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Overview
The Senior Assistant Counsel provides a wide range of legal services for Yale New Haven Health System and its affiliates (YNHH). The Senior Assistant Counsel must be able to take initiative, work independently with autonomy, and as a collaborative team member in the Legal & Risk Services Department.

Responsibilities
1. Provides day to day legal advice and assists senior attorneys on issues related to the operation and management of healthcare providers within YNHH, including, but not limited to:

• 1.1 Medical staff
• 1.2 Professional services and employment agreements with physicians
• 1.3 Medicare reimbursement issues
• 1.4 Management services and other compliance arrangements
• 1.5 Fraud and abuse
• 1.6 Stark Law
• 1.7 HIPPA/HITECH
• 1.8 Contracts and leases
• 1.9 Corporate governance
• 1.10 Research and grant contracts and issues
• 1.11 Tax exemption matters
• 1.12 Licensing and regulatory issues
• 1.13 Patient care related issues
• 1.14 Responses to governmental investigations
• 1.15 Antitrust issues
• 1.16 Joint ventures (with physicians and others)
• 1.17 Asset purchases and other significant transactions

2. Retains outside counsel as needed, with input of senior attorney.
3. Identifies critical legal risk exposure matters.
4. Assists with supervision of Department paralegals.
5. Performs other duties as requested by Deputy General Counsel, Vice President, Legal Services and Sr. Vice President /General Counsel.