Medical Ethics Expert in Philadelphia PA

Summary

Medical Ethics Expert

Children »s Hospital of Philadelphia Posted on 2022-11-18

Salary	Not mentioned
Location	Philadelphia, PA 19104 (University City area)
Type	Full-time

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Job Description

Location: LOC_MAIN-Main Hospital

Req ID: 214731

Shift: Days

Employment Status: Regular – Full Time

Seeking Breakthrough Makers

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)—named America’s 2022 Best Large Employer by Forbes—offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.

At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care—and your career.

CHOP’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.

We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

Job Summary

This role assists leadership in providing expert leadership and managerial guidance for the performance of the Department of Medical Ethics [DME], with particular focus on the engagement of staff. The role assists the leadership in planning, organizing, leading, and managing the resources of the Department of Medical Ethics for the effective and efficient achievement of organizational and departmental goals and priorities.
The role actively communicates, coordinates, and collaborates with leadership throughout CHOP to create partnerships that enhance the ethical quality of deliberation, decision-making, and conduct of all members of the CHOP staff.

Job Responsibilities

• Has lead responsibility for a specific function of the Department:
  • Education and engagement of CHOP nursing staff regarding medical ethics
• Participates in Department activities regarding the following functions:
  • Conduct of clinical ethics consultations
  • Support of the CHOP Ethics Committee
  • Development, review, and revision of ethically pertinent CHOP policies
  • Advancing the quality of pediatric ethics with patients, families, and society
  • Wide-ranging efforts to improve the ethical quality of CHOP staff conduct
• Creates and maintains an environment where staff feel valued, appreciated, and recognized.
• Recruits, coaches, develops, and retains qualified, competent staff. Ensures that all staff meet all requirements of their positions.

Required Education and Experience

Required Education: Master’s degree

Required Experience:

• Seven (7) years related ethics experience
• Five (5) years of clinical ethics consultation experience
• Three (3) years of lead, supervisory or management experience

Preferred Education, Experience & Cert/Lic

Preferred Education: Masters of Bioethics or in related field

Preferred Experience:

• Nine (9) years related ethics experience in health care setting
• Seven (7) years of clinical ethics consultation experience
• Three (3) years of clinical care experience

Preferred Licenses/certificates/registrations:

• Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified (HCEC-C)

Additional Technical Requirements

• High degree of internal integrity and willingness to speak up
• Well-calibrated balance of humility and decisiveness
• Ability to confront adversity with candor, compassion, and integrity
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent conflict resolution skills

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, professionals working onsite—at any CHOP location, for any portion of time—must be vaccinated for COVID-19. Learn more.

CHOP also requires employees who work in patient care buildings to receive an annual influenza vaccine. Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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Company description:

At Children »s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), we help children grow and thrive — and we offer these same opportunities to the professionals who make up our team. CHOP is a unique work environment, with exceptional team members, supportive managers and state-of-the-art training. Our employees are all empowered to realize their well-defined goals, because we believe everyone makes a difference — it’s the very foundation on which our hospital is built. Since 1855, CHOP has been the birthplace of many dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. As the nation »s first hospital devoted exclusively to caring for children, CHOP has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved the lives of countless children. Today, that same spirit of care and innovation continues. The hospital now employs more than 10,000 people in more than 50 locations across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.