Prime Healthcare · 8 hours ago
Assistant General Counsel - Clinical Operations and Risk Management
Ontario, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$154K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expPrime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California, seeking an Assistant General Counsel for Clinical Operations and Risk Management. This role involves advising healthcare providers on patient care risk issues, managing legal claims, and improving risk management programs within the healthcare system.
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Responsibilities
Advise healthcare providers on patient care risk issues
Serve as the primary contact for hospital operators dealing with daily patient care issues
Take a lead role in maintaining and improving an enterprise-wide risk management program
Develop and provide educational materials and training presentations to improve clinical operations and prevent future claims
Work closely with the Legal Department’s professional liability and general liability litigation teams to manage claims
Implement process improvement after litigation has resolved
Manage, supervise and coordinate outside counsel in assigned areas, direct strategy, and contain costs
Qualification
Required
J.D. from ABA Accredited Law School
Member in Good Standing of State Bar of California
Minimum of ten (10) years of prior legal experience in law firm, public sector, and/or in-house position
Must have at least five (5) years of experience specifically focused on advising healthcare providers with patient care risk issues
Must have experience in the healthcare industry, preferably with hospitals
Preferred
Prior experience as a Registered Nurse is highly preferred
Significant experience with hospital or healthcare risk management and exposure control is strongly preferred
Prior experience interacting with regulatory bodies strongly preferred
Experience handling organized medical staff matters preferred
Prior litigation experience strongly preferred
California licensed attorney preferred, but willing to consider highly qualified candidates not yet licensed in California as long as they are eligible for California registered in-house counsel status
Benefits
Paid time off
A 401K retirement plan
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Many more voluntary benefit options
Company
Prime Healthcare
About Prime Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Foundation: Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system operating 51 hospitals and more than 360 outpatient locations in 14 states, providing over 2.5 million patient visits annually.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.5B2024-09-04Debt Financing· $1.5B
Leadership Team
Luis Leon
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer Region VI
Recent News
2026-01-16
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