Assistant General Counsel - GPO

About the role

The Assistant General Counsel (AGC) is responsible for providing legal counsel and guidance to West Virginia United Health System, its member hospitals including, West Virginia University Hospitals, and the clinical practice plans of West Virginia University (collectively, the Organizations), in all areas of contracting, including group purchasing organization relationships, and supply chain contracting.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, reviews, and assists with negotiating contracts for the Organization, including, but not limited to, group purchasing organization (GPO) agreements.
• Prepares, reviews, and assists with negotiating procurement-related agreements, including but not limited to purchase and sale, product purchase, consignment, rebate, consulting, information technology, and other miscellaneous agreements.
• Provides regular legal guidance and advice to the Organizations’ management team on a wide variety of legal matters related to procurement matters and various health care joint ventures of the Organizations, including compliance with fraud and abuse and Stark laws.
• Provides day-to-day advice to management and personnel regarding contracts and regulatory obligations for the Organizations’ group purchasing organization.
• Is knowledgeable of legal trends and standards which regulate health care facilities and patient care and works to ensure compliance with these standards.
• Provides advice regarding compliance with Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse, Stark, and tax exemption.
• Develops and provides education and training programs to the Organizations’ contracting agents on key purchasing and contracting negotiation points and legal topics.
• Develops policies and procedures for the agreement submission and review process and drafts template agreements and updates for the supply chain operations.
• Responds in a timely manner to requests for advice or information.
• Prepares and reviews contracts and/or agreements between the Organizations and outside agencies or organizations.

Requirements

• EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: Juris Doctor. West Virginia Bar membership or eligibility.
• EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of substantial experience in a law firm or in-house legal department in the areas of corporate, contract, and regulatory law.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in the following areas (i) contract drafting, review, and negotiation, (ii) group purchasing organizations and/or procurement, and (iii) Medicare Fraud and Abuse and Stark laws.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time.
• Ability to work under stress and with short deadlines.
• Ability to solve problems in a timely and practical fashion.
• Knowledge of litigation process and procedures.
• Knowledge of the general operations of corporations, limited liability companies, and joint ventures.
• Knowledge of academic medical center operations preferred.
• Ability to communicate and interact with administration, department heads, medical staff, and other Organization personnel.