Senior Clinical Ethicist

Northside Hospital•Atlanta, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Northside Hospital is an award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing healthcare system. We are seeking a Senior Clinical Ethicist to join our team. This role involves providing expert consultation on complex ethical issues within an acute care hospital setting, contributing to the development of ethical policies, and educating healthcare professionals and patients. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in clinical ethics, strong communication and collaboration skills, and a commitment to upholding ethical standards in patient care.

Requirements

Master's degree or doctoral degree in ethics, bioethics, philosophy, theology, or a healthcare field (PhD, JD, MD, RN, or other healthcare degree).
Post-Graduate Certificate in Bioethics from an accredited University Bioethics Program if Master’s degree or doctoral degree is NOT in bioethics.
Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in an acute care hospital in a clinical or similar role.
Minimum of 2 years full-time experience in an acute-care hospital as a Clinical Ethicist conducting healthcare ethics case consultation.
Certification as “Healthcare Ethics Consultant – Certified” (HEC-C) from American Society Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH).
In-depth knowledge and skills in clinical ethics, ethics case consultation methodologies, and consultation documentation.
Demonstrated ability to effectively navigate within and document in Cerner or other similar electronic medical record on Ethics Consultations.
Knowledge of current federal, state, and regulatory organizations whose mandates and guidelines impact ethics consultations.
Experience in accessing current reports and documents.
Experience in ethics service consultation data collection for quality measurement and improvement.
Demonstrated ability to lead clinical projects to achieve measurable results.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work sensitively and professionally with patients and families.
Ability to work collaboratively with healthcare professionals across multiple disciplines.
Familiarity with developing ‘best-practice’ organizational policies, procedures, and practice guidelines.
Proficient teaching skills, both to individuals and groups in formal and informal presentation settings.
Competency in Microsoft Office Suite Applications: Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Doctoral degree (PhD preferred) in bioethics, clinical ethics, nursing, healthcare, or a healthcare-related field; or, Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD).
Documented education and training in clinical (healthcare) mediation.
Minimum 5 years full-time experience as a clinical ethicist in an acute care, multi-hospital system with diverse medical/clinical services and specialties.
Experience of performing/leading complex ethics case consultation of all age populations (neonates to elderly) at the request of multiple disciplines.
Experience using a productivity measurement system specifically for clinical ethics service consultations.
Experience in providing Continuing Medical and/or Nursing Education Programs requiring continuing education program oversight for measured credit hours.
Competency in Microsoft Office Suite Applications: Excel and Access.
Experience in effective use Artificial Intelligence products to improve clinical consultation and documentation efficiency.
Experience in public speaking; creating and delivering clinical ethics presentations to professional audiences.

Responsibilities

Conduct healthcare ethics case consultations, documenting findings and recommendations.
Lead clinical projects aimed at improving ethical practices and outcomes.
Develop and implement organizational policies, procedures, and practice guidelines related to clinical ethics.
Educate healthcare professionals, patients, and families on ethical issues.
Collaborate with healthcare professionals across multiple disciplines to address ethical dilemmas.
Collect and analyze data on ethics consultations for quality measurement and improvement.
Navigate and document in electronic medical record systems (e.g., Cerner).
Stay current with federal, state, and regulatory guidelines impacting healthcare ethics.
Provide Continuing Medical and/or Nursing Education Programs.
Perform/lead complex ethics case consultations for all age populations.
Request court-appointed guardianship for patients.
Handle consultations involving federally protected populations.
De-escalate conflicts among patients, family members, and staff.
Utilize Artificial Intelligence products to improve clinical consultation and documentation efficiency.
Create and deliver clinical ethics presentations to professional audiences.