Senior Counsel, Operations – Dallas or Nashville

Job Description

Tenet Healthcare seeks to add a Senior Counsel, Operations to its legal team based in its Dallas, TX headquarters or its Nashville, TN office. The successful lawyer will join a high impact and growing legal team and be expected to provide legal advice on a wide variety of matters related to Tenet’s portfolio of facilities.

Responsibilities

• General legal guidance for Tenet’s clinical organization
• Review and analysis of all arrangements between Tenet facilities and other parties for compliance with Stark, anti-kickback and other fraud and abuse laws, EMTALA, HIPAA, and any other regulatory requirements applicable to such arrangements
• Give training presentations to personnel on legal issues pertaining to facility operations

Required Skills

• A minimum of five years of experience in health care law
• Solid experience in a healthcare operations law practice
• A working knowledge of health care regulations, including experience in health care-related drafting and transactional matters
• Prior large law firm experience is highly preferred

Professional Attributes

• Ability to work independently, as well as function effectively, within a team framework
• Strong research, analytical, organizational, and computer skills are necessary
• Must be extremely responsive to a high volume of diverse requests
• Strong customer service orientation, meticulous attention to detail and initiative are essential for success in this role
• Excellent project management skills, ability to execute on plan, deliver results and manage external legal costs
• A self-motivated, organized team player who works well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment
• An individual who is cooperative, encourages collaboration and builds understanding; who easily gains trust and support of superiors and colleagues; who can find common ground and solve problems, and who owns his or her projects and commitments

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree from an ASA Accredited Law School is required and fully qualified to practice in the State of Texas or Tennessee
• Approximately 5 percent travel may be required. Selected candidates will be required to pass a Motor Vehicle Record check