109079 - Associate Counsel Level C, Legal Affairs Claims & Litigation Job at NYC Health + Hospitals, New York, NY

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  • NYC Health + Hospitals
  • New York, NY

Job Description

About NYC Health + Hospitals

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

SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Attorney will be assigned to the Claims and Litigation Division of the Office of Legal Affairs. The candidate will be an integral part of a team of claims attorneys who manage medical malpractice claims filed against the largest municipal health care system in the country. Responsibilities may include serving as claims counsel to several H+H facilities and management of Division’s vendor contracts.

General tasks and responsibilities will include:

• General tasks and responsibilities include direct management and oversight of outside counsel medical malpractice defense firms, collaborating with Third-Party Administrator providing claims management services, developing appropriate defense strategies, recommending medical experts, setting indemnity reserves, assessing exposure of claims, and guiding claims towards appropriate resolutions.

• The claims counsel role includes reviewing and auditing outside counsel billing, approving case management reports and coordinating claims presentations to senior management.

• Additional duties may include identifying claim patterns, collaborating with senior staff and management on risk management and quality assurance issues, as well as making recommendations for loss control and mitigation of risk.

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

  • Certifications/Licenses: NYS Attorney Registration

Job Tags

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