Career Center

INTEGRIS Health is hiring a Clinical Ethicist to help expand the Ethics department. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the development of a growing Ethics program in the largest health system in Oklahoma.

Position Summary:

The Clinical Ethicist provides clinical ethics consultations and coordinates the clinical ethics consultations service (CECS), helps develop and implement policies, procedures, and education for clinicians, coordinates and co-chairs ethics committees, and produces research and publications in clinical ethics, bioethics, philosophy, or related field.

All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status. INTEGRIS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Essential Functions:

The Clinical Ethicist responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Provide on-call service for the Clinical Ethics Consultation Service (CECS)

* Develop, coordinating and chairing Ethics committees

* Assist in creating and implementing clinical ethics initiatives, policies, and processes across the system

* Develop ethics education presentations for clinical staff

* Designs and implements workflows for best practices related to ethical care delivery

* Performs special projects as requested

* Promotes ethical practice throughout INTEGRIS

* Drives quality improvement activities to reduce ethics quality gaps within the domains of end of life care; shared decision-making; the health care environment; and professionalism

* Serves as a patient advocate

* Recognizes and develops initiatives, policies, and processes for underserved or overlooked patient populations

Requirements:

Qualifications:
* Masters or doctoral degree in bioethics or healthcare professional equivalent (MD, DNP, MSN, MSW, DPT, etc.) required

* Certificate in clinical ethics, bioethics-focused graduate work, or PhD preferred

* Previous experience with clinical ethics consultations preferred

* Teaching experience

* Ability to operate standard office machines, including, but not limited to, word processor, typewriter, calculator, copier, fax machine

* Ability to use Microsoft Office

* This job requires the operation of a personal vehicle (non INTEGRIS owned); therefore, CER must have a current Oklahoma State Drivers License as well as a driving record which is acceptable to INTEGRIS and its insurance carrier

* Must be able to communicate effectively in English

Required Physical Demands (Subject to Reasonable Accommodation):

Keyboarding/Dexterity: Frequently; activity exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time
Standing/Walking: Frequently; activity exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time
Strength (Lift/Carry/Push/Pull): Light (Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently)
Talking (Must be able to effectively communicate verbally): Yes
Seeing: Yes
Hearing: Yes
Color Acuity (Must be able to distinguish and identify colors): No

This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information.

Environmental Conditions:

Normal office environment. Standard risks for non-clinical staff working a hospital environment, e.g., pastoral care, social work)