Clinical Ethicist
Position Summary
The Clinical Ethicist provides formal and informal ethics consultations and participates in clinical ethics rounds while collaborating with clinical teams, patients, and families to address ethical issues in pediatric health care and research. The role develops ethics resources and educational initiatives for the Boston Children’s Hospital community, participates in hospital policy development and review related to ethical considerations, and serves as a facilitator for strengthening moral responsibility and ethical culture across the organization. The position also maintains consultation records, supports multidisciplinary collaboration, and engages in ongoing professional development within the field of clinical ethics.
Key Responsibilities
Lead interdisciplinary ethics consultation teams and provide timely, high-quality clinical ethics consultations
Participate in 24/7 on-call ethics consultation coverage to ensure responsive support for urgent ethical issues
Serve on the Hospital’s Ethics Advisory Committee, subcommittees, task forces, and working groups, including presentation of clinical cases for review and discussion
Provide expert ethics consultation and guidance to clinicians, patients, and families in complex clinical situations
Develop, lead, and participate in ethics education programs and initiatives that support reflective practice in pediatric care
Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of hospital