Paralegal II

About the role

This position provides legal support for DaVita’s Hospital Services Group and Patient Pathways program, with primary responsibility for supporting acute dialysis services and discharge planning services agreements and amendments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as paralegal for DaVita’s Hospital Services Group and Patient Pathways, including drafting, reviewing, redlining, negotiating, and finalizing complex agreements and amendments with external parties.
• Review intake forms submitted by Regional Operations Directors (RODs) and prepare initial agreements and amendments.
• Act as a primary touchpoint for hospital redlines, reviewing proposed changes, coordinating multiple rounds of edits, and distinguishing between items requiring operational approval and items requiring legal approval.
• Create and maintain accurate contract records in contract management system throughout the negotiation, execution, and closeout process.
• Upon request, review current agreements and respond to inquiries from legal, compliance, operations, accounts receivable, clinical teammates, or other internal stakeholders.
• Draft and process letters and other related correspondence.
• Maintain systems to track agreements in all stages of negotiation and execution and send all executed agreements to the appropriate central filing system.
• Communicate daily with legal and operations teammates, compliance, accounts receivable, clinical teammates, and other stakeholders regarding ongoing contracting matters, urgent extensions, program issues, and contract-related escalations.
• Attend team meetings, phone conferences, and training as needed;
• Know, understand, and follow teammate guidelines, employment policies, and department or company procedures.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree required, Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Four years of experience as a Paralegal.
• Previous experience drafting and negotiating contracts required.
• Certification in Paralegal Studies preferred.
• Proficiency in MS 365, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams required.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

Pay

The Wage Range for the role is $26.50 - $40.50/hour. For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

Schedule

Open for a minimum of three days.