Senior, Associate General Counsel

Schedule: Days: M-F

Job Location Type: Onsite in Brentwood, TN

Your experience matters 

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ^®.

More about our team 

The Senior Associate General Counsel provides legal guidance on hospital and affiliated entity matters and attends to other legal needs for the Health Support Center (HSC) while demonstrating the Core Values and the High Five Guiding Principles foundational to LifePoint.

How you'll contribute 

A Senior Associate General Counsel who excels in this role:

• Responsible for legal services relating to the day-to-day operations of hospitals, surgery centers, hospital employed physicians, and the HSC's other operating divisions and facilities.

• Possesses and maintain an extensive working knowledge of state and federal healthcare laws.

• Coordinates with supervising Vice President, Associate General Counsel, as well as other Department attorneys and support staff, in providing legal guidance. 

• Anticipates and mitigates potential legal problems and develops strategies to avoid costly litigation and reduce potential areas of risk

• Participates as needed in acquisition or divestiture transactions, including on-boarding of new acquisitions and compiling due diligence materials for divestitures. 

• Assists in the development of processes, templates, and training materials, utilizing available technologies to improve and promote efficiency, consistency, and compliance with regulatory and business requirements. 

• Collaborates closely with the Compliance Department to track and handle compliance related matters. 

• Supervises and directs outside counsel retained on behalf of the Company or one or more of its affiliates regarding legal matters and manages outside counsel spend in accordance with the Department's budget.

• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills, including those needed to discuss significant and complex legal matters and decisions with Company leadership.

• Possesses ability to work independently on complex legal matters and major HSC projects and initiatives.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: 

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

• Education: Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree.

• Experience: Minimum of 8-10 years' experience preferably in a hospital/healthcare environment.

• Licenses: Tennessee (TN) license to practice law.

• Travel: Up to 10%.

EEOC Statement

"Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.