What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate, Corporate Counsel position at hopscotchprimarycare?
About Hopscotch Primary Care
At Hopscotch Primary Care, we believe great healthcare should be accessible to all people across all communities. Today, almost 20% of Americans live in a rural community, yet only 11% of physicians practice in those same communities. We are on a mission to transform healthcare in rural America. We provide high-quality primary care tailored to meet the needs of our patients through our robust care model and comprehensive care team, delivering care in our clinics, and across settings, and wrapping resources around the patients who need them most.
Our patients and the care teams who serve them sit at the center of everything we do at Hopscotch. Hopscotch Primary Care takes a team approach to serve patient needs and provide the best care possible. Our goal is to provide the care each of us would want for ourselves or for our family members, in the right setting, and at the right time.
Today, we are serving thousands of patients in our value-based care model and the number is growing every day. If you want to bring your experience, skill and passion to make a lasting impact in healthcare, we’d like to meet you.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a Corporate Counsel to join our team at a critical and exciting time for the company. In this role, you’ll lead the company’s legal function, including managing contracts, ensuring compliance, and supporting the company’s growth and business objectives with expert legal guidance. This position will report to the Chief Financial Officer.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Near-term focus areas for this role will include, but are not limited to:
- Provide day-to-day legal advice and support to business leaders on decision-making and risk management
- Draft, review and negotiate a range of important legal documents and contracts, including payer contracts, vendor contracts, service agreements, employment agreements, etc.
- Advise business leaders on risk management
- Assist in developing internal policies, training materials, and guidance documents
- Effectively leverage outside counsel for complex issues when required
- Improve company’s inventory of form agreements, including NDAs, service agreements, etc.
- Keep business leaders informed about pertinent legal and regulatory developments in the industry
- Ensure compliance with regulations and legal requirements
ABOUT YOU:
You would be a great fit for this position if you:
- Are results-driven and have ability to focus time/resources against the most important priorities
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to make the complex simple
- Strong business acumen and critical thinking
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
From a cultural perspective, you are:
- Customer-focused service mindset, with a passion for serving patients and providers who make healthcare possible.
- Agile, yet thoughtful and can work effectively in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
- Constantly seeking ways to simplify and improve how things are done, bringing a positive attitude to challenges
- Accountable, holding yourself and others to a high standard and seek to support and develop others.
- Willing to roll up your sleeves to support the work required and collaborate effectively with people of all backgrounds.
- Concise and articulate, drive towards clarity and deliver on your commitments.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Undergraduate degree
- Juris Doctor from accredited law school
- Experience in contracts, risk management strategy, and employment law
- Licensed and in good standing to practice law in one or more jurisdictions in the U.S.
- 4-6 years experience in private practice and/or in-house corporate legal department
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in healthcare regulation and compliance, privacy, and transactions a plus
- Knowledge of healthcare regulatory landscape, including Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, as well as HIPAA, and other data privacy regulations
At Hopscotch Primary Care, we embrace diversity, invest in a culture of inclusion and positivity and encourage all to apply to join our team. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
