Assistant Director, Bioethics
Assistant Director, Bioethics
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Position Title:
Assistant Director BioethicsTime Type:
Full timePosition Summary and Qualifications:
The goal of the Institute of Clinical Bioethics at Saint Josephs University is to develop and promote interdisciplinary research projects educational programs academic courses clinical consultations and policy development services in the field of bioethics. It strives to meet the individual needs of the Saint Josephs University academic community the medical nursing and administrative staffs of the MidAtlantic area Catholic and secular health care systems and the various Archdioceses and Dioceses. The Institute is committed to training health care professionals to be effective leaders in education medicine and society. The Institute is further dedicated to understanding and respecting the role of religious and spiritual traditions in health care decisionmaking especially the Roman Catholic theological and philosophical tradition. Lastly through its teachings research and service the Institute promotes the ideals of Jesuit education in seeking to challenge others to be men and women for others in the service of faith and the promotion of justice. Thus while giving special regard to Catholic healthcare ethics in teaching and research the Institute fosters respectful dialogue among all religious traditions represented in the student body and the patient population.The Assistant Director will assist the Director in ethics consultation services and educational aspects of the Institute of Clinical Bioethics. The Assistant Director will carryout the objectives vision and mission set forth by the Director of the Institute of Clinical Bioethics (ICB).
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Assist Director with ethics teaching rounds ethics consultations ethics committee work and Institutional Review Board (IRB) committee work at the various affiliated hospitals nursing homes and other healthcare institutions.
Supports the continued development implementation and sustainability of comprehensive integrated ethics programming to strengthen the moral community and enhance the ethical climate at our affiliated healthcare facilities.
Provides team member education related to clinical ethics and preventive ethics.
Teach related curricula to the multidisciplinary teams medical interns residents fellows nursing leadership and the professional community at large.
Acts as an integrated ethics resource and subject matter expert for multidisciplinary team members and medical interns residents and fellows.
Participate in the development review and revision of hospital policies with ethical import.
Provide oncall service for the Clinical Ethics Consultation Service across the system 24/7.
Participate in research activities at the various affiliated healthcare facilities and especially with the medical interns residents and fellows.
Plan develop deliver and evaluate educational programs related to clinical ethics research ethics and medical education at the various healthcare facilities.
Assist the staff in the development of and writing grant proposals within the university.
Assist Director with current expansion of consultation services to include nonCatholic hospital systems tristate Nursing Homes Hospices IRBs as well as current sites under discussion. Followed by workload assistance to cover newly acquired contracts (upon determination of Director).
Serve as Director of educational programs in theICB which include the Health Care Ethics Minor program Certificate Program in Opioid Education and Prevention educational panel discussions journal clubs etc. This will include recruitment of students course scheduling approving course syllabi etc.
Develop collaborative scholarly activities research projects case studies etc. in clinical and research ethics and contribute to the literature.
Secondary Duties & Responsibilities:
Serve as CoEditor of the Internet Journal of Healthcare Ethics and Administration. This would entail reviewing articles selecting articles and overseeing the Editorial Board.
Assist with writing responses for the Institute of Clinical Bioethics Blog for ethical decisionmaking.
Assist with mentoring the Institutes graduate and undergraduate fellows research projects.
Participate on committees for selection process of faculty board members graduate fellows undergraduate fellows grant submissions and research steering committees.
Member and coordinator of the Gustafson Research Fellow Grants and Michael Morris Research Fellow Grants committee read evaluate and determine the viability of each project submitted for acceptance as committee member.
Assist the Director and otherICBStaff members in designing organizing and implementing the 4 Health Promoter Programs which will include supervising community partners medical interns and residents medical students etc.
Perform all other duties that may be assigned by the Director.
Minimum Qualifications:
Demonstrated commitment to justice and equality openness transparency and fairness
Able to work both independently and collaboratively with diverse populations
Possess a thorough understanding and mastery of time management strategic planning and development and consultative/solutions skills and both industry and product knowledge
Earned PhD in Bioethics Philosophical or Theological Ethics Medicine or related fields by hire date.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in working in academic environment with work experience in project coordination and management
Experience working with teams and groups.
Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours:
Occasional evenings and weekends when necessary
Note to Applicants: Please upload Resume/CV and Cover Letter in the Resume/CV upload field.
Saint Josephs University is a private Catholic Jesuit institution and we expect members of our community to be knowledgeable about and to make a positive contribution to our mission. Saint Josephs University is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to recruit develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce. The University is committed to the diversity of its faculty and staff so that our students our disciplines and our community as a whole can benefit from the multiple perspectives it offers. The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity diversity and inclusion. EOE
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Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
