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 Counsel like you to be a part of our Managed Care Contracting team.

JOB SUMMARY AND QUALIFICATIONS

Provide legal advice regarding managed care payor agreements (including drafting language, identifying regulatory issues, and assisting with related operational issues on behalf of HCA and its affiliates in particular geographic regions (to be specified). Provide pre-litigation claim support and analysis for disputes regarding rights and obligations under manage care agreements. Supervise an assigned secretary and paralegal (who will be shared with other attorneys).

QUALIFICATIONS YOU WILL NEED:

• More than 10 years of applicable work experience is needed for a successful candidate.
• Juris Doctorate from accredited law school, top 25 schools preferred.
• Admitted to, or qualified to be admitted to, the Tennessee Bar
  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

• Provide legal advice and support in connection with Managed Care Agreements
• Prepare redlines of payer agreements to reflect general company/department objectives and specific business objectives
• Negotiate terms and provisions of Managed Care Agreements
• Analyze payor policies and compliance with HCA managed care agreements
• Analyze managed care agreements and arrangements for fraud and abuse and anti-trust issues and coordinate resolution of the same through outside counsel and/or operations counsel
• Manage the use of outside counsel
• Collaborate with other members of the Legal Department and Parallon Business Solutions on pre-litigation disputes related to managed care agreements
• Interact with corporate and local Communications and Government Relations departments concerning managed care-related press or legislative matters.
• Interact with Ethics and Compliance Department as necessary to ensure compliance with reporting requirements under the Corporate Integrity Agreement.
• Participate in legal training for business/operational personnel.