Senior Counsel

at  HCA Healthcare

NOTE: ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS MAY VARY BY LOCATION.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Senior Litigation Counsel like you to be a part of our team.

JOB SUMMARY AND QUALIFICATIONS

As a Senior Litigation Counsel at HCA you will actively manage civil litigation and arbitration proceedings as well as civil and criminal government investigations on behalf of HCA Healthcare and its affiliates. You will conduct internal investigations in conjunction with outside counsel and/or internal business colleagues. In this role you will analyze and advise clients on various areas of substantive healthcare law, including the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law and the Controlled Substances Act. Supervise assigned staff, including contract attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants and legal secretaries.

EDUCATION & REQUIREMENTS

• 10+ years of experience in Litigation
• Juris Doctorate from accredited Law School
• Active lawyer license
• Experience in Healthcare industry and with working in a Law firm
• Subject matter expert in the area of litigation, arbitration and/or government investigations
• Working knowledge of healthcare industry
  HCA Healthcare (Corporate), based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled resources and opportunities to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and career advancement opportunities, every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our Executive Development Program, where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry.
  HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
  “Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
  HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
  We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Sr Counsel opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!
  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

• Actively Manage Civil Litigation and Arbitration Proceedings
• Analyze and advise clients on all aspects of claims and defenses at issue in civil litigation and arbitration proceedings, including the potential resolution of such proceedings;
• Select and manage outside counsel and other litigation and arbitration experts;
• Analyze and approve litigation and arbitration strategy of outside counsel, including the review and approval of significant correspondence, court filings and discovery responses, to ensure consistency with business objectives and interests;
• Assist outside counsel with all phases of fact and expert discovery, including e-discovery and depositions
• Advise and update Vice President-Litigation on pending and potential civil litigation and arbitration proceedings.
• Actively Manage Civil and Criminal Investigations
• Analyze and advise clients on all aspects of civil and criminal investigations, including the potential resolution of such proceedings;
• Select and manage outside counsel and other investigation experts;
• Analyze and approve strategy of outside counsel, including the review and approval of significant correspondence and presentations, to ensure consistency with business objectives and interests;
• Assist outside counsel with all phases of investigations, including witness interviews and responses to information or testimony requests;
• Advise and update Vice President-Litigation on investigations.