General Counsel Position in Phoenix; Healthcare & Non-Profit Experience Preferred (8057)

General Counsel to Terros Health will serve as the organization’s chief legal advisor, providing strategic and operational legal guidance across healthcare operations, behavioral health services, regulatory compliance, risk management, governance, and corporate transactions. The role involves partnering with executive leadership, clinical leaders, and external stakeholders to ensure legal compliance and mitigate organizational risk, including patient-related matters, court-ordered treatment processes (e.g., Title 36), and regulatory oversight.Responsibilities include offering practical, business-oriented legal guidance across departments (operations, compliance, HR, clinical teams), guiding organizational strategy and long-term growth, interpreting federal, state, and local healthcare laws, supporting privacy compliance, advising on licensing, board matters, and patient-related risk, coordinating with risk management, managing litigation and outside counsel, advising on reporting to regulators and insurers, providing legal support for court-ordered treatment processes, reviewing and drafting contracts and partnerships, leading due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, managing vendor and payer agreements, coordinating external relationships and testimony, and building a high-performing in-house legal team with strong leadership and mentorship. The position is based in Phoenix, AZ, with a comprehensive benefits package.