Vice President, Corporate Employment Attorney

COMPANY OVERVIEW

PACS Group, Inc. is a holding company investing in post-acute healthcare facilities, professionals, and ancillary services. Founded in 2013, PACS Group is one of the largest post-acute platforms in the United States. Its independent subsidiaries operate 325 post-acute care facilities with 47,000 employees across 17 states serving over 31,000 patients daily. PACS business support division, PACS Services, provides technology and administrative support services — accounting, finance, human resources, compliance, payroll, AR/AP, legal, risk management, information technology, corporate communication, and other business advice and support — to their healthcare facilities, reducing administrative burdens so their leadership and care teams can focus on the care, well-being, and quality of life of their patients and residents.

PACS is one of Utah's Best Companies to work for. It has also been recognized as one of Utah's Fastest Growing Companies for multiple years.

Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), the VP, Corporate Employment Attorney serves as the enterprise's senior‑most legal authority on all labor and employment matters. This newly created senior leader partners closely with the CHRO, Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) to shape employment‑law strategy, guide organizational decision‑making, and ensure the company maintains a strong, compliant, and values‑aligned culture.

The role requires a seasoned attorney with extensive experience operating at scale in a highly regulated, multi‑state healthcare environment, particularly within Skilled Nursing Facilities and related post‑acute care settings.

This senior-level Employment Attorney will build and lead a team, oversee outside counsel, manage budgets, and build process and systems that enhance visibility, accountability, and operational excellence across the organization.

• Serve as the primary legal advisor on all labor and employment matters across the enterprise.
• Provide strategic guidance to the CHRO and HR leadership on employment-related risks.
• Anticipate emerging legal issues and proactively develop strategies to mitigate risk and support business objectives.

• Advise HR partners and business leaders on day‑to‑day employment matters including hiring, discipline, termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, restrictive covenants, conflicts of interest, independent contractor classification, and related topics.
• Provide legal support for internal investigations (Employee Relations and Compliance), ensuring thorough, consistent, and legally sound processes.
• Provide strategic legal counsel on compensation philosophy, program design, pay transparency requirements, and enterprise‑wide pay practices to ensure compliance and alignment with organizational goals.
• Represent the company before administrative agencies (EEOC, DOL, state and local agencies), prepare position statements, and manage outside counsel as needed.
• Advise on labor relations matters, including collective bargaining strategy, contract interpretation, grievance handling, and union‑related negotiations.
• Provide legal guidance on employee benefits matters, including ERISA compliance, plan administration, and coordination with internal benefits subject matter experts.
• Draft, review, and update employment policies, handbooks, and employee benefit plan documents to ensure legal compliance and alignment with organizational objectives.

• Advise on the employment‑law dynamics for acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
• Partner with HR, Operations, Finance, and Compliance to ensure smooth employee transitions, including WARN analysis, onboarding, communications, and post‑close alignment of policies and practices.
• Develop scalable processes and playbooks for employment‑law components of future transactions.

• Manage employment and labor litigation, with support from outside counsel and…