St. Charles Health System
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Assistant Legal Counsel
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St. Charles Health System . The position is a hybrid in-office role in Bend, OR that provides legal counsel and representation to the health system and its personnel with an initial focus on contract drafting, review, and negotiation in an independent manner with minimal day-to-day direct supervision. As health care law experience and expertise develop through training and mentorship within the Legal Department, the Assistant Counsel will assume other substantive duties including helping ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and policy requirements and best practices that impact the health system. This position does not directly manage other caregivers, but provides oversight of paralegal and legal assistant / contracts coordinator personnel.
Primary Functions And Duties
Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and other legal documents relevant to St. Charles’ business and operations, including service, procurement and purchase agreements.
Use St. Charles’ contracts management software to manage all stages of contract lifecycle, from initiation through drafting, negotiation and signature phases.
Monitor contract turnaround times and throughput rates to ensure timely completion while balancing protection of St. Charles, legal risk mitigation, and operational needs.
Draft and review St. Charles policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Assist with interpretation and delivery of subpoenas, warrants, court orders, and other administrative demands received by St. Charles.
Assist in researching, analyzing, guiding, educating, and coaching the organization on contract interpretation and negotiation, and health care laws to mitigate risk to St. Charles.
Other Functions And Duties
Research, analyze, and develop knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, legal decisions and administrative guidance pertaining to health care law.
Counsel on health care laws and regulations, including the Stark Law, Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, EMTALA, HIPAA, Joint Commission standards and IRS nonprofit regulations.
Maintain knowledge and inform caregivers, providers, and management of current regulations and policies affecting patient care and St. Charles business practices.
Participate in various meetings throughout the health system, offering advice and counsel to caregivers on legal and risk matters as they arise.
Respond to calls and other communications on legal issues, including urgent after-hours inquiries from caregivers and providers regarding legal and risk matters.
Deliver customer service in a manner that adds value, promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient, and accurate.
Communicate and behave in a manner consistent with St. Charles’ mission, vision, and values, maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.
Education
Required : Law degree
Preferred : N/A
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Required : Licensed with (or the ability to waive into) the Oregon state bar.
Preferred : N/A
Experience
Required : At least one (1) year experience working as a lawyer with extensive experience in contract drafting, interpretation, review, negotiation, and management. Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, with a problem-solving mentality.
Preferred : 2 to 5 years’ experience as a practicing attorney, with emphasis on regulatory and transactional experience in health law and/or litigation experience handling medical/professional malpractice cases. Working knowledge of health care statutes and regulations, including Stark Law, Federal False Claims Act, Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, EMTALA and HIPAA, as well as knowledge of applicable nonprofit law.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Legal
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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Assistant Legal Counsel
role at
St. Charles Health System . The position is a hybrid in-office role in Bend, OR that provides legal counsel and representation to the health system and its personnel with an initial focus on contract drafting, review, and negotiation in an independent manner with minimal day-to-day direct supervision. As health care law experience and expertise develop through training and mentorship within the Legal Department, the Assistant Counsel will assume other substantive duties including helping ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and policy requirements and best practices that impact the health system. This position does not directly manage other caregivers, but provides oversight of paralegal and legal assistant / contracts coordinator personnel.
Primary Functions And Duties
Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and other legal documents relevant to St. Charles’ business and operations, including service, procurement and purchase agreements.
Use St. Charles’ contracts management software to manage all stages of contract lifecycle, from initiation through drafting, negotiation and signature phases.
Monitor contract turnaround times and throughput rates to ensure timely completion while balancing protection of St. Charles, legal risk mitigation, and operational needs.
Draft and review St. Charles policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Assist with interpretation and delivery of subpoenas, warrants, court orders, and other administrative demands received by St. Charles.
Assist in researching, analyzing, guiding, educating, and coaching the organization on contract interpretation and negotiation, and health care laws to mitigate risk to St. Charles.
Other Functions And Duties
Research, analyze, and develop knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, legal decisions and administrative guidance pertaining to health care law.
Counsel on health care laws and regulations, including the Stark Law, Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, EMTALA, HIPAA, Joint Commission standards and IRS nonprofit regulations.
Maintain knowledge and inform caregivers, providers, and management of current regulations and policies affecting patient care and St. Charles business practices.
Participate in various meetings throughout the health system, offering advice and counsel to caregivers on legal and risk matters as they arise.
Respond to calls and other communications on legal issues, including urgent after-hours inquiries from caregivers and providers regarding legal and risk matters.
Deliver customer service in a manner that adds value, promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient, and accurate.
Communicate and behave in a manner consistent with St. Charles’ mission, vision, and values, maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.
Education
Required : Law degree
Preferred : N/A
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Required : Licensed with (or the ability to waive into) the Oregon state bar.
Preferred : N/A
Experience
Required : At least one (1) year experience working as a lawyer with extensive experience in contract drafting, interpretation, review, negotiation, and management. Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, with a problem-solving mentality.
Preferred : 2 to 5 years’ experience as a practicing attorney, with emphasis on regulatory and transactional experience in health law and/or litigation experience handling medical/professional malpractice cases. Working knowledge of health care statutes and regulations, including Stark Law, Federal False Claims Act, Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, EMTALA and HIPAA, as well as knowledge of applicable nonprofit law.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Legal
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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