Biomedical Ethics Program Director (Part-time)

Penn Medicine; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Prepaid tuition assistance

Comprehensive benefits program

Mission-driven organization

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking a part-time Biomedical Ethics Program Director to lead the LGH ethics program, grow the BME Committee, and oversee the Ethics Consultation Service, ethics education, and policy development for clinical staff.

The BME PD collaborates across teams to design, implement and evaluate ethics programming, stays current with bioethics and health law, and serves as a trusted resource to administration and clinicians while advancing equitable patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred in a relevant field or healthcare/ethics.
• Board certification as a Chaplain with healthcare experience or equivalent ethics training.
• Experience in healthcare ethics, ethics consultations, and education is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide ethics consultations and coordinate ethics activities with clinical teams.
• Lead the Ethics Committee and coordinate ethics education and policy development.
• Develop and administer ethics programming, education, and resources for staff.
• Collaborate with UPHS and LGH leadership to align ethics goals with institutional strategy.
• Stay current in bioethics, health law, end-of-life and related areas, informing policy decisions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Biomedical Ethics Program Director/Part-time

A Brief Overview

The BME Program Director leads all aspects of the Biomedical Ethics program at LGH, including the growth of the LGH BME Committee, and the Ethics Consultation Service as well as develop and administer ethics education and programming for all LGH staff. The BME PD will perform and support ethics consultations, staff education and policy review and development and contribute to an ethical environment. The BME Ethics PD works collaboratively across teams to design, implement and evaluate ethics programming and structures to facilitate and build ethics competency among clinical staff in alignment with the UPHS strategic imperatives and LGH institutional goals and with the ultimate goal of providing world‑class patient care. The BME PD provides leadership to identify staff learning needs and to respond to educational needs while considering new clinical evidence, organizational goals and changes both locally within the health system and nationally/globally. The BME PD serves as a vital liaison to communicate perspectives within their organization in a respectful and effective manner to achieve/advocate for positive change and delivery of equitable and ethical care.

What You Will Do

• Provide ethics consultations, coordinate and participate in clinical ethics based activities including clinical rounding where applicable, and collaborate with clinical teams, patients and families, and clinical consultants to address ethical issues arising in the care of Penn Medicine patients.
• Participate in quality and safety initiatives related to clinical practice including maintaining and mining the ethics consult database to drive education and policy work.
• Develop ethics resources and education for the Ethics Committee and other committees as applicable, and for all licenses spaces and departments across the hospital and, when relevant, across the health system.
• Facilitate, implement and evaluate the outcomes of educational ethics programming.
• Serve as a professional ethics resource for administration, clinical and research leadership when relevant.
• Align ethics goals and programming with identified institutional goals and strategies to build ethics competency in concert with interdisciplinary partners.
• Remain current in the fields of bioethics, health law, as it pertains to end of life, next of kin, powers of attorney, and philosophy.
• Performs these and any other assigned duties with the goal of supporting unit, department, entity, and health system objectives.
• Collaborate with UPHS Legal Counsel as appropriate.
• Keeps Executive Leadership informed of BME and Ethics Consultation related activities.

Qualifications

• Req Bachelor's Degree Bachelor of Arts or Science
• Pref Master's Degree Master of Arts or Science
• Req Board Certified Chaplain with at least 3 years of experience in healthcare setting Or 3+ years Licensed Healthcare Provider (MD, DO, LSW, APPs, SW, etc), with biomedical ethics training and 3 years experience in healthcare setting

Benefits

• We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees.
• Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy.
• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.
• Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission.
• Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.