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Job Location

The Director of Ethics position is based in Indianapolis, IN. 

Job Duties

The Director of Ethics provides leadership and assistance to leaders, clinical managers and providers (nurses, physicians, APPs, and associates) in areas of clinical, organizational and professional ethics in areas including acute, long-term, palliative, mental health, rehabilitative, primary, and hospice care.

This leader:

• Provides content and experience expertise in health care ethics and clinical consultation processes.
• Manages the network’s ethics steering committee, local ethics consultation processes, training and development for caregivers, committees, educational activities, and recommendations for collaboration and decision making on ethical issues.
• Establishes a consistent and effective Network process to support discussion of ethical issues.

Experience

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in research, consultation and comprehensive understanding of applied clinical ethics (preferably in a healthcare setting), and curriculum development and teaching. 
• Leadership of multidisciplinary ethics consultation processes preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree and clinical ethics fellowship preferred.
• In lieu of education requirements above, a combination of experience and education will be considered.

Skills

Must be able to lead and work with people:

• Build, motivate, coach, mentor and lead a high performing team
• Use customer service skills to provide an exceptional experience
• Use strong interpersonal skills to collaborate and build effective relationships with all levels of the organization
• Work effectively in a team environment
• Effectively manage conflicts
• Empathize and relate well with others
• Continuously develop and improve oneself
• Be a role model for Servant Leadership and our PRIIDE Values

Must be able to lead programs, projects and processes:

• Develop a clear, realistic, and actionable vision, and provide a results-oriented strategy
• Manage projects and assignments from start to completion
• Handle multiple tasks competently and create contingency plans
• Collect and analyze data involving many variables to make decisions in a timely manner
• Work under pressure and be detail-oriented; independently manage time and priorities
• Effectively develop and maintain databases; improve processes
• Make and take responsibility for decisions; be self-motivated
• Able to navigate EMRs and to type efficiently and accurately

Must have excellent thinking and communication skills

• Think critically, creatively, and strategically; independently resolve problems
• Communicate effectively through public speaking, PowerPoint, dashboards, visualizations, and/or other presentations formats
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, staff, and physicians, both verbally and in writing and through listening
• Research and analyze data involving many variables and convert to actionable information; organize data in a presentable format
• Maintain confidentiality
• Use knowledge of or gain knowledge of best practices, processes, laws, regulations, tools, and software within the subject matter area of this position
• Teach complex subject areas

Keywords

Ethics, Bioethics