Staff Attorney

UPMC Senior Communities$80K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • J.D. Degree required.
  • Demonstrated legal analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
  • Strong communication and legal writing skills.
  • Must be licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania or obtain within six months of hire.
  • Experience with healthcare law is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal counsel to managers and staff across UPMC, focusing on daily legal issues in regulatory and patient care law.
  • Assist in legal matters for sponsored clinical research, collaborating with various departments to manage legal risks.
  • Deliver legal guidance to UPMC corporate departments and hospitals, ensuring compliance with state and federal healthcare laws.
  • Conduct legal research and prepare documentation for non-complex contracts and compliance matters.
  • Review corporate policies and recommend changes for legal compliance.
  • Apply general legal knowledge across multiple areas, beginning to develop specialization in certain legal fields.
  • Complete special project assignments as directed by senior attorneys.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
  • Employee wellness programs and support resources.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
  • Subject to supervision and oversight of senior UPMC attorneys:
    • provide legal counsel to managers and staff throughout UPMC and address and resolve legal issues as they arise on a daily basis, such as in the areas of regulatory and patient care law.
    • provide legal counsel for sponsored clinical research and related healthcare and research transactions and work closely with research administration, contracting, compliance, finance, privacy, regulatory, and operational stakeholders to facilitate research initiatives while managing legal and regulatory risk.
    • provide legal counsel and legal services as identified below to UPMC's corporate departments and to those UPMC hospitals, divisions and business units to which the Staff Attorney is assigned, which may include interaction as necessary with senior leadership of such areas.
  • Responsible for legal research, preparing legal documentation, and providing legal guidance within the organization with respect to non-complex contractual and business arrangements and compliance with legal requirements (including federal and state health care laws and regulations, as applicable).
  • Review and recommend changes to corporate policy to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
  • Apply general legal knowledge in areas that may include: federal and state health care laws and regulations (e.g. Medicare, Medicaid, licensure, accreditation, malpractice liability, medical staff, patient care law, behavioral health, guardianships, etc.), corporate law, taxation, real estate, labor and employment, antitrust, insurance, commercial and finance; and begin to develop specialized legal knowledge in one or more of such areas.
  • Perform special project assignments for senior UPMC attorneys.
  • Provide guidance with respect to contractual arrangements and prepare contractual and other legal documentation.
  • Under supervision of more senior attorneys, may be responsible for one of more of the following: assistance in representing UPMC business units in hearings and proceedings at the administrative level; assistance in representing UPMC business units in moderately complex business arrangements; performance of discrete tasks in more complex litigation or business transactions or special projects
  • Apply legal knowledge, analysis and judgment to identify alternative approaches and their relative merits and recommend solutions to routine and less complex legal problems.


Qualifications:

  • J.D. Degree required.
  • Must demonstrate legal analytical skills, communication skills, legal writing skills, and problem solving ability.
  • Pennsylvania license or obtain such license within six (6) months of date-of-hire required.
    Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
  • Pennsylvania license or obtain such license within six (6) months of date-of-hire required
  • Pennsylvania Attorneys License
  • Act 34

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