Corporate Counsel

Summary

Job Description:

Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. is seeking a skilled attorney to join its in‑house legal services team and support a growing, mission‑driven healthcare system headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.  Founded in 1924, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum, not-for-profit health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system in Kentucky and employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.  The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, more than 1,940 employed providers and 2,200 independent providers, and more than 480 locations for care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices, free standing emergency departments, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness center, occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics, and centralized laundry services, telehealth services, research studies, behavioral health services, accountable care organization, and clinically integrated network.

The Corporate Counsel will provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to support Baptist Health’s operations and strategic initiatives. This role works closely with executive leadership, operational teams, and clinical partners, advising on a broad range of healthcare and corporate matters in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a team of in-house attorneys.

Essential Duties:

• Provide legal advice and services for Baptist Health and its affiliated companies to assure that the organizational structure, business transactions, and operational activities of Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. and its affiliated companies comply with applicable laws and regulations

• Provide legal counsel on healthcare regulatory, corporate, and operational matters affecting hospitals, physician practices, and affiliated entities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of agreements, including professional service agreements, leases, physician employment agreements, commercial and vendor contracts, and strategic affiliations

• Support system growth initiatives, including expansions, acquisitions, and new service offerings

• Interprets, analyzes, and advises on federal, state, and local laws and regulations involving general healthcare, patient care, regulatory, and compliance matters including HIPAA, guardianship, consent, billing, Medicare and Medicaid regulations, 340B, accreditation and licensure, anti-kickback law, tax exemption, and Stark law

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to mitigate and manage enterprise risk while enabling business objectives

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school with at least five years' experience

• Active license to practice law or eligible for licensure in Kentucky and membership in the Kentucky Bar Association

• Experience in healthcare law, corporate law, or a related practice area

• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills

• Ability to provide clear, practical legal advice in a collaborative environment

Onsite, hybrid, or remote work arrangements in Kentucky preferred. 

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