Medical Legal Manager

Key responsibilities include:

• The effective management of all medical legal matters in accordance with legal requirements

• Liaise with legal counsel, experts, staff members and other relevant role players on all legal matters

• Co-ordinate and facilitate collaboration between the multi-disciplinary medical team to ensure that clinical investigations are efficient and effective

• Provide a clear strategy with regards communication to lawyers, insurers and other relevant role-players.

• Ensure that all medical legal records are maintained and compile reports for the insurance companies.

• Provide day-to-day legal advice on the management of clinical events and complaints and conduct risk assessments as per procedure

• Manage pre-litigation claims, calculate damages, and negotiate settlements in line with insurance policy requirements and sound legal practice

• Overall responsibility for risk management by identifying trends from legal action and incidents and develop quality improvement initiatives to prevent reoccurrence

• Educate staff on legal risks and advise on the appropriate actions to be implemented as preventative measures

• Pro-active management of the organization’s liability portfolio, insurance brokers and insurers

• Regular analysis of payment statistics and feedback on legal advice to identify trends and suggest leading practices as a quality improvement measure

• Assist other functional departments with the review and interpretation of all medical legal documentation

• Represent the company at relevant legal proceedings as and when required

• Continuous monitoring, interpretation, analysis and implementation of legislation and regulatory guidelines to ensure good corporate governance

• A formal legal qualification with at least 5-8 years relevant experience within a medical legal department

• In-depth knowledge of healthcare legislation, medical- and case law and ethical rules and responsibilities

• A basic knowledge of all relevant legislation applicable to business. Assist in developing effective internal controls designed to promote adherence with applicable laws; HAAD/MOH/DHA requirements and UAE based health plans

• Basic knowledge of medical terminology, physiological processes and medical and surgical procedures is recommended

• Sound knowledge of company insurance framework and insurance policy requirements

• Proven experience with researching the quantum of damages and conversions to current financial value

• Ability to pay meticulous attention to detail resulting in accurate work processes

• Strong preference for making complex decisions and advising senior leadership on appropriate action

• The ability to present and communicate information in a concrete manner to internal clients and provide guidance on risk mitigating practices

• The ability to communicate with and relate to all internal and external clients at all levels of the organization

• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills

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