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LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

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Summary
Provide legal advice on healthcare transaction matters including drafting, negotiating, and reviewing contracts for our hospitals, affiliated companies, medical groups and third-party vendors. This position is responsible for providing high-quality, strategic legal advice to LVHN's internal business units with a focus on healthcare services and regulatory compliance. Beyond these responsibilities, this position will work closely with members of the Legal Department on a variety of strategic, regulatory and other LVHN matters and activities.

Job Duties

• Interpret complex health care regulations and statutes and apply them to business and transactional matters that apply and impact LVHN, as well as providing practical guidance and advice on such requirements.
• Review and negotiate a healthcare transaction quickly and efficiently in line with LVHN standards.
• Collaborate with business operations to improve the contracting process, including developing and delivering legal contracting training, harmonizing and rationalizing templates, building and refining playbooks, identifying and adopting best practices and supporting department improvement initiatives in order to streamline LVHN’s contracting processes, with an emphasis on contract timeliness, accuracy and quality.
• Conducts legal research and interpreting laws, rules, and regulations, including on a wide variety of healthcare topics, including reimbursement, telehealth, facility licensure, and professional licensure/oversight.
• Works collaboratively with the Compliance Department and providing guidance to ensure organizational compliance with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements in a complex and healthcare environment.
• Directly engage, in a hybrid environment, with in-house legal, risk management, audit and compliance teams and serve as their long term, trusted legal advisor for contract negotiations.
• Effectively provide and coordinate legal support in the above areas while demonstrating independent initiative, contributing as a member of a cross-functional team, and collaborating with business and Legal Department colleagues on key matters.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts or Sciences and
• Juris Doctor from ABA approved law school
• 3 years experience in the practice of law in applicable areas.
• Strong team building skills, including relationship management, interpersonal, communication (both written and spoken), and negotiation and organizational skills.

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 7 lbs., continuous sitting >67%, frequent keyboard use/repetitive motion, frequent fine motor activity/wrist position deviation.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.

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