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Kaiser Permanente

We are expanding our Medical Bioethics program throughout Southern California over the next few years, and are in search of multiple Medical Bioethics Directors who will function as Clinical Ethicists. We currently have four positions available in Southern California:  Baldwin Park, Fontana, Panorama City, and West Los Angeles.

In this role as a clinical ethicist, you will oversee the Meical Bioethics program for a specific medical center. You will be relied on to act as advisor and co-chair for the medical center’s Bioethics committee, which includes directing and expanding the Bioethics program through an integrated ethics approach. Key functions will include responding to individual and organizational cases and issues, conducting individual ethics case reviews and facilitating team consultations, analyzing and improving consultation methods and approaches, and reviewing policies and their development as it relates to patient rights and bioethics. You will also assure compliance with accreditation and agency standards pertaining to clinical ethics and patient rights, and provide advice, guidance, and education regarding end of life care to providers and staff. You will engage in quality improvement activities to reduce ethics quality gaps within the domains of end-of-life care; shared decision-making; the health care environment; and professionalism. Additional duties include working with health care providers at the bedside to provide high-quality and sensitive consultation to patients and their loved ones.

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Florida International University College of Medicine

The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University seeks applicants for an exciting academic position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, in the area of medical ethics, with research or practice-based experience in the areas of health disparities, human rights, or related disciplines, to integrate ethical issues longitudinally into the overall medical school curriculum.

This position will provide support, consultation, and collaboration for researchers specializing in various aspects of social and behavioral health for the Medicine & Society Program, as well as serve as the on-call ethicists for students and faculty.  The successful candidate will collaborate with researchers on ethical issues in clinical and community-based health research. They will also participate in faculty development on ethics through the Office of Medical Education, and work with fellow faculty to continuously evaluate and improve the Medicine & Society curriculum.  The successful candidate is expected to serve as mentor for students throughout their four years of enrollment, and contribute to the academic life of the College.

This is a doctoral level position and competitive applicants will be expected to have experience with educational technologies, interactive instructional techniques, as well as a working knowledge of evidence-based research.   The successful candidate will have a robust record in collaborative work and peer-reviewed publications. Candidates with an interest in health disparities research are highly desirable.

To be considered, please apply online at www.fiujobs.org and refer to position number 42373.