Baystate Health is currently seeking a Vice President & Deputy General Counsel. This position will be commutable remote, with the ability to work primarily from a home office, while having the flexibility to easily commute to the home office in Springfield, MA. The VP & Deputy General Counsel will report to the SVP & Chief Legal Officer and in consultation with Baystate Health management, is responsible for planning, directing, and managing legal services on behalf of the health system in order to ensure legal and regulatory compliance. Legal services include, but are not limited to, advising administration and senior management and physician leaders in matters of corporate law, enterprise risk management, business transactions, financing, medical staff governance, regulatory compliance, general health law, employment law and labor relations, and litigation.

　　Ideal candidates will have experience as a health law practitioner as in house counsel with experience with physician contracting and healthcare acquisitions.

　　The VP & Deputy General Counsel is also responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a department to support the legal needs of Baystate Health, while looking for continued opportunities for better fiscal management and organization of the internal legal function, as well as the use of outside firms. This individual manages an average annual legal spend of several million dollars, as well as the departmental legal staffing budget.

　　Maintains a portfolio of legal work that includes serving as a legal advisor to senior corporate officers and leadership and other business partners and sharing responsibility for achievement of the organization's goals and objectives.

　　Oversees the day-to-day operations of the Law Department, ensuring that legal services are provided to Baystate Health in a competent and cost-effective manner through, among other things, oversight and supervision of in-house legal staff; oversight and supervision of outside counsel; legal services budget preparation and adherence; and development of service expectations for legal services. Coaches, mentors, and develops staff; empowers employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals; and delegates responsibility and expects accountability and regular feedback.

　　Provides legal oversight of the organization's contracting, including vendor and physician services contracting. Develops contract formats and drafts and participates in negotiating major contracts.

　　Works closely with senior administrators to advance key strategic initiatives consistent with the health system’s overall strategic plan. Assures corporate and regulatory compliance in all ventures and structures transactions to achieve the strategic goals and mission of the health system

　　Functions as legal advisor in corporate and regulatory matters, maintaining favorable relations with all relevant federal, state, and local regulatory and investigatory governmental agencies. Provides advice with respect to regulatory inquiries from state and federal agencies.

　　Ensures the review of and response to subpoenas and summonses as appropriate.

　　Provides or oversees the provision of legal advice concerning Medical Staff governance and advice to Medical Staff leadership on matters concerning credentialing and privileging, as well as corrective action, for members of the Medical Staff and Associate Professional Staff.

　　Serves as leader to department employees and develops process that provides an overall context and framework to encourage employee contribution, including goal- setting, feedback, and performance development planning.Provides effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources, when necessary.

　　Contributes to the development of and implements a strategy for the department to include a contemporary model of legal services and staffing structure to support the ongoing legal needs of the health system.

　　Maintains ongoing communication with stakeholders to ensure an awareness of the health system's legal services and process for use.

　　Consciously creates a workplace culture that is consistent with the culture of the organization and that emphasizes the identified mission, vision, guiding principles, and values of the organization.

　　Respects diverse views and approaches and fosters an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility, and acceptance toward all employees, patients, and visitors.

　　Minimally Required Education:

　　Juris Doctorate and admission to Massachusetts bar

　　Minimally Required Experience:

　　10 years corporate health care legal experience gained through law firm experience, in-house experience, or a combination

　　Preferred Experience:

　　Health law generalist; expertise in physician-hospital arrangements, corporate transactions. medical staff matters, and regulatory and licensure issues preferred.

　　Skills:

　　A relationship builder who establishes trust quickly and easily across multiple constituencies - peers, senior leadership, direct reports, and clinical staff. Demonstrates superior communication and consultation skills, including listening, oral, and written, in a manner that is forthright, fact-based, and non-emotional. Possesses the highest integrity and ethics and is fair and balanced in all dealings. Displays courage in taking on challenges and in considering differing opinions. Possesses an executive presence and bearing that assures those interacting with this individual of competence and confidence in all dealings. Employs a proactive versus reactive approach to facing challenges and taking on sensitive or controversial issues. Transparent in all interactions and dealings to allay concerns of impartiality. Excellent analytical, management, and people skills. Ability to work and excel in a highly complex, matrixed environment. Possesses a clear understanding of the value/risk proposition and the ability and willingness to convey it to others.

　　Proven health care legal counseling experience in business environment; overall broad health care legal knowledge; in-depth understanding of how legal issues affect health care organizations; ability to develop legal strategy and objectives; well-versed in how business operates with financial business acumen.

　　You Belong At Baystate

　　At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff. It makes us not just an organization, but also a community where you belong. It is how we advance the care and enhance the lives of all people.

　　DIVERSE TEAMS. DIVERSE PATIENTS. DIVERSE LOCATIONS.

　　Education:

　　Juris Doctor (Required)

　　Certifications:

　　Licensed Attorney - Massachusetts Bar Association

　　Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

　　Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

　　Ab out Baystate Health

　　Baystate Health (BH) is one of New England’s leading and largest integrated health care organizations, serving a population of nearly one million people throughout western New England. With roots dating back to the founding of Springfield City Hospital in 1873, Baystate Health has been providing high-quality and compassionate health care in western Massachusetts for more than 145 years. With more than 12,000 employees, a medical staff of nearly 3,100 physicians, and a net patient service revenue of more than $1.4 billion, the ever-growing health system includes five Massachusetts hospitals and the Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center in Ware:

　　Baystate Medical Center in Springfield

　　Baystate Children’s Hospital (located at Baystate Medical Center)

　　Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield

　　Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer

　　Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield