Associate General Counsel

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Associate General Counsel

• Reports to: General Counsel

POSITION SUMMARY:

This is an in-house position for an experienced attorney with a minimum of five years' experience in handling general health care, corporate, real estate, merger & acquisitions, employment and contractual matters. Reporting directly to and working in collaboration with the Chief Legal Officer, the Associate General Counsel will serve as support counsel for the enterprise including its subsidiaries and affiliates.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides legal counsel and guidance to officers, directors and upper management on legal matters relevant to Emplify Health. Coordinates work outside of attorneys and consults with then on sensitive legal issues.
• Anticipates and identifies legal issues of concern to leaders and develops legal strategies and solutions.
• Drafts and reviews, or supervises drafting and review of contracts and related documents for participation in joint ventures and managed care networks, provision of health care and related services, procurement of goods and services, affiliations with other institutions, transfer of patients between institutions, confidentiality of proprietary information, leases of space and equipment, real estate, software licenses, and electronic transmission of healthcare data; and trains staff in contract review.
• Analyzes a broad range of complex laws and regulations affecting Emplify Health in areas of legal specialty, including, but not limited to, federal and state laws and regulations affecting the business of health care facilities (for example, laws and regulations regarding Medicare, fraud and abuse, prohibited self-referrals, anti-kickback, antitrust, procurement, conflict of interest, compliance, taxation, and prohibition of donations to private entities.
• Coordinates internal and external legal resources across the enterprise to support organizational strategic priorities, and effectively and efficiently identify and resolve legal questions and issues.
• Shall have supervisory responsibility for department personnel issues (supervision of, training of, employment, termination, performance and salary reviews, disciplinary actions, scheduling, and/or approving overtime) consistent with organization’s leadership philosophy.
• Conduct training of staff in areas of legal specialty and develops training materials; provides advice regarding training needs in areas of legal specialty and in compliance with training requirements imposed by regulations.
• Serves as a member of various committees and workgroups as needed.
• The Associate General Counsel enhances professional growth and development through participation in seminars and workshops; maintains professional affiliations to keep abreast of developments and trends in healthcare law.
• The Associate General Counsel performs other job-related legal and administrative duties as requested by the Chief Legal Officer, senior administrators and executives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

REQUIRED: Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Certification/Registration/Licensure:

REQUIRED: Licensed to Practice Law in the State of Wisconsin (LPL) or in-house counsel exemption.

DESIRED: Licensed to Practice Law in the States of Minnesota, Michigan, and Iowa.

Experience:

REQUIRED: 5-7 years of experience handling legal matters.

DESIRED: Previous experience in a healthcare setting.

Core for all Leaders

• Organizational Strategy and Implementation -- Recognizes market trends, judges the impact on their AOR, contributes to responsive strategic plans, develops AOR operational plans, articulates these plans, and ensures they are communicated to gain alignment and commitment of all AOR staff.
• Fiscal Management -- Effectively uses established processes to ensure accountability for effective operations and resource management.
• Human Resource Management -- Effectively uses established processes to: select, align, develop, motivate, manage, and retain a team of highly skilled employees.
• Excellence in Service and Quality-- Achieves seamless delivery of quality patient care, safety, excellence in patient experience, and customer service. Utilizes Continuous Quality Improvement principles and platform planning in decisions, improvements, and system design.
• Organizational Leadership -- Provides leadership and accomplishes objectives by ensuring the integration of processes and initiatives while modeling collaboration. Participates and supports in brand/service delivery teams as requested.
• Maintains accountability for implementation of requirements of regulatory agencies
• Serves as liaison to the community
• Duties and responsibilities as defined by specific department (if applicable)

PRACTICES AND PROMOTES BEHAVIOR CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION, VISION AND VALUES:

Mission:

Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating.

Vision:

Leading with love, we courageously commit to a future of healthy people and thriving communities.

Values:

Belonging, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork, Humility

Environmental Conditions:
Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work).

Physical Requirements/Demands Of The Position:
Sitting Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)
Static Standing Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours)
Walking/Standing Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours)
Repetitive Actions - Fine Manipulation Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love!

Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve.

You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect:

• Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth

• Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member

• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses

About Us

Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are.

Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

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