About Children's Minnesota

Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Position Summary

The Associate General Counsel I is responsible for providing legal advice and counsel on general corporate, commercial, health law, and regulatory matters for Children's Minnesota. The role will serve as a primary legal business partner to assigned functions.

General Responsibilities:
*Contract preparation, review, and negotiation for various corporate, commercial, or clinical matters designed to improve the delivery of health care;
*Perform regulatory analysis, including HIPAA privacy and security standards, fraud and abuse laws such as the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, CMS rules, and tax-exemption issues;
*Provide advice and counsel on general health system, healthcare, corporate, commercial, and other matters on a wide range of transactional and operational issues; and
*Assist the senior attorneys on complex strategic transactional matters as assigned.


This position is primarily remote but is required to travel to Minneapolis/St Paul/Edina campuses as needed. This remote position, is for an employee to live in MN or WI. 

*JD degree from an accredited law school
*Superior academic performance
*Must be a member, in good standing, of the Minnesota Bar (or ability to become admitted within one year of hire)
*Two to four years of responsibility providing legal services in a government or corporate setting, a health care organizational setting, or to health care clients in a law firm setting
*Demonstrated experience in general corporate, commercial, and healthcare transactional matters
*Demonstrated experience analyzing state and federal laws and regulations related to hospitals, health systems, and health care
*Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships across an organization, at all levels
*Strong attention to detail and a commitment to client service and excellence consistent with Children's Minnesota's mission and values
*Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, work independently, complete assigned tasks, meet deadlines, think clearly under pressure, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
*Strong commitment to and centering of organizational and professional ethics
*Reliably sound judgment
*Within a remote work environment, the demonstrated ability to work well in teams and offer positive, constructive, solutions-oriented ideas to clients and other team members
*Strong communication skills

Preferred Experience:
*Tax-exempt organizations and non-profit board governance
*Telemedicine
*Physician contracting
*Regulatory experience and knowledge in the areas of healthcare, privacy, security, and government healthcare programs

Physical Demands

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All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children's Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment.

Children's Minnesota is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all applicants. EO M/F/Disability/Vet Employer.

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