Senior Healthcare Attorney

Job Overview: A law firm specializing in healthcare law seeks a Senior Healthcare Attorney to provide expert legal counsel on various healthcare matters, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations while overseeing complex healthcare transactions and disputes.

Job Duties:

• Provide counsel on fraud and abuse laws, ensuring healthcare practices comply with all relevant regulations.
• Act as lead attorney on healthcare mergers and acquisitions, overseeing the drafting and negotiation of transaction documents.
• Manage reimbursement matters, including billing audits and reimbursement dispute resolution.
• Review and negotiate managed care contracts to optimize client interests.
• Address medical staff issues, offering legal guidance and support as necessary.
• Navigate state and federal regulatory issues for healthcare providers, including matters involving professional licensing boards and compliance investigations.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• 5-10 years of experience practicing healthcare law, preferably in a law firm setting.
• In-depth knowledge of healthcare regulations, including fraud and abuse laws, HIPAA, Stark Law, and Medicare/Medicaid regulations.
• Strong negotiation skills with a proven ability to achieve favorable client outcomes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of effectively interacting with clients, colleagues, and regulatory agencies.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities with a calm demeanor.
• Must be licensed to practice law in New Jersey with a plenary license.
• Compliance with the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts) Rule.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience handling complex healthcare litigation matters.
• Certification in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) or related field.
• Familiarity with healthcare technology and digital health regulatory issues.

Job Location: Florham Park, NJ

Founded over a century ago, this law firm has served many of the legal needs that businesses and individuals have. Their areas of practice include appellate, health care, insurance defense, school law, tax planning, intellectual property, products liability defense, construction law, elder law, and more. Their offices are located in New Jersey and New York.