What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Counsel position at Planned Parenthood Great Rivers?
PLANNED PARENTHOOD GREAT RIVERS
POSITION TITLE: General Counsel
STATUS: Salaried/Exempt
REPORTS TO: CEO
SALARY: $155,000-$190,000/Year
**Cover letter required. Candidates without a cover letter will not be considered**
Must have or be willing to obtain COVID-19 vaccine, booster and flu vaccine
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers (PPGR) offers a robust benefits package.
Employer Paid:
Healthcare: Approximately $100 per pay period
Life Insurance: Equal to one year’s salary up to $100,000
Paid Parental Leave: 8 weeks of full salary after the event (birth or adoption)
Retirement plan with up to 6% contribution after 1 year of employment
Employee Paid/Voluntary Benefits Include:
Vision: Approximately $4 per pay period
Dental: Approximately $5 per pay period
Mail in pharmacy benefits
$200 well-being reward
Aflac: Short-Term Disability, Accident Policy and Hospitalization Policy
Life Insurance up to $100,000
Generous Paid Time Off: 8 Sick Days, 20 Vacation Days, 5 Care For You Days and 9 Holidays
POSITION SUMMARY
Planned Parenthood Great River (PPGR) seeks an experienced healthcare generalist to develop and
maintain the legal and compliance capacities of the agency, including eight heath centers in Missouri and
one in Illinois and three corporate entities employing more than 140 employees. The General Counsel is
responsible for counseling the Affiliate on all legal and compliance matters affecting the Affiliate,
including regulatory, contract, and risk issues. The General Counsel reports directly to the President and
CEO. They are also an integral part of the Senior Leadership team. This position may fulfill the cell
phone reimbursement policy requirements.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide counsel and guidance on legal matters and on legal implications of matters involving
PPGR.
Ensure compliance with general healthcare law, health insurance law, state and federal regulations
and statutes (including HIPAA, Medicaid, Title X, 340B, etc.), as well as corporate and tax law
requirements, including limitations on political activities.
Draft and revise Affiliate policies, procedures, programs, regulations, communications, bylaws,
briefs, and legal responses as needed.
Works collaboratively with Senior Leadership, PPFA Litigation and Law team and/or outside
counsel to define a strategic defense plan to any and all claims made against PPGR.
In collaboration with PPFA Litigation and Law and/or outside counsel, provide internal
management of all litigation filed against or on behalf of the Affiliate, including but not limited to
pre-trial and trial activities.
Draft, negotiate, maintain, and oversee contracts, including professional service agreements,
affiliation agreements, master service agreements, business associate agreements, non-disclosure
agreements, facility use agreements, and independent contractor agreements for all areas of the
Affiliate, including the education of staff regarding contractual requirements.
Oversee the legal aspects of employment issues with outside counsel.
Ensure legal awareness training and legal subject-specific training for all staff. Effectively
communicate the importance of legal documents such as preservation notices, contracts,
subpoenas, affidavits, etc.
Orient new staff, Board members, and volunteers to the legal issues faced by the Affiliate.
Assist in the planning and strategic development process by providing legal advice relating to the
operation of the Affiliate.
Counsel the affiliate to determine and decrease risk, and monitor the performance of risk
management plans to comply with regulations and accreditation requirements and develop a
culture of quality, safety, and care. Direct activities of staff in the investigation and management
of potential risks and insurance claims.
Attend meetings of the various Boards of Directors and committees in order to provide reports
pertaining to legal activities and consultation relating to Board procedures, bylaws, and other legal
and corporate governance matters.
Oversee the selection, retention, management, and evaluation of all outside counsel. Seek out and
retain pro bono counsel where needed and/or available.
Provide ongoing communication of legal issues. Engender trust among staff and patients,
providing timely advice and counsel that non-lawyers will both understand and heed.
Effectively represent the Affiliate to inside and outside constituents and stakeholders through
community service, formal presentations, and marketing and legislative efforts.
