Director of Liability Claims

Description

Director of Liability Claims

Who we are:

At Lifepoint Health, we provide quality healthcare to rural communities. As a valued member of our team, you will be an integral part of a group working together to elevate Lifepoint's healthcare delivery network. Our network includes 60+ community hospitals, 60+ rehabilitation/behavioral health hospitals, and 250 additional sites of care across the United States. As an organization, we are dedicated to serving communities nationwide by providing exceptional care. We believe in the power of our talented teams and strive to create environments where employees find purpose and fulfillment.

What you'll do:

As a Director of Liability Claims, you will be responsible for providing oversight during investigating, as well as directing, overseeing, managing, and resolving liability exposures of owed facilities and employed physicians.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the investigation, evaluation, and resolution of medical professional and general liability claims for assigned Hospitals.
• Perform duties to include, but not limited to, assignment of defense counsel, manage the litigation process, negotiate settlements and attend mediations and trials.
• Investigate incidents, claims, and exposures of hospitals and employed physicians.
• Manage and provide oversight to the Manager, Liability Claims during the litigation process.
• Evaluate financial exposure, setting financial reserves and reporting upstream when exposures exceed personal authority.
• Evaluate Company's exposure, set appropriate reserves, and communicate to Senior Director, Liability Claims.
• Maintain a current diary system to review progress of claims and litigation and update file status as the claim matures keeping in mind a plan for resolution.
• Direct Risk Managers and/or defense counsel in claims and litigation as they develop.
• Attend Mediations and Trials, providing supporting documentation if needed, representing the Company.
• Negotiate and extend settlement authority and resolve claims and suits of up to $200K, both formally in mediations and informally in direct negotiations.
• Review outside counsel's work product and fees and communicate to any involved parties.

Qualifications

What you'll need:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: Minimum of 7 years with 3 years related risk specific experience.

Why choose us:

As a team member of the Health Support Center, our goal is to support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. Our focus is to attract, retain, and empower a diverse and determined workforce. Our mission statement is at the heart of who we are and what we do: "Making Communities Healthier." In this shared mission, we believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Benefits: We offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k, flexible PTO, generous Employee illness benefit (EIB), medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy, healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.

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