ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Participate in clinical ethics consultations, including collection of information, ethical analyses, follow-up with health care team, and documentation Round regularly with Ethics faculty and members of the multidisciplinary care team in the inpatient units, e.g. Physicians, Nurses, Administration, Social Work, Pastoral Care, Care Management Attend meetings of the Institutional Ethics Committee Complete at least one research project, resulting in a manuscript of publishable quality submitted to an appropriate journal Participate in bioethics conferences, workshops, seminars, and/or lectures locally, nationally, and internationally Participate in policy development Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must have a PhD, JD, or MD with preference given to candidates with doctorates in bioethics, philosophy, theology, nursing, behavioral sciences, social sciences, medicine, or law.  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates should have strong communication skills, experience working with diverse teams, and be able to work both collaboratively and independently to achieve goals. Familiarity with patient care in a hospital setting is preferred.

SALARY:
Commensurate with experience
 

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Compensation