Corporate Counsel, Claims & Risk Management

Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000+ team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. The Corporate Counsel may serve the organization: (i) as a generalist, focusing on health, hospital, and general corporate law; or (ii) as a specialist, focusing on a specific area of the law or corporate department such as real estate, human resources, risk management, claims , or information technology.

Position Summary:

At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality, working together to bring help, healing and hope to those we serve. By daily embodying our over 100-year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families and communities. Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000+ team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond.

 

ORLANDO HEALTH - BENEFITS & PERKS:

All Inclusive Benefits (start day one)

• Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, FREE college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees.

Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer

• Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2024. Orlando Health is the top healthcare organization in the Metro Orlando area to make the prestigious list. "We are proud to be named once again as a best place to work," said Karen Frenier, VP (HR). "This achievement reflects our positive culture and efforts to ensure that all team members feel respected, supported and valued.

Employee-centric

• Orlando Health has been selected as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare

 

Position Summary:
The Corporate Counsel provides advice and counsel on legal, regulatory, and enterprise risk issues impacting the organization. The Corporate Counsel may serve the organization: (i) as a generalist, focusing on health, hospital, and general corporate law; or (ii) as a specialist, focusing on a specific area of the law or corporate department such as real estate, human resources, risk management, claims, or information technology.

 

The Corporate Counsel will maintain a level of practice autonomy and perform essential functions at a level deemed appropriate by the Deputy General Counsel or General Counsel considering years of experience, academic background, training, command of applicable legal.
principals, interpersonal skillset, and organizational demand.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:
• Offers clear and effective advice and counsel to team members and executives on legal, compliance, and other risk issues affecting the organization.
• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates contracts and other organizational documents such as (but not limited to) confidentiality agreements, policies and procedures, transactional documents, and corporate governance documents.
• Performs legal research and drafts legal memorandums and other written summaries related to same.
• Prepares and presents education on legal, compliance, and risk topics.
• Coordinates legal work performed by outside counsel.
• Assists in the administration corporate documents and records.
• Represents the organization before third-party boards, regulatory bodies, and accrediting agencies.
• Assists with other duties typically associated with the administration of a corporate legal department.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

Education/Training
• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from an accredited law school.

Licensure/Certification
• Admitted as member in good standing of The Florida Bar or ability to be admitted as member in good standing prior to employment.

Experience
• 2+ years of experience in health law or applicable practice area or more recently admitted attorney with demonstrated interest in health law or applicable practice area.