Associate General Counsel

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day.

We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That's why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

The Associate General Counsel provides legal advice and guidance to Children's Hospital Colorado and its leaders and team members; performs research and analysis of legal issues and conducts investigations into legal or compliance issues, drafting legal opinions or findings; and monitors compliance with policies and procedures for contract management.

• Department Name: Legal Affairs; Village Pavilions
  Job Status: Full-Time; 40 hours/week - eligible for benefits
• Shift details: Hybrid

• EDUCATION - Juris doctor (JD) degree.
• EXPERIENCE - Five (5) years of experience in a law firm or corporate legal setting.
• EQUIVALENCY - None
• CERTIFICATION(S) - None
• LICENSURE - Licensed to practice or eligible to practice law in the State of Colorado.

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• No direct patient care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Provides legal advice and guidance on regulatory, compliance, patient care, litigation, and other legal matters that impact the enterprise and its staff; provides legal support and counsel to various internal committees.
• Performs research and analysis of legal issues, making recommendations and preparing legal opinions that dictate action to minimize business and legal risk.
• Directs or conducts investigations into legal or compliance issues; coordinates and works with outside counsel on selected matters. Drafts and prepares legal opinions, motions, and pleadings to be filed in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings.
• Applies specialized knowledge to the performance of legal support in one or more for the following areas: labor and employment, real estate (leases and property management), academic programs, health care compliance, grants and contracting, intellectual technology, medical staff relations, non-profit tax issues, and accreditations matters.
• Establishes and monitors compliance with policies and procedures for review, execution, and administration of hospital contracts and other legal documents. Drafts and negotiates contracts as necessary. Assists with management of contracts.
• Develops and implements processes to improve the quality, efficacy, and cost effectiveness of legal services, such as preparation of document templates or contract standardization.
• Develops and implements training and education on a variety of legal matters.
• Works collaboratively on risk management issues, including potentially compensable events, claims management, and litigation management.
• Works collaboratively with the professional service departments on the requirements of Joint Commission, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health and Human Services, and other regulatory or standard setting organizations.
• Participates in leadership activities for the division, assigns and reviews annual goals, provides work instruction (on-the-job or formal training), and develops team members/leaders. Evaluates performance, providing continuous feedback. Manages discipline and performance issues, including hiring and terminating team members/leaders. Reviews and approves changes to internal processes as recommended by team members/leaders; identifies and implements process improvements. Serves as a champion of enterprise-wide culture, influencing cultural change to support operational objectives.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

• Guidelines: Guidelines are in the form of stated vision and goals for the operation.
• Complexity: Work assignment is unstructured and leader is responsible for developing, directing, and managing outcomes and multi-year strategies in order to achieve the objectives of the operation. Duties performed include operational planning; developing standards, priorities, guidelines, processes, measurement (evaluation) systems; implementation of production and performance management standards; and allocating resources. Work is strategic and operational in nature.
• Decision Making: Employee is responsible for managing multiple functions that requires developing and implementing strategies, business plans, and policies; determining required resources; defining and evaluating performance standards; and resolving complex business problems.
• Communications: Communication at this level is internally and externally focused. Involves establishing and maintaining effective, collaborative working relationships with team members, peers, and executives. Provides information and negotiates solutions to functional issues that have major consequences or long-term significance.
• Supervision Received: Responsible and accountable for driving strategy and achieving results for function(s). Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and conclusions, fiscal accountability, and the attainment of goals and objectives of the operation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Fair
• Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Fair
• Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
• Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
• Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
• Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands - Precise Motor Function (Or Fine Manipulation)
• Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 50 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.
• Mental Stress: multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, prioritizing.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development resources to help you advance and grow.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.