Sr. Counsel - Healthcare

We’re hunting for a Senior Counsel, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will support the director in providing legal counsel and guidance to hospital and its affiliated entities; interacts with state and federal agencies as appropriate; provides counsel regarding contractual arrangements; works with and serves as a liaison to outside counsel; participates in meetings and serves on committees as appropriate; leads and supports on other matters as assigned by the director.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides legal counsel to hospital and its affiliated entities.  
• Provides legal counsel and guidance, including written legal opinions and memoranda, to hospital’s management and staff, under the direction of the director.  
• Researches, investigates and remediates legal and corporate compliance issues.  
• Reviews policies and procedures within hospital and research of applicable legal issues.  
• Assists with litigation-related activities, as directed.  
• Drafts, reviews, and revises contractual agreements entered into by hospital and its affiliated entities.  
• Coordinates and assists in contract negotiations and the execution of contractual agreements.  
• Research applicable laws, rules and regulations that impact specific contracts or the contracting process.  
• Aids and works with other attorneys in the department on various projects.  
• Works directly with hospital leaders on assigned projects.

Skills & Requirements

• Required Juris Doctor Degree (JD)
• License to practice law in the State of Texas is required. If candidate does not have a Texas law license, must have and maintain a license to practice law in another state and get licensed in the State of Texas within 18 months of hire.
• Required 2 years attorney experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 years’ experience as a licensed Attorney with a focus on healthcare 

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

 To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.