Clinical Ethicist

Alta Bates Summit • San Francisco, CA

292d • $61 - $92

About The Position

Manages all bioethics related issues at their designated hospitals. Provides expert analysis on ethical issues. Responsible for receiving and conducting all requests for ethics consultations, executing consultations and following up with patient cases after referral. Advises on ethics inquiries from physicians, staff, patients and families using the Sutter Health standardized ethics model for analysis. Educates health care providers on best practices for dealing with ethical conflicts in patient care. Educates and trains the hospital ethics committees. Provides expertise and develops ethics related policies and assists with implementation of policies at designated hospitals. Engages in preventive ethics to proactively deal with conflicts and resolution. Participates in ethics rounds and lectures at appropriate Sutter Health ethics educational events.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Ethics, Doctor of Medicine (MD), or related area.
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles, concepts, and methods of health care ethics consultation and bioethics.
• Knowledge of biomedical ethics terms, bioethics literature, professional standards, and methods of case analysis.
• Basic understanding of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of California health care law.
• Demonstrated experience with conflict resolution in complex ethical patient care issues.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage all bioethics related issues at designated hospitals.
• Provide expert analysis on ethical issues.
• Conduct all requests for ethics consultations and follow up with patient cases after referral.
• Advise on ethics inquiries from physicians, staff, patients, and families.
• Educate health care providers on best practices for dealing with ethical conflicts.
• Train hospital ethics committees.
• Develop ethics related policies and assist with their implementation.
• Engage in preventive ethics to proactively deal with conflicts.
• Participate in ethics rounds and lectures at Sutter Health ethics educational events.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree