Nurse Ethicist

Indiana University Health System; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health System seeks a Nurse Ethicist to build and manage relationships with nursing leadership and frontline staff to address urgent ethics needs. This role includes supporting reporting, mentoring fellows, serving on committees, and providing on-call ethics expertise.

The candidate will hold a terminal degree (PhD, DPN or equivalent), maintain an active Indiana RN license or NLC, and meet HEC-C certification requirements.

Qualifications

• PhD, DPN, or other commensurate terminal degree required.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of clinical ethics experience.
• Active RN license in Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• HEC-C certification required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage collaborative relationships with nursing leadership and floor staff to identify ethics needs.
• Support departmental reporting and dissemination of ethics work.
• Mentor ethics fellows according to interests and expertise.
• Participate in committees and serve as on-call ethics faculty (20% time annually).
• Support ethics policy development from a nursing perspective.
• Contribute to scholarship and strategic initiatives in ethics with nursing leadership.
• Facilitate and manage the UBEC program in collaboration with FCME.
• Coach bedside nurses on ethical issues and moral distress.

Skills

Ethics consultation

Leadership

Mentoring

Policy development

Education

PhD or terminal degree

Job description

IU Health is looking for team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day.

We have an outstanding new position available for a Nurse Ethicist to join our team!

The Nurse Ethicist will develop and manage collaborative relationships with nursing leadership and floor nursing staff to gain in-depth understanding of most urgent internal needs - nursing ethics needs assessment. Support departmental reporting and dissemination of work. Collaborate with fellowship staff to ensure successful events and partner lectures. Mentor ethics fellows as interests and expertise align. Serve as a member of various committees according to interest and expertise. Serve two or more months as faculty-on-call ethics service annually (20% on-call time). Support ethics policy management and development from a nursing perspective. Contribute to scholarship representation of department Develop strategic initiatives related to ethics and nursing in collaboration with nursing leadership. Facilitate and manage the UBEC program in collaboration with FCME - serve as UBEC faculty. Develop strategic relationships with regions to support ethics growth. Coach bedside nurses on ethical issues and moral distress.

As the most comprehensive medical system in Indiana, IU Health offers many different career opportunities as you grow professionally. IU Health also offers a substantial benefits package, PTO, 401k match and several other programs to meet your needs. This is just a few reasons why applying for your career with IU Health is a good choice.

• PhD, DPN, or other commensurate terminal degree required.
• Requires 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of clinical ethics experience.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• HEC-C certification required.