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Ardent Health Services invests in people, technology, facilities and communities, producing high-quality care and extraordinary results. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Ardent’s subsidiaries own and operate 30 hospitals in six states with more than 25,000 employees including 1,150 employed providers. Ardent facilities exceed national averages in Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating as ranked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; 89 percent of its hospitals received a three-star rating or above in comparison with 73 percent of all hospitals ranked. Twelve of the company's hospitals were recognized by Modern Healthcare as "Best Places to Work" in 2019 – the twelfth consecutive year an Ardent facility made this list. Ardent's corporate office was named "Top Work Places" for Nashville based companies in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

OUR POSITION: We have an exciting opportunity to join our Legal Team as Sr. Counsel, Healthcare Operations.

Under general guidance and supervision of the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, the Sr. Counsel, Healthcare Operations prepares and reviews a variety of complex contracts and provides legal counsel, guidance and representation to the Company and its affiliated healthcare operations as requested on complex legal and operational issues. The ideal candidate will be experienced in physician and hospital contracts.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

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  Works with senior counsel to advise hospital administrators on a wide range of matters relating to healthcare operations, general corporate transactions, regulatory and compliance issues, employment, medical staff issues, and patient concerns.
• Participates in the development of system policies and procedures and assists senior legal counsel in legal research.
• Drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts to ensure compliance with applicable statutes, case law, governmental regulations and Company policy guidelines. Analyze and advise business owners of contractual terms and their implications and finalize the agreement consistent with the risk tolerance of the Company, producing clean and accurate legal documents.
• Assists with compliance investigations as needed. Coordinates with Compliance Department.
• Participates in activities that increase legal knowledge, professional expertise, and the delivery of quality legal services.
• Requests and utilizes interdepartmental services as they pertain to the provision of legal services; establishes and maintains working relationships with all department personnel relative to the legal service function.
• Assists in development of methods for achieving Company goals, such as competitive bids, form agreements, reviews legal resources, and system policies within legal limits.
• Uses skill, knowledge and experience to assist Company in amicably resolving disputes with third parties.
• Performs other legal tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Current license to practice law

• Must have 4+ years of experience in healthcare law, including but not limited to, EMTALA, HIPAA, Stark, ACA, fraud and abuse, healthcare regulatory compliance, and hospital governance and operations, including editing/drafting/negotiating contracts with some experience with hospital and physician contracting and a fundamental understanding of health care regulations including the Stark and Anti-Kickback Statutes.
• Previous law firm experience is preferred
• Ability to travel as needed; up to 25%