Professional Liability Counsel

Clinical Ops and Professional Liability Counsel for a nationwide hospital system

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Salary: $160,000 - $250,000 per year

A bit about us:

We're a nationwide healthcare provider with over 50 hospitals and 50,000 employees. We focus on revitalizing hospitals that have the potential to serve their communities more than they currently do.

Why join us?

• Growing company
• Great benefits
• Competitive compensation

Job Details

This attorney oversees professional liability litigation across all Prime-insured hospitals and affiliated physicians, providing legal counsel on clinical risk issues, regulatory inquiries, and risk mitigation strategies.

The ideal candidate is an attorney with a clinical background, such as a former Registered Nurse or healthcare professional who has obtained a J.D., or an experienced healthcare attorney with deep in-house or private practice experience supporting hospital systems in clinical operations, professional liability, and risk management.

Professional Liability Litigation & Claims Management

• Oversee and manage professional liability litigation for all Prime-insured hospitals, physicians, and affiliated healthcare providers.
• Serve as the primary legal contact for hospital operators on daily patient care risk issues, including incident reporting, regulatory citations, corrective action plans, and subpoena responses.
• Partner with the Legal Department’s professional liability and general liability litigation teams to manage claims from pre-litigation through resolution, ensuring seamless transitions and strategic alignment.
• Actively manage, supervise, and direct outside counsel on assigned matters, setting litigation strategy and controlling costs.

Risk Management & Clinical Operations

• Maintain and enhance an enterprise-wide risk management program designed to reduce claims exposure across Prime’s hospital network.
• Develop and deliver educational materials and training presentations to clinical operations teams aimed at improving patient safety and preventing future claims.
• Drive process improvement initiatives informed by litigation outcomes, claims trends, and risk data.
• Provide legal advice and counsel on clinical issues to hospital leadership, medical staff, and risk management personnel.

Regulatory & Medical Staff Matters

• Advise on interactions with regulatory bodies, including responding to citations, investigations, and requests for corrective action.
• Provide legal guidance on organized medical staff matters, credentialing issues, and peer review proceedings.
• Monitor healthcare regulatory developments and communicate implications to stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active member in good standing of the California State Bar (or eligible for California Registered In-House Counsel status).
• Minimum of ten (10) years of legal experience in a law firm, public sector, or in-house legal department.
• At least five (5) years of experience specifically advising healthcare providers on patient care risk issues, professional liability, or clinical operations.
• Demonstrated experience in the healthcare industry, with hospital system experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing or directing outside counsel in litigation matters.

Strongly Preferred

• Prior experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) or other licensed healthcare professional is highly preferred.
• In-house legal experience within a hospital system or health system, particularly in professional liability litigation and clinical risk management.
• Significant experience with hospital or healthcare risk management, exposure control, and claims reduction programs.
• Experience handling organized medical staff matters, credentialing, and peer review.
• Prior litigation experience in professional liability or medical malpractice defense (in-house or private practice).
• Private practice experience representing hospitals or healthcare organizations in liability litigation.
• ASHRM (American Society for Health Care Risk Management) certification or equivalent risk management credential.
• Experience interacting with state and federal healthcare regulatory bodies.

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