Empower Every New Yorker - Without Exception - to Live the Healthiest Life Possible

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city's five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

Job Description:

The Office of Legal Affairs is seeking a lawyer for the position of Associate Counsel to work in a dynamic environment as in-house counsel to service its Supply Chain Services, Pharmacy, and Business Operations groups, the system's centralized procurement department. Supply Chain Services contracts for goods, services, software, pharmaceuticals, temporary staffing, and construction and related services on an enterprise-wide basis for NYC Health + Hospitals' eleven acute hospitals, six long-term care facilities, numerous clinics, correctional health services, 45,000 staff, and has an annual Supply Chain spend of approximately $1.5 billion.

The attorney will be responsible for negotiating contracts and ensuring that contracts meet all of the system's legal, internal operating procedure, and operational obligations in collaboration with internal stakeholders. The focus of this attorney's work will be in support of the system's response to the City's asylum seeker response and its Humanitarian Emergency Respite Relief Centers (HERRC). The HERRC work will focus on supporting system procurements, contract negotiation, inter-agency communications and negotiations, management of contracts and related documentation, negotiation of MOUs with City agencies, and assistance to executives as relates to the job responsibilities.

The attorney may also conduct policy drafting, assist with audits, project management, dispute resolution, litigation management, and development of standard processes within Supply Chain Services. The attorney may also perform other in-house legal assignments based on the applicant's interests and the needs of the department.

The attorney will be expected to conduct legal research relevant to the work assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree or equivalent, and LLB or JD from an accredited School of Law; and admission to New York State Bar; and
2. Three (3) years of experience and background in the practice of law subsequent to admission to the Bar in matters of litigation, negligence, corporate law, contracts, real estate, labor relations, labor law and employee relations, or
3. Two (2) years of experience and background in the practice of law subsequent to admission to the Bar in matters of litigation, negligence, corporate law, contracts, real estate, labor relations, employment law and employee relations, with two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in a professional or managerial capacity in respective fields applicable to the general body of law, specialties or practice.

Department Preferences

• Transactional experience.
• In-house experience with a specialized knowledge and experience in commercial contracting for healthcare.
• Positive team attitude, strong sense of ownership of their work product, excellent inter-personal, writing, analytical and problem-solving skills, and be interested in playing a meaningful role in the system's mission through the performance of legal work.

Knowledge of the following will be beneficial to the candidate:

• HIPAA
• New York State labor laws
• CMS regulations
• Anti-kickback laws
• FOIL, public procurement methods
• Vendor diversity requirements (e.g. NYS Executive Law Article 15-A).

If applying online, please include your cover letter in the same file attachment with your uploaded resume.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs