Assistant General Counsel - Employment - Prime Healthcare Management Inc

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates 45 hospitals and has more than 300 outpatient locations in 14 states providing more than 2.6 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems with nearly 50,000 employees and physicians. Fourteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team!

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

The Assistant General Counsel – Employment must be a seasoned employment attorney with experience in both litigation and counseling. This attorney works closely with key leadership at both the corporate and local levels across the Prime Healthcare system. This attorney must take a lead role in managing the company’s high volume of employment lawsuits as well as providing strategic guidance to key stakeholders on employment issues. This attorney must be experienced with wrongful termination claims, wage and hour class actions, PAGA claims, as well as discrimination claims.

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Required qualifications:

1. J.D. from ABA Accredited Law School
2. Member in Good Standing of State Bar of California.

Preferred qualifications:

1. Minimum of seven (7) years of prior legal experience in law firm, public sector, and/or in-house position.
2. Must have trial or arbitration hearing experience, preferably with some experience as first chair.
3. Must have experience in the healthcare industry, preferably with hospitals.

Prime Healthcare offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.  Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary.  A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $153,753.60 to $249,600.00 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.