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Join VHC Health as Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer!

VHC Health, a premier healthcare provider, is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Vice President - Chief Legal Officer to lead and manage the legal affairs of Virginia Hospital Center and its affiliated entities. In this strategic role, you’ll provide expert legal guidance on a broad spectrum of matters, including contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and medical staff issues. You’ll play a key part in ensuring the hospital’s legal compliance with critical laws and regulations such as HIPAA, Stark Law, and the False Claims Act, while also overseeing real estate and commercial litigation matters. Your expertise will be essential in shaping policies and providing counsel to senior leadership, the Board, and other stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned legal professional to make a meaningful impact within a respected healthcare organization. If you're passionate about healthcare law and eager to contribute to the success and integrity of VHC Health, we invite you to apply.

Hospital Information: VHC Health is a 453-bed not-for-profit Hospital and teaching facility that has been delivering high quality care to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 75 years. Recent accomplishments include  recognition by Newsweek as a 2025 "World's Best Hospital" and VHC becoming the Washington Commanders Football provider for women's health. VHC Health is a designated Level II Trauma Center and a recognized Magnet Facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. At VHC Health, we are always striving to provide continued excellence and growth for our employees as well as top notch care for our patients and that is made clear with our recent accomplishments!

Job Description

Purpose & Scope:

Serve as Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer to Virginia Hospital Center and its affiliated entities as needed. Duties include drafting, negotiation and management of various types of contracts, including physician employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, teaching and other administrative stipend arrangements, leases and licenses, confidentiality and business associate agreements, student affiliations, information services agreements, and vendor services agreements; provide legal advice and guidance on regulatory matters such as tax-exemption, Stark Law, Anti-kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Fraud and Abuse, Department of Health, the Joint Commission, HIPAA and EMTALA; assist with corporate governance issues including review and revision of bylaws and corporate documents; deal with matters relating to real estate, zoning and leasing; attend Board-level and other committee meetings; provide counsel on medical staff matters (disruptive physicians, chain of command, peer review, disciplinary matters, credentialing and privileging, and medical staff investigations); assist with legal issues relating to patient care (substitute decision-making, refusal of care, guardianships); oversee commercial litigation; and coordinate matters with outside counsel.

Education:

Doctorate in law is required.

Experience:

Seven years of healthcare law is required.

Experience in healthcare compliance, corporate law, and contracting is required.

Certification/Licensure:

License to practice law is required.

Commonwealth of Virginia license is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Administrative: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential function of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions: Repetitive movement of hands and fingers - typing and/or writing. Walking:  moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, sometimes for long distances. Frequent standing, walking, stooping, kneeling or crouching. Reach with hands and arms. Frequent communications, verbal and written, and auditory acuity. Visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess. Cope with mental, emotional stress associated with this position. Operate Office machines properly and in accordance with Hospital safety standards. Perform light lifting (up to 15 pounds). Ability to work within deadlines with frequent interruptions. Ability to work in accordance with Hospital Safety Standards. 

Working Conditions:

Administrative: Works in a well-lighted/ventilated office setting. Subject to frequent interruptions. Willing to work beyond normal working hours when requested to do so. Minimal occupational exposure to infectious diseases, blood borne pathogens, hazardous chemicals, noxious odors, latex, or musculoskeletal injuries. May encounter patients, family members, co-workers, and visitors under all conditions, e.g. hostile and/or emotionally upset.

Additional Job Description

Pay & Benefits: Commensurate with experience. Team members are eligible to receive benefits on the first day of the month following the date of hire, with 30 days to apply for benefits of choice.

• Employee-Led Engagement and Wellness Committee dedicated to make work a fun and healthy place to work
• Annual Employee Survey – Your Voice is Heard at VHC!
• Paid Major Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off / Vacation / Sick Time
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment
• Career Counseling, Leadership Development and Training
• Clinical and Research Pathways Eligible
• Annual Merit Review and Merit Increases
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health Fitness & Education Class Discounts
• Employee Wellness Benefits
• Hospital Discount for Employees and Family
• VHC Health Outpatient Pharmacy
• VHC Retirement Program
• Workforce Enhancement Program
• Work/Life Discounts Program
• Free onsite parking
• Commuter Benefits
• Family Leave
• 401(k) + Match
• and much more!