About WSSHA

About WSSHA

The Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys ("WSSHA") was founded in 1973. It is operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes, to provide an opportunity for legal advisors in the health field to meet and exchange information and ideas, to conduct legal seminars of interest to such attorneys, and to provide a central agency for the exchange of legal information in the health field.

Membership in WSSHA is open to all attorneys admitted to practice in the State of Washington who represent or are employed by a provider of healthcare services.

For your information, the WSSHA bylaws and resolutions can be viewed by Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download WSSHA Bylaws - April 25, 1996, Resolution - April 28, 2006.

If you are interested in becoming a member of WSSHA, please print the membership application below (pdf format). Directions for completion and return are given on the application.

Download WSSHA Membership Application

Job Postings

MultiCare Health System Seeking Attorney

MultiCare Health System ($1B annual net revenue, 7,000+ employees, 4 hospitals, 300 employed physicians, multiple ambulatory clinics, surgery centers, 501c3 nonprofit), the largest western Washington health system and an integrated delivery system based in Tacoma, WA, with numerous clinics and facilities throughout south King County and Pierce County, seeks a sixth attorney to support its expanding health care operations.

Preference will be given to applicants with five or more years of direct health law transactional experience in an in-house or law firm setting. Primary responsibilities will include:

1. providing strategic and transactional counsel to the corporate leadership team, administrative team and clinical leaders;

2. drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements on a wide variety of matters;

3. advising management in all legal aspects of the organization; and

4. participating as a legal team member in managing risk.

Experience with physician-hospital arrangements and related business transactions in acute and ambulatory care settings is highly desirable. Candidates should identify areas of interest or particular expertise regarding health care transactions (Stark, anti-kickback, fraud & abuse), nonprofit corporations law and employment law. Highly effective communication, humor, and interpersonal and conceptual analytical skills are essential.

Highly attractive compensation and benefits.

Consideration will be given to qualified candidates currently in private practice who want to try out an in-house opportunity on an interim basis for up to one year.

For more information, contact Cheryl Tobie,
Assistant to the Senior Vice President & General Counsel.
(253) 403-1107
Cheryl.Tobie@multicare.org
No brokers / agents, headhunters please.

Position will be open until filled. Qualified applicants encouraged to expedite submissions.

MultiCare Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Note that MultiCare is a reverse commute in both directions from Seattle: 35 minutes from I-90.

Multicare Health System Seeking Assistant General Counsel

MultiCare Health System ($1B+ annual net revenue, 8,000 employees, 4 hospitals, 300+ employed physicians, multiple ambulatory clinics, surgery centers), an integrated delivery system based in Tacoma, WA, with numerous clinics and facilities throughout south King County and Pierce County, seeks an Assistant General Counsel to support its expanding health care operations. Preference will be given to applicants with 2-5 years (or more) of direct health law experience in an in-house or law firm setting.

Primary responsibilities will include:

1) providing strategic and transactional counsel to the corporate leadership team, administrative team and clinical leaders;
2) drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements;
3) advising management in all legal aspects of the organization; and
4) participating as a legal team member in managing risk.

Experience with physician-hospital arrangements and related business transactions is highly desirable. Candidates should identify areas of interest or particular expertise regarding Health Care Transactions (Stark, Anti-Kickback, Fraud & Abuse) Non-Profit Corporations Law, Employment Law and Risk Management. Highly effective communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills essential.

For more information, contact Cheryl Tobie, Assistant to the Senior Vice President & General Counsel, at 253-403-1107 or email Cheryl.Tobie@multicare.org. (No brokers / agents headhunters, please.) MultiCare Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer.