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Full Time

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40

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Shift 1

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Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Hartford HealthCare (HHC), with a total operating revenue of $5B, leverages its unified culture to enhance access, affordability, equity and expertise. Its care-delivery system, with more than 500 locations serving 185 towns and cities, includes two tertiary-level teaching hospitals, an acute-care community teaching hospital, an acute-care hospital and trauma center, three community hospitals, the state’s most extensive behavioral health network, a large multispecialty physician group, a clinical care organization, a regional home care system, Connecticut’s largest array of senior care services, and a comprehensive physical therapy and rehabilitation network. On average, Hartford HealthCare touches more than 17,000 lives every single day. The unique, system-wide Institute Model offers a unified high standard of care in crucial specialties at hospital and ambulatory sites across Connecticut offering unparalleled expertise at the most affordable cost. The Institutes include Cancer, Heart and Vascular, Ayer Neuroscience, Orthopedics and Tallwood Urology.

Position Summary

The Senior Clinical Transactional Attorney, leading a small team, will work with the member organizations within the Hartford HealthCare system on matters concerning business and physician transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, employment agreements, clinical service agreements and other affiliations. The Senior Clinical Transactional Attorney will work in a collaborative environment in service to the mission of a fully integrated healthcare system.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide legal representation for Hartford HealthCare in various areas including: negotiating and advising on clinical and other healthcare transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, exclusive provider agreements and clinical professional services agreements and related clinical contracts
• Provide legal analysis and advice concerning health care regulatory compliance, physician-hospital relationships, and a wide variety of healthcare business and operational issues, including the provision of and payment for healthcare services, including, but not limited to the Stark Law, and the Anti-kickback Statute
• Handle and oversee clinical transactional projects, including conducting due diligence and drafting transactional documents
• Work with minimal supervision, work well on a team, demonstrate excellent communication, and develop new areas of competency as needs may arise
• Utilize excellent judgment, client counseling, multi-tasking, and decision-making skill
• Serve as a subject matter expert, educational resource, and strategic adviser, to HHC business leaders and colleagues on all aspects of healthcare transaction s

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school with a license to practice law in Connecticut or ability to become an active member in one year, and outstanding academic credentials
• Eight plus years of relevant experience with emphasis on transactional and healthcare matters
• Proficiency in legal research, including Lexis, Westlaw & other research tools, as well as technology used in operations, such as contract and document management
• Experience with Stark Law and Anti-kickback Statue
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, employment agreements, and non-compete restrictions
• Strong analytical, inter-personal, drafting, negotiation, written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Previous experience with academic medical centers, physician group practices, and/or health care delivery systems either in-house or at a large law firm preferred
• Collegial, possesses mature interpersonal skills and is able to quickly adapt to changing demands
• Writing samples and references will be requested

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment .