About This Role
This specialist role provides crucial education and infrastructure support to healthcare practitioners on a wide range of bio-ethical issues. The position involves guiding medical decision-making, developing ethics policies, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
Responsibilities
- Provide informal and formal clinical ethics consultation to assist patients, families, and practitioners in difficult medical decision-making cases
- Develop and participate in monthly clinical ethics rounds in intensive care units to encourage dialogue and decision-making based on bio-ethical principles
- Provide clinical ethics education for faculty and staff to disseminate information regarding bio-ethical principles and practices, facilitating their implementation in the hospital setting
- Coordinate the policy sub-committee of the Institutional Ethics Committee to assure the integration of bio-ethical principles into the hospital’s policies and procedures dealing with patient care
- Coordinate the medical futility review process to ensure it is conducted according to the Texas Advance Directives Act and the hospital’s policies
- Prepare, review, and oversee all printed material on patient rights and clinical ethics to ensure consistency with applicable state and federal regulatory guidelines and hospital policies
- Ensure safe care to patients, staff, and visitors; adhere to all Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity, and quality of service
- Promote individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; support department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serve as preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff
- Demonstrate commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences
- Model Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized, and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Master's Degree with a concentration in Health Care Ethics
- Eight years of experience as a clinical ethics consultant and educator, including drafting and implementing clinical ethics policies
About the Company
At Memorial Hermann, the goal is to deliver high-quality, efficient care and create exceptional experiences for every member of the community, including employees. The organization is committed to creating healthier communities now and for generations to come.
