Clinical Ethics Specialist

Memorial Hermann Health System; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hermann Health System seeks an experienced Clinical Ethics Consultant to provide education and infrastructure support to healthcare practitioners on bio‑ethical issues. This role involves ethics consultations, leading ethics rounds, and educating staff within the hospital network.

The position coordinates with the Institutional Ethics Committee, oversees policy integration, and ensures compliance with state and federal guidelines while promoting compassionate patient care.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree with concentration in Health Care Ethics as required.
• Eight years of experience as a clinical ethics consultant and educator.
• Knowledge of clinical ethics policies and hospital policy implementation.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal and informal clinical ethics consultations to patients, families, and practitioners.
• Lead monthly clinical ethics rounds in ICUs to foster dialogue and ethical decision‑making.
• Deliver clinical ethics education for faculty and staff on bio‑ethical principles and practices.
• Coordinate the policy sub‑committee of the Institutional Ethics Committee to integrate ethics into hospital policies.
• Coordinate medical futility review processes to align with applicable acts and hospital policies.
• Prepare and review materials on patient rights and clinical ethics to ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Clinical ethics consultation

Policy development

Education & training

Education

Master’s Degree in Health Care Ethics

Job description

Job Summary

Provides education and infrastructure support to healthcare practitioners regarding bio‑ethical issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Master’s Degree with a concentration in Health Care Ethics.
• Licenses/Certifications: None.
• Experience: Eight (8) years of experience as a clinical ethics consultant and educator, including drafting and implementing clinical ethics policies.

Principal Accountabilities

• Provides informal and formal clinical ethics consultation to assist patients, families, and practitioners involved in medical decision‑making with difficult cases.
• Develops and participates in monthly clinical ethics rounds in intensive care units to encourage dialogue and decision‑making based on bio‑ethical principles.
• Provides clinical ethics education for faculty and staff to disseminate information regarding bio‑ethical principles and practices, facilitating implementation in the hospital setting.
• Coordinates the policy sub‑committee of the Institutional Ethics Committee to assure integration of bio‑ethical principles into hospital policies and procedures related to patient care.
• Coordinates the medical futility review process to ensure it is conducted according to the Texas Advance Directives Act and hospital policies.
• Prepares, reviews, and oversees all printed material on patient rights and clinical ethics to ensure consistency with applicable state and federal regulatory guidelines and hospital policies.
• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies, procedures and standards within budgetary specifications, including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service.
• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department‑based goals contributing to organizational success; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
• Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of the community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences.
• Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.