Careers

Your profile: 
As Legal Assistant, you support the Legal Counsel of SMMC in handling legal matters and complaints. In addition, you support the Board of Directors and Management Team while maintaining a high level of confidentiality and forming good relationships with peers, management and external parties. Attention to detail, taking ownership of tasks and following tasks through to completion are important as well as adaptability. Ideally, you can work under pressure and have a positive attitude.

What we offer:
We offer you a versatile position with a great deal of responsibility in an open, dynamic and professional organization. You will work in a pleasant and rewarding atmosphere with opportunities for growth and development.

Additional requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law, with minimum two years’ experience;
• Work experience in a healthcare organization is preferred;
• Strong analytical & administrative skills;
• Knowledge of organizational and policy development;
• High level of integrity and reliability;
• High level of comprehension of both the English and Dutch languages (written and verbal).

Tasks include :

• Reviewing contracts and maintaining legal files and agreements;
• Handling claims and complaints;
• Researching and drafting (legal) correspondence and documentation;
• Assisting with the preparation of Board of Directors’ and Management Team meetings;
• Taking minutes of meetings and maintaining action lists.

Interested?

For more information, contact the HR Manager, Mr. Harlec Doran, at + 1 (721) 543-3154 ext. 201 or 203.
Your motivation letter and resume can be submitted to the HR Department via careers@smmc.sx. A copy of both should be submitted to the Labor and Social Affairs Dept. located on Soualiga Road #1, Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is an ambitious and growing hospital organization on St. Maarten. With more than 425 FTEs, 28  Specialists, and a capacity of 85 beds, we continuously strive to ensure safe, quality health care. Our primary service area of St. Maarten, Statia, and Saba, represents a total population of approximately 60.000
people, constituting a multi-cultural mix with more than 100 different nationalities. In addition,  we also offer healthcare services to two million visitors annually.

SMMC has started the construction of the new St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH) to expand its services to accommodate the increased care demand of the people of St. Maarten, its visitors, and neighboring islands. The new hospital is planned to be operational in 2026.