Vice President (OBH) - Claims, Litigation and Risk Management - One Brooklyn Health

Responsible for the administration of Risk and Claims Management. Serves as legal counsel within the hospital and provide legal services, advice and assistance to various clinical and staff departments.

• Assist in the management of litigation caseload including medical malpractice, workers compensation, property, automobile claims (excluding employment claims and litigation) and certain other insurance covered claims for all OBHS campuses;
• Assist the Chief Risk Officer, in exercising responsibility for the selection, evaluation, retention and use of outside legal counsel in connection with medical malpractice, workers compensation, property, automobile, and certain other insurance covered claims. Assist with the assignment of work to such outside law firms and evaluate the quality of each firm’s work product and cost effectiveness.
• Functions as a liaison between Hospital and its malpractice/negligence insurers and investigators; keeps them apprised of the Hospital’s wishes in the handling of malpractice and negligence cases;
• Along with appropriate leadership, assist with decision-making concerning case settlements and case negotiations, Medical Malpractice Panels, examinations before trial, etc;
• Assist in or delegate investigation of risk incidents/occurrences as needed. Participate in any associated Root Cause Analysis forums. Prepare disclosures of reportable incidents to governmental agencies as needed.
• Provide review of subpoenas and other legal documents;
• Provide review of contracts as requested;
• Acts as a resource concerning medical/legal issues within the Organization including but not limited to medical staff issues, provider reporting/discipline, patient care and privacy issues, informed consent, end of life care, and human subject research;
• Assist Risk Management Departments and Risk Management Committees at all OBHS campuses;
• Provides in-servicing to new employees on risk management, informed consent and patient care and privacy issues, as required;
• Assist in providing direction to Directors of Risk Management in management of claims and other institutional risk issues;
• Reviews regulations and updates policies pertaining to risk management , patient care and privacy issues, informed consent, end of life care, as needed;
• Serves on boards, committees, and work groups (internal and external clients) as needed or as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Education:

• Juris Doctor required.

Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years legal experience in a complex healthcare setting is required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience leading and coordinating work with others, such as Paralegal position.
• Good attention to detail.
• Strong contract writing skills.
• Proven and effective communication skills. 

Licenses/Certifications:

• Admission to the New York State Bar.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work long hours. 
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. 

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and can be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., site, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of One Brooklyn Health (OBH).

OBH is an equal opportunity employer, it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.