Associate General Counsel - Physician/Faculty Contracting

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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Associate General Counsel - Physician/Faculty Contracting.

In this role, the successful candidate The Associate General Counsel-FGP will join a team of attorneys and legal professionals within the Office of General Counsel that provides contracting and legal support to the NYU Langone Faculty Group Practice (FGP) and its ambulatory network, one of the largest physician groups in the New York metro area with over 3,100 employed physicians across 350+ locations throughout New York City and Long Island. Reporting to the Vice President for Ambulatory Network and Associate General Counsel ,the responsibility of this role is to provide competent, timely legal advice, assistance and service to coordinate and manage legal activities related to the FGP and its ambulatory network, with particular focus on physician integration initiatives. In addition, the Associate General Counsel-FGP will assist in ensuring FGP activities remain in compliance with all applicable policies, laws and regulations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate agreements/contracts with respect to physician employment, professional services agreements, space leasing, licensing, physician practice acquisition and affiliation, and clinical network development, assuring consistency with business terms, School of Medicine policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide legal review of physician and research faculty employment agreements to assure consistency with business terms and objects as well as regulatory compliance and School of Medicine policies; advise designated FGP and other clinical affairs administrators of issues, draft appropriate amendments and negotiate with physicians legal counsel.
• Participate in negotiations with designated FGP and other clinical affairs administrators with respect to physician recruitment (employment and independent contractors), physician license agreements and practice acquisitions.
• Provide assistance and training to FGP and other clinical affairs administrators and contracting staff in relevant legal and contracting areas.
• Perform the principal legal research and document preparation in connection with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine physician integration initiatives and related contractual matters, including reviewing compensation arrangements for fair market value and preparing supporting legal memoranda, as necessary.
• Draft various template physician employment agreements and develop appropriate legal contract clauses, including any updates, as needed. Review and assess if the templates can be improved, combined or streamlined.
• Oversee and direct FGP Contract Specialist(s)/Analyst(s) and paralegals with respect to physician contracting and recruitment process management to ensure compliance with NYU Grossman School of Medicine policies, processes and requirements and that all aspects of physician arrangements are appropriately reviewed and approved.
• Serve as FGP Legal team lead on the development and implementation of institutional contract management database.
• Work on multiple assignments simultaneously and meet deadlines on a self-motivated basis.
• Work collaboratively with a wide variety of business personnel.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Admission to the New York Bar with at least five (5) years of experience in healthcare law at a law firm or in-house. Experience drafting, negotiating and advising on healthcare agreements, including employed and contracted physician arrangements and / or agreements relating to the management and operation of physician group practices. Expertise in regulatory and transactional healthcare matters. Thorough knowledge of New York State and federal healthcare laws, including Stark and Anti-Kickback laws as applied to provider contracting. Effective written and oral communication skills, strong research and legal interpretation abilities and an exceptional client service orientation.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience as legal counsel in an academic medical center or hospital system.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $215,000.00 - $250,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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