, negotiates, and assists in the development of Hospital agreements and contracts with an emphasis on agreements such as IS/IT, EULAs, SaaS, SLAs, Business Associate Agreements, and MOUs with community partners.
• Assists in supporting the integration of risk management and quality control activities to create an environment that minimizes legal risk to the Hospital, including reviewing, implementing, and monitoring Hospital’s risk management programs and insurance programs, with a focus on behavioral health.
• Provides legal review, analysis, and advice with respect to the legal implications of Hospital policies, procedures, processes, and decisions, with a focus on HIPAA privacy and security compliance and the Hospital’s Enterprise Risk Management initiatives.
  
  

Job Description Summary

Provides legal advice and legal services through the office of General Counsel at Nationwide Children's Hospital for the benefit of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc. and its subsidiaries and related companies (“Hospital”). Serves as a consultant, legal advisor, advocate and defender, in a manner consistent with the mission, values, and strategic objectives of the organization.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Reviews, negotiates and assists in the development of Hospital agreements and contracts under the direction of the General Counsel, Senior Associate General Counsel, or Associate General Counsel.
• Completes, on a timely basis, projects as assigned by the General Counsel, Senior Associate General Counsel, or Associate General Counsel.
• Assists the General Counsel, Senior Associate General Counsel, and Associate General Counsel in supporting the integration of risk management and quality control activities to create an environment that minimizes legal risk to the Hospital, including reviewing, implementing and monitoring Hospital’s risk management programs and insurance programs.
• Provides legal review, analysis, and advice with respect to the legal implications of Hospital policies, procedures, processes and decisions.
• Assists the General Counsel, Senior Associate General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, and outside counsel, as needed, in the preparation and defense of litigation, including the preparation and filing of pleadings and discovery, preparation of staff for their roles as witnesses, and the development of strategy.
• Provides support to staff members related to subpoenas and other court documents.
• Performs legal research and analysis to provide recommendations to General Counsel and other attorneys and/or internal clients.
• Provides support to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Integrity and Compliance Program.
• Participates in Hospital committees as deemed appropriate, attends annual Hospital and departmental fire/safety and infection control training, and maintains current knowledge of safety procedures within the Hospital and department.
  
  

Education Requirement

Juris Doctorate, or equivalent, required.

Licensure Requirement

Licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio, required.

Certifications

(not specified)

Skills

(not specified)

Experience

Two years of experience in the practice of law and exhibit an interest and aptitude for health care law, clinical research, nonprofit law, or health care related litigation, required.

Physical Requirements

OCCASIONALLY: (none specified)

FREQUENTLY: (none specified)

CONTINUOUSLY: (none specified)

Additional Physical Requirements Performed But Not Listed Above

(not specified)

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"