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Professional - Non-Clinical
Sr. Counsel - Health Plan
Houston, TX, US
We’re hunting for a Senior Counsel, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will support the director in providing legal counsel and guidance to hospital and its affiliated entities; interacts with state and federal agencies as appropriate; provides counsel regarding contractual arrangements; works with and serves as a liaison to outside counsel; participates in meetings and serves on committees as appropriate; leads and supports on other matters as assigned by the director.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides legal counsel to hospital and its affiliated entities.
- Provides legal counsel and guidance, including written legal opinions and memoranda, to hospital’s management and staff, under the direction of the director.
- Researches, investigates and remediates legal and corporate compliance issues.
- Reviews policies and procedures within hospital and research of applicable legal issues.
- Assists with litigation-related activities, as directed.
- Drafts, reviews, and revises contractual agreements entered into by hospital and its affiliated entities.
- Coordinates and assists in contract negotiations and the execution of contractual agreements.
- Research applicable laws, rules and regulations that impact specific contracts or the contracting process.
- Aids and works with other attorneys in the department on various projects.
- Works directly with hospital leaders on assigned projects.
Skills & Requirements
- Required Juris Doctor Degree (JD)
- License to practice law in the State of Texas is required. If candidate does not have a Texas law license, must have and maintain a license to practice law in another state and get licensed in the State of Texas within 18 months of hire.
- Required 2 years attorney experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4 years’ experience as a licensed Attorney with a focus on litigations and disputes.
About Texas Children’s
Founded in 1996, Texas Children’s Health Plan is the nation's first health maintenance organization (HMO) created just for children. We provide STAR/Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to pregnant women, teens, children and adults in Houston and surrounding areas. Currently, the Health Plan has more than 375,000 members who receive care from our network of more than 1,100 primary care physicians, 3,200 specialists, and 70 hospitals. Texas Children's Health Plan is also the largest combined STAR/CHIP Managed Care Organization in the Harris County service area.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
