As one of the nation’s leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 300,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nemours strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children – even those who may never enter our doors – through our world-changing research, education and advocacy efforts. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own. 

Reporting to the Associate General Counsel for Florida Operations and the Chief Legal Officer, Labor and Employment/Medical Staff, the Staff Attorney will provide legal support on a wide range of areas of healthcare operations for Nemours, particularly for Nemours Children's Hospital, Nemours Specialty Clinics in Florida, and Nemours Primary Care Network in Florida-Children’s Health Alliance, LLC (CHA).  

The Staff Attorney generally will work with and at the direction of a more senior attorney, but may work autonomously on selected matters within designated areas.  This attorney must be able to interact effectively with all levels of staff and management in connection with matters handled. 

The Staff Attorney should have experience with contracts, transactions, regulatory issues involving hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers, as well as other legal issues that typically arise in connection with the operation of nonprofit healthcare systems.  This attorney must have solid knowledge of health care laws and regulations, including Stark, Anti-Kickback, and other Fraud and Abuse provisions.

Essential Functions

• Serve as Staff Attorney for Florida Operations including NCH and all Nemours affiliate operations in Florida.  Support senior attorneys in handling a broad range of health care, business, and operational legal issues, including preparation and/or review of legal documents.
• Respond to legal questions from clinical staff and internal business partners in a timely manner.
• Provide internal staff development educational sessions on a variety of legal issues as assigned.
• Provide support to risk management and senior attorneys on a variety of medico-legal issues.
• Negotiate, draft and review complex legal documents, including professional services agreements, vendor contracts, educational agreements, real estate and leasing contracts and other agreements as may be assigned. 
• Provide legal advice as assigned regarding compliance with relevant laws and regulations, in particular those involving healthcare providers, including EMTALA, HIPAA, Anti-Kickback, Stark laws and relevant Florida laws and regulations. Collaborate with Compliance department on issues affecting business operations.  

Performance Skills

• Must have familiarity with legal issues involving hospital and health law field, contract law, transactions, regulatory issues involving hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers, as well as other legal issues that typically arise in connection with the operation of nonprofit healthcare systems. 
• Provision of advice requires knowledge of relevant laws and regulations in State of Florida.
• Must have ability to succinctly describe legal issues as applied to particular operational contexts in oral and written communications with business partners as well as other attorneys.
• Must possess strong analytical ability and oral and written communication skills.
• Collaborates with others with skill and diplomacy.
• Must demonstrate leadership ability, including ability to self-direct.
• Model behaviors consistent with Nemours’ values.

REQUIREMENTS

• JD from accredited law school required
• Admitted to practice law in Florida
• 3-5 years of experience in a corporate setting or private practice required
• Experience in healthcare operations and physician contracting/business transactions required
• Experience dealing with state and federal regulatory agencies strongly preferred

Our dedication to professionals who are dedicated to children frequently earns Nemours a spot on the list of top workplaces in the communities we serve. Our Associates enjoy comprehensive benefits, including our unique “Bridge to a Healthy Future” pediatric health plan, an integrated wellness program, opportunities for professional growth, and much more. As an equal opportunity employer, Nemours focuses on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.