Summary

The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking an experienced Clinical Ethicist to join their faculty (rank and track will be commensurate with experience and qualifications). The successful candidate will join faculty and fellows who lead premier Clinical Ethics Consultation Services in the Texas Medical Center. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the Center's multidisciplinary education programs and to conduct high quality independent and collaborative research and scholarship.

The Center cultivates a culture of intentionality, respect, inclusivity, and collaboration. We offer intellectual, social, and professional development opportunities to promote a meaningful work experience in an open and nurturing environment. We appreciate, celebrate and advance diversity of all types - of culture, background, experience, and ideas - and are reflective and mindful of issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion in both interactions with one another and Center decision-making.

Job Duties

• Conduct ethics consultations independently for Houston Methodist Hospital, a high-volume Ethics Consultation Service.
• Collaborate in hospital administrative activities and participate in Ethics Committee and subcommittee meetings.
• Contribute to the training of Clinical Ethics Fellows.
• Participate in the Center's undergraduate and graduate medical education programs and bioethics intensive course.
• Develop and lead educational lectures and courses in medical ethics for medical students, trainees, and healthcare practitioners.
• Conduct high quality independent and collaborative bioethics research and scholarship.
• Contribute to the intellectual and scholarly life of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Terminal post-graduate degree, such as MD, PhD, or JD, in a field related to bioethics
• Advanced training/fellowship in clinical ethics strongly preferred; HEC-C certification preferred
• The applicant must have significant experience conducting clinical ethics consultations as an independent clinical ethics consultant. Ideally, this experience would include conducting ethics consultations in both the tertiary hospital setting and the community hospital setting
• Demonstrated record of scholarship in bioethics and excellence in teaching/mentoring
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• Ability to mitigate conflict and communicate compassionately with patients and families