Clinical Ethicist
1800 Parkway Center • Marietta, Georgia • Shift • PRN • JR-11729Overview
The Clinical Ethicist is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that patients, families and significant others receive individualized high quality, safe patient care. It is expected that all RN Clinical Nurses – are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association.
- PRN
- Shift
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6+ years of experience
Success Profile
Find out what it takes to succeed as a Clinical Ethicist:
- Collaborative
- Time Efficient
- Organized
- Critical Thinker
- Attention to Detail
- Compassionate
Benefits that Reflect Your Contributions
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Your Pay
A compensation program designed for fair and equitable pay.
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Your Future
Secure your future with plans that also include an employer match. Plans and guidance for the future.
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Your Wellness
Traditional healthcare benefits combined with progressive wellness programs to help you be your best self!.
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Your Joy
Special and unique benefits and programs ensuring a balanced life and a workplace culture built on trust.
Job Details
Facility: 1800 Parkway Center
OverviewThe Clinical Ethicist is an active member of the ethics program at Wellstar Health System performing clinical ethics consultation, ethics education and ethics policy development and review. The Ethics Program enjoys robust institutional support and is looking to become a leader in the field of clinical, organizational and research ethics. The health system is creating a fully integrated, collaborative approach to addressing ethical issues and the clinical ethicist is key to developing this initiative. The individual reports directly to the Executive Director for Medical and Organizational Ethics and has an essential role in the Ethics Program.
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilites and Essential Functions
* Serves as a member and expert advisor to local Ethics Committees.
* Works on expanding knowledge base and functions of local ethics committees.
* In conjunction with ethics committee co-chairs, represents ethics committee on system organizational ethics committee.
* Works to standardize ethics procedures within local facilities and across the health system.
* Engages in quality improvement activities to reduce ethics quality gaps, including development and evaluation of clinical ethics initiatives and materials.
* Assists in developing ethical framework for organization
* Designs and develops evaluation tools or approaches to evaluate ethics programs and ethics practices within Wellstar Health System.
* Reviews and revises system policies and guidelines as it relates to Ethics Program.
* Assures local and system compliance with accreditation and agency standards pertaining to clinical ethics, organizational and research ethics
* Planning, delivery and evaluation of ethics education for health care providers, residents, students and community.
* Develops and implements education materials for ethics committee members
* Helps develop innovative approaches to distance learning, including website, and online strategies to enhance and/or supplement more conventional or traditional learning styles/opportunities.
* Contributes to ethics educational efforts, including on-site formal an informal presentations, regional and local guided discussions, conference planning, and the preparation of presentations, written materials, training tools and webinars.
* Development and implementation of ethics curricula for the full range of clinical and non-clinical employees.
* Contribute to the education and development of ethics research assistants, interns and fellows.
* Conduct collaborative and independent ethics scholarship with dissemination of work through publication and presentations.
* Develops, Implements and evaluates the Ethics Assessment Survey, including administration, modifications, question development and testing, validation of findings, comparisons to other health system data, and evaluation of results.
* Responds to health system ethics consultation requests and conducts individual ethics consults and facilitates team consults.
* Analyzes and improves ethics consultation methods
* Works closely with the healthcare team at his or her facility to familiarize them with the consult service and to build trust
* Develops and implements bedside “ethics rounding” within health system.
* Provide ongoing training, education and evaluation of consult service members.
* Provide ethics consultation reports to the local ethics committee, health system, organizational ethics committee and medical executive committee.
* Develop and attend ethics case review meetings every other week and prepare literature for review.
* Maintain case records, documentation of case consults in patient medical record and ethics consultation database.
* Participate in ethics consultation service night and weekend coverage.
* Assists in the development of ethics consultation services within Wellstar Health System
Required for All Jobs
Qualifications
Required Minimum Education
Required
Required Minimum Experience
Required Minimum Skills
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
Additional Licenses and Certifications
Mission, Vision & Values
At a time when the healthcare industry is changing rapidly, Wellstar remains committed to exceeding patients’ and team members’ expectations, while transforming healthcare delivery.
Our Mission
To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.
Our Vision
Deliver worldclass health care to every person, every time.
Our Values
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We serve with compassion
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We pursue excellence
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We honor every voice
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