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Job TitleDirector of Workers Compensation — Senior Counsel   

                        

LocationBeachwood

                    

FacilityCC Administrative Campus

                     

DepartmentEnterprise Risk and Insurance-Legal

                      

Job CodeT99519

                     

ShiftDays

                       

Schedule8:30am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Director of Workers Compensation — Senior Counsel   

 

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. You will work alongside dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.    

 

We are looking to hire a licensed attorney that leads a practice group within the Law Department and/or serves as the legal advisor to a business unit of the Cleveland Clinic both through direct legal practice and the supervision of internal staff and outside counsel. 

 

A caregiver in this position works days, 8:30am—4:30pm. 

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

Ensure that timely responses are provided to requests for legal advice in the attorney's assigned area whether by Senior Counsel or by other members of the pertinent practice group. 

Advise, mentor, and guide attorneys and other staff members working within the attorney's areas of responsibility. 

Delegate matters when necessary. 

Participate in budget processes and manages outside counsel on matters falling within the attorney's areas of responsibility in a cost-effective manner. 

Maintain expertise in assigned subject matter areas. 

Advise and train appropriate members of the department on legal developments impacting the attorney's areas of expertise. 

Seek out opportunities to bring the organization into compliance with those areas of the law. 

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) from ABA accredited law school. 

Member in good standing of the Ohio bar or ability to become a member of the Ohio bar within a reasonable period. 

10 + years of comparable experience in the substantive legal area of law designated as the attorney's area(s) of expertise (preferably in a law firm and an in-house setting). 

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

10 years of successful experience managing internal staff and outside counsel. 

2 years of experience in a healthcare setting. 

 

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/  

Physical Requirements:

Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods. 

Ability to travel throughout the hospital system. 

Ability to operate a computer, audio visual and other office equipment.          

Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information, including the ability to deliver training in person and virtually.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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