Senior Vice President​/Chief Legal Officer

Overview

Join VHC Health as Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer. VHC Health, a premier healthcare provider, seeks a dynamic and experienced leader to manage the legal affairs of Virginia Hospital Center and its affiliated entities. This strategic role provides expert legal guidance on contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and medical staff issues, while overseeing real estate and commercial litigation matters. The role supports policy development and counsels senior leadership, the Board, and other stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned legal professional to contribute to a respected healthcare organization. If you’re passionate about healthcare law and eager to contribute to the success and integrity of VHC Health, we invite you to apply.

VHC Health® is an independent, not-for-profit, 548-bed health system serving the Washington, DC metropolitan area, anchored by a nationally recognized top teaching hospital. We deliver high-quality, patient-centered care using advanced technology. With a growing network of primary and specialty care locations, we make healthcare more accessible for our community. VHC Health has earned numerous awards and proudly holds the Magnet® designation for nursing excellence.

Serve as Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer to Virginia Hospital Center and its affiliated entities as needed. Duties include drafting, negotiation and management of various contracts, including physician employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, teaching and other administrative stipend arrangements, leases and licenses, confidentiality and business associate agreements, student affiliations, information services agreements, and vendor services agreements. Provide legal advice and guidance on regulatory matters such as tax-exemption, Stark Law, Anti-kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Fraud and Abuse, Department of Health, The Joint Commission, HIPAA and EMTALA.

Assist with corporate governance issues including review and revision of bylaws and corporate documents. Address real estate, zoning and leasing matters; attend Board-level and other committee meetings. Provide counsel on medical staff matters (disruptive physicians, chain of command, peer review, disciplinary matters, credentialing and privileging, and medical staff investigations); assist with legal issues relating to patient care (substitute decision-making, refusal of care, guardian ships);

oversee commercial litigation; and coordinate with outside counsel.

Doctorate in law is required.

Seven years of healthcare law is required. Experience in healthcare compliance, corporate law, and contracting is required.

License to practice law is required. Commonwealth of Virginia license is preferred.

Commensurate with experience. Team members are eligible to receive benefits on the first day of the month following the date of hire, with 30 days to apply for benefits of choice.

• Employee-Led Engagement and Wellness Committee dedicated to make work a fun and healthy place to work
• Annual Employee Survey - Your Voice is Heard at VHC!
• Paid Major Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off / Vacation / Sick Time
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment
• Career Counseling, Leadership Development and Training
• Clinical and Research Pathways Eligible
• Annual Merit Review and Merit Increases
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health Fitness & Education Class Discounts
• Employee Wellness Benefits
• Hospital Discount for Employees and Family
• VHC Health Outpatient Pharmacy
• VHC Retirement Program
• Workforce Enhancement Program
• Work/Life Discounts Program
• Free onsite parking
• Commuter Benefits
• Family Leave
• 401(k) + Match
• and much more!