In-House Counsel, Healthcare and Regulatory

Job Description - In-House Counsel, Healthcare and Regulatory (914003)

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas‑Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world‑renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas‑Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on‑site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

Job Summary

Works under the direct supervision of the Director/Managing Attorney for Healthcare Transactions to handle a wide variety of health law and regulatory issues impacting a large, academic medical center.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full‑time employee‑only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare—no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

Experience and Education

Required

• Education
  J.D. degree from ABA‑accredited law school
• Experience
  3 years professional legal experience in transactional/regulatory health care practice
• Licenses and Certifications
  License to practice law in the State of Texas upon hire

Preferred

• Experience
  Professional legal experience in an academic medical center, hospital system, or similar healthcare setting or in a law firm representing healthcare clients

Job Duties

• Advise on healthcare law and regulatory issues arising within clinical practices, health system facilities, and affiliations with external partners, including but not limited to STARK and anti‑kickback, EMTALA, HIPAA and other privacy laws, billing and physician and hospital reimbursement compliance, accountable care organizations, acquisitions, government funding, managed care contracting, education agreements, telemedicine, and antitrust.
• Ensure that all aspects of the University’s healthcare provider practices (excluding medical malpractice /risk management) and hospital and clinical facilities meet regulatory requirements.
• Draft and review legal documents for risk mitigation and legal and regulatory compliance including, but not limited to contracts, leases, affiliation agreements, professional services agreements, memoranda, and litigation‑related materials.
• Advise on new and existing healthcare regulatory policy initiatives; draft, review and revise institutional, hospital and departmental policies and procedures; serve on and support hospital and ambulatory policy committees; develop and provide training on a broad range of healthcare law issues.
• Support and serve on various healthcare‑related institutional, hospital and clinical boards and committees.
• Provide litigation defense support in limited areas of medical and allied health clinical practices; interact with UT System Office of General Counsel, the Texas Office of the Attorney General, and private counsel in the defense of claims.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Security and EEO Statement

Security
This position is security‑sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal‑opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.