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Dar Al Shifa Hospital

Legal Director

November 29, 2024

Purpose and Scope of the Job

The Legal Director is responsible for overseeing the legal aspects of the hospital's operations. This includes ensuring compliance with healthcare laws and regulations, providing legal advice and support to the hospital's management and staff, managing litigation and legal disputes, and overseeing contracts and agreements. The Legal Director plays a critical role in safeguarding the hospital's interests and ensuring its activities are conducted within the legal framework.

Main Duties and Responsibilities/Performance Standards

Provides internal legal consultations/advice on legal matters related to the Hospital, to ensure that all activities are in line with the applicable laws of the country.

Formulates advice and reviews all contract agreements between the Hospital and external parties to ensure that the Hospital’s interest is protected and ensure compliance with the laws.

Participates in the process of contract negotiations, monitors the implementation of the legal clauses of the contracts and responsible for the legal form and content of all documents prepared and approved.

Initiates legal procedures against other entities or people who may damage hospital's rights and benefits, follow up their implementation & submits reports to the Hospital Management.

Represents the hospital before all legal authorities - General Department of Criminal Identification - Forensic Medicine, in cases brought to court for or against the hospital, consults The General Investigation Department, the various Kuwaiti courts, Attorney General, in relation to the legal actions taken for the hospital or against it.

Assists the Human Resource Department in drafting, revising employment contracts to facilitate the recruitment / separation of employees and to ensure its conformity to Kuwait Labor Laws.

Assists in the preparation of legal reports and advices on a wide range of hospital related issues like investigations and corrective actions against employees.

Submits performance reports that includes recommendations to avoid existing or potential shortcomings in the hospital. Conducts periodical risk assessment of the hospital practices and develops the required action plan to tackle the risk factors.

Liaises and follows up with the external legal office on behalf of the hospital for cases brought up by and against the hospital. Ensures efficient and effective performance of the offices.

Follows up the legal license procedures of the Hospital, services and expansion projects and ensures compliance with the country law.

Guides the employees on behalf of the Hospital for any legal issues and accompanies them for various hearing and appearing session in court and other legal offices.

Corresponds and obtains the resolution, circulars & documents related to the work of the Hospital from MOH, Ministry of Justice, Municipality, Governmental Properties, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Social Affairs & labor, Compensation Public Authority , Investment Public Authority, Industry & Commerce Chamber, Embassies etc.

Keeps a record of all the necessary legal documents of the hospital and ensures that the records are maintained as required by law and present it whenever required by authorized persons.

Takes assignments and gives reports to CEO as and when necessary.

Continual review of all the laws, regulations & resolutions issued by concerned official parties for the hospital, review and explain them to the hospital Management.

Ensures safety standards (occupational and patient safety) are complied.

Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by the Direct Reporting Authority.

Ensures quality and patient safety practices are followed.

Promotes people-centered care and inclusive health to align with healthcare values and organizational mission.

Promotes inclusive health by providing equitable and accessible care to patients and families with special needs.

Prepares forecasts as per plan and quarterly summaries, reviews statistical and audit reports, and conducts analysis and interpretation.

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