Be on-call as necessary to address questions and meet the needs of a dynamic healthcare
organization.
Through these activities demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to PPGR core values of
equitable access, activism, care, confidentiality, diversity, excellence, integrity, respect, self-
determination, and stewardship; and practice these values with internal and external customers.
Other duties as assigned.
Periodic travel to affiliate locations may be required.
Affiliate Compliance Officer
Coordinate, with President & CEO, management team, the CQRM committee the CQRM
functions of the agency
Ensure corporate and affiliate wide compliance
Lead the Compliance, Risk, and Quality Management team to formulate and monitor the
Affiliate’s compliance activities regularly and oversee internal and external reviews.
Facilitate and lead the CQRM committee ensuring appropriate agenda items, reporting, and
meeting schedules
Is a member of the clinical QA committee
Develops, maintains, and implements policies and procedures supporting the affiliate’s
Compliance Program and its related activities to effectively prevent and detect violations of: a)
applicable laws and regulations; b) organizational policies related to the compliance program; and
c) the Affiliate’s Standards of Conduct.
Develops and keeps current the Affiliate’s Standards of Conduct to ensure relevant guidance to
management, employees, and contractors
Collaborates with other departments to: identify potential areas of compliance risk (including
billing, financial activities, patient privacy, and information security); develop/implement
monitoring and auditing tools to periodically review risks; and develop/implement corrective
action plans to resolve issues of noncompliance
Develops and oversees the process for uniform handling of allegations of non-compliance.
Collaborates with other departments to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels
for investigation and resolution. Coordinate communication with outside legal counsel, as
appropriate
Serves as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance issues handled by
other departments are appropriately evaluated, investigated, and resolved
Develops and conducts orientation training for new hires and newly-contracted parties. Assesses,
the need for additional compliance training and education. Ensures that all employees and
contracted parties acting on behalf of the Affiliate receive “refresher” compliance training at least
annually
Establishes minimum standards for conducting appropriate background/reference/exclusion
checks on potential hires, existing employees, and contracted parties
Develops processes for carrying out disciplinary action in response to instances of noncompliance
(including the failure to prevent, detect, or report any suspected non-compliance), appropriate to
the nature and extent of the deviation, and ensure consistency in the application of disciplinary
action.
Monitors and remains current with applicable laws, regulations, and standards for healthcare
providers, and affiliate policies
Reports regularly to President and CEO on matters involving the Compliance Program
Provide compliance updates as required to the CQRM Committee, PS Quality Management
Committee and the Board of Directors.
Ensures that conflict of interest disclosures and Board Policy Packets are filed annually by Board
members
Ensure CQRM tools and documents are in place for staff use and that staff are compliant in the
timely completion of such by overseeing that information is disseminated and that staff have tools
and resources to ensure compliance
Ensures the affiliate accreditation updates, schedule and workload is managed per timelines by all
departments
Other duties may be assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Director of Compliance, Risk Quality Manager, Affiliate Compliance Manager, Licensing and
Credentialing Manager and CQRM Training Coordinator
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, talk, read, see and
hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to type, handle, or feel and reach. The
employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to
25 pounds.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
JD degree, admission to both the Missouri and Illinois Bar, and 10 years of professional
experience in law, healthcare, social service, or nonprofit agencies required.
Prior paid or volunteer work experience at Planned Parenthood is very helpful
Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel required.
Other requirements include:
o Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
o Ability to read, analyze, and interpret laws, legal documents, case law, contracts, compliance
journals, financial reports, and regulatory language.
o Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or Boards of
Directors, as well as outside counsel, government officials, and regulatory bodies.
PPGR maintains a strict policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression,
economic background, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital or relationship status, military
service or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
PPGR acknowledges and owns our past and present; therefore we seek to look inward into how white
supremacy continues to show up in our organization. We have a responsibility to create a place of equity
and of inclusion and we commit to dismantling racism and moving the needle to a more equitable
workplace.
Salary : $155,000 - $190,000
