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General Purpose of Job:                                  

The Associate Legal Counsel is a licensed attorney or experienced paralegal who performs general legal services for Driscoll Health System and its affiliated entities (DHS) under the oversight and direction of the General Counsel. This position will be responsible for representing Driscoll in insurance disputes and revenue cycle matters, litigation and will perform other legal duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; Employee will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the General Counsel and/or administration as required.

General Legal Duties:

• Provide comprehensive legal services to DHS including legal interpretation, advice, and representation. 
• Provide professional interpretations of law and regulation and make recommendations on issues requiring legal analysis and resolution.
• Provide professional interpretations and recommendations to DHS on issues requiring legal analysis and resolution.
• Advise on regulatory and compliance issues, including Medicare and Medicaid requirements and reimbursement, anti-kickback issues, Stark law, and various other healthcare regulations.
• Prepare, draft, and review legal documents. 

Litigation:

• Represent DHS in various litigation and regulatory matters, settlement conferences, mediation, arbitration and trial.
• Draft demand letters, pleadings, and motions and take depositions or examinations.
• Assist in discovery, including e-discovery
• Managing litigation and investigations in conjunction with outside counsel

Billing and Revenue Cycle:

• Oversee compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer regulations, including applicable billing and payment regulations and coding standards.
• Enforce managed care contracts to ensure compliance with federal and state billing regulations.
• Work directly with the DHS revenue cycle, medical coding, and clinical staff to secure accurate documentation required for aggressive claim recovery.
• Pursue legal action against payors for violations of clean law laws and untimely or improper payment practices.
• Work directly with Driscoll Health Plan in related claim disputes.
• Represent DHS in mediations, arbitrations, or formal lawsuits related to payor agreements and other audits and disputes.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Maintain familiarity with legal and health care regulatory developments. 
• Draft, implement, and update institutional compliance policies and standard operating procedures.
• Conduct internal investigations and represent Driscoll in regulatory, payor or government reviews or audits.
• Assist with state licensure, Medicaid/Medicare enrollment and provider-based attestations.

Education and/or Experience:

• JD from an accredited law school and admitted to practice law in the state of Texas.
• Five years’ health care legal, regulatory or revenue cycle experience preferred.
• Litigation experience strongly encouraged.
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain good communications with administration, medical staff, other departments and personnel.