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The Program for Ethics and Care Ecologies (PEaCE) at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is recruiting a Clinical and Organizational Ethicist. In our cutting-edge ethics program we offer a competitive salary, a hybrid working arrangement, a high-functioning interdisciplinary team environment and a supportive ethics community of practice. As an Ethicist at HHS you will have the opportunity to shape the future of ethics in Canada through innovative program development, mentoring Ethics Fellows, engaging with diverse clinical and organizational ethics issues across hospital and community settings, and participating in research.

The Clinical and Organizational Ethicist provides leadership within HHS and the Regional Ethics Network (REN - www.regionalethicsnetwork.com) to enhance clinical care and staff work life, and to advance the integration of ethics across the health system. This dynamic role offers an experienced practicing healthcare ethicist a variety of exciting professional opportunities, including:

• Engagement with a wide variety of ethics issues across tertiary care, community hospitals and social services, spanning conception to end-of-life
• A hybrid work place embedded in a supportive, diverse interdisciplinary team environment
• Opportunities for creativity and innovation in ethics program development
• Leadership development through managing corporate committees, projects, ethics consultation services and ethics learners
• Collaborative research and quality improvement projects leading to publication
• Possible adjunct faculty appointment with McMaster University

The Clinical and Organizational Ethicist is accountable for:

• Growing and managing effective clinical and organizational ethics services at HHS and within partner hospitals and agencies
• Facilitating ethical analysis and mediating conflicts related to clinical and organizational ethics issues (i.e. performing ethics consultations)
• Acting as a project leader to develop systems, policies and practices to enhance the integration of ethics from bedside to boardroom
• Building ethics capacity and standardizing ethics practice within the health system through education, coaching, and resource development
• Advancing the field of bioethics through professional service, original research, quality improvement and knowledge translation activities
• Recruiting, training and mentoring members of ethics committees, consultation teams and ethics learners

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in bioethics-related field; Masters degree minimum, Doctorate or equivalent preferred
• Experience working in a health system: clinical background or clinical ethics training (minimum 3 years)
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills: leadership, conflict resolution, consulting, teaching, facilitation, relationship-building, stakeholder-engagement, team building
• Experience with analysis of complex clinical and organizational ethics issues
• Demonstrated ability to be self-directed and independent, reflective, compassionate, inclusive/cultural humility, respectful, collaborative
• Experience in design and delivery of education for diverse audiences (leaders, clinicians, community members)
• Demonstrated project management and quality improvement experience
• Excellent communication skills and capacity to synthesize information and write reports
• Experience in policy analysis, development and implementation, preferred
• Experience conducting and publishing original research, preferred
• Preference given to individuals eligible to work in Canada

About Hamilton Health Sciences

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has a tradition of excellence in health care ethics, and has the longest standing ethics committee in Canada. HHS is comprised of six hospitals and a cancer center, with 15,000 staff, researchers and physicians, serving more than 2.2 million residents in Central South West Ontario. We are the only hospital in Ontario that cares for all ages, from pre-birth to end-of-life, making HHS one of the most comprehensive health care systems in Canada. We offer world-leading clinical expertise in many areas, including cardiac and stroke care, cancer care and pediatrics. HHS is an academic health center affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. The Program for Ethics and Care Ecologies (PEaCE) program is an innovative, interdisciplinary and region-wide program within HHS that includes: clinical and organizational ethics services; Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD); resilience support for healthcare workers; and psycho-spiritual care. The PEaCE program is the hub of the Regional Ethics Network (REN), providing clinical and organizational ethics support for five community hospitals across the Hamilton-Niagara-Haldimand-Brant and Wa...terloo-Wellington regions. The REN enables ethics capacity building within a wide range of community agencies, including mental health and addiction services, adult day programs and different types of congregate settings.

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