Full-time/permanent (Designated)
Office Location: Dartmouth, NS (option to work remotely)
Date Posted: January 17, 2025
Doctors Nova Scotia (DNS) is the professional association representing all physicians in the province. The association has more than 3,500 members, including practising physicians, retired physicians, medical students and residents. Doctors Nova Scotia is the collective voice of physicians in Nova Scotia. On behalf of the province’s doctors, the association is committed to working with all partners in health-care delivery to ensure Nova Scotia is positioned to recruit and retain talented and skilled physicians, introduce new and innovative ways to deliver health care, and continuously look for ways to improve patient care and access. Learn more about Doctors Nova Scotia by visiting www.doctorsns.com.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an experienced lawyer to join our organization. Reporting to the Director, Physician Compensation & Negotiations, you will be responsible for providing practical and wide-ranging advice to management and staff on legal and privacy matters, which includes but is not limited to drafting, reviewing and/or interpreting contracts, policies, procedures, legislation and correspondence.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE INCLUDE:

• A degree in Law and a member in good standing of the Nova Scotia Barristers Society (or ability to become a member) is required.
• Experience with contract development and management.
• An ability to facilitate and support change and work collaboratively with a wide constituency of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• A high level of competence in both written and verbal communication.
• An ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems in support of advocacy for physicians.
• Strong research and practical analytical skills.
• A high degree of tact and diplomacy.
• Strong planning, organizational and time-management skills.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• A demonstrated knowledge and understanding of privacy legislation and regulations.

• Drafting, reviewing, monitoring and revising contracts and other legal documents in accordance with the association’s legal and business requirements.
• Managing and mitigating legal and business risks by designing, implementing and working with others to develop policies and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations that apply to the business, and monitoring and advising on legislative or regulatory changes of interest or impact to the association.
• Providing advice on matters relating to governance, HR and other issues as needed.
• Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the association.
• Assisting the Negotiations and Contract Governance team with advocacy and contract negotiations, implementation, interpretation and compliance.
• Providing clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization.
• Working collaboratively with the Physician Advisory Team on practice support matters and advocating for physicians’ interests in areas that include physician compensation contracts, Incentive Programs with Return of Service agreements and other contractual matters as needed.
• Consulting external legal counsel as required and monitoring billings from those individuals/ firms.
• Participating on committees and working groups as needed.