Senior Clinical Ethicist

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REQUIRED

1. Master's degree or doctoral degree in ethics, bioethics, philosophy, theology or healthcare field; PhD, JD, MD, RN or other healthcare degree.
2. Required: Post-Graduate Certificate in Bioethics from an accredited University Bioethics Program if Master's degree or doctoral degree is NOT in bioethics.
3. Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in an acute care hospital in a clinical or similar role.
4. Minimum of 2-years full-time experience in an acute-care hospital as a Clinical Ethicist

conducting healthcare ethics case consultation, either as an individual ethics consultant or ethics consultation team member and leader.

1. Required: Certification as "Healthcare Ethics Consultant - Certified" (HEC-C) from American Society Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH).
2. In-depth knowledge and skills in clinical ethics, ethics case consultation methodologies, and consultation documentation.
3. Demonstrated ability to effectively navigate within and document in Cerner or other similar electronic medical record on Ethics Consultations.
4. Knowledge of current federal, state and regulatory organizations whose mandates and guidelines impact ethics consultations; and experience in accessing current reports and documents.
5. Experience in ethics service consultation data collection for quality measurement and improvement.
6. Demonstrated ability to lead clinical projects to achieve measurable results.
7. Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills.
8. Ability to work sensitively and professionally with patients and families as well as to work collaboratively with healthcare professionals across multiple disciplines.
9. Familiarity with developing 'best-practice' organizational policies, procedures and practice guidelines.
10. Proficient teaching skills, both to individuals and groups in formal and informal presentation settings.
11. Competency in Microsoft Office Suite Applications: Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

PREFERRED

1. Doctoral degree (PhD preferred) in bioethics, clinical ethics, nursing, healthcare or healthcare related field preferred; or, Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD).
2. Documented education and training in clinical (healthcare) mediation.
3. Minimum 5-years fulltime experience as a clinical ethicist in an acute care, multi-hospital system with diverse medical/clinical services and specialties.
4. Experience of performing/leading complex ethics case consultation of all age populations (neonates to elderly) at the request of multiple disciplines; including experience with requesting court appointed guardianship for patients, consultations involving federally protected populations and de-escalation of conflicts among patients, family members and staff.
5. Experience using a productivity measurement system specifically for clinical ethics service consultations.
6. Experience in providing Continuing Medical and/or Nursing Education Programs requiring continuing education program oversight for measured credit hours.
7. Competency in Microsoft Office Suite Applications: Excel and Access.
8. Experience in effective use Artificial Intelligence products to improve clinical consultation and documentation efficiency.
9. Experience in public speaking; creating and delivering clinical ethics presentations to professional audiences.