Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates 51 hospitals and has more than 360 outpatient locations in 14 states providing more than 2.5 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems with nearly 57,000 employees and physicians. Eighteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team!

The Senior Assistant General Counsel – Clinical Operations & Risk Management must have substantial experience advising healthcare providers on patient care risk issues.  This attorney is the primary contact for hospital operators dealing with daily patient care issues ranging from reporting incidents to regulators, responding to citations and requests for action plans, to medical staff issues, to responding to subpoenas for medical records.  This attorney must take a lead role in managing and reducing claims against Prime’s hospitals, as well as developing and providing educational materials and training presentations to improve clinical operations and prevent future claims. This attorney will work closely with the Legal Department’s professional liability and general liability litigation teams to manage claims as they move from pre-litigation to active litigation, and to implement process improvement after litigation has resolved.  This attorney must actively manage, supervise and coordinate outside counsel in their assigned areas, direct strategy, and contain costs. 

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required qualifications:

1.    J.D. from ABA Accredited Law School

2.    Member in Good Standing of a State Bar

3.    Minimum of ten (10) years of prior legal experience in law firm, public sector, and/or in-house position.

4.    Must have at least five (5) years of experience specifically focused on advising healthcare providers with patient care risk issues.

5.    Must have experience in healthcare industry regulations, preferably with hospitals.

Preferred qualifications:

1.    Significant experience with hospital or healthcare risk management and exposure control is strongly preferred.

2.    Prior experience interacting with regulatory bodies strongly preferred.

3.    Experience handling organized medical staff matters preferred.

4.    Prior litigation experience strongly preferred.

5.    California licensed attorney preferred, but willing to consider highly qualified candidates not licensed in California if they are eligible for California registered in-house counsel status.

Prime Healthcare offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.  Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary.  A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $157,518.00 to $260,000.00 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

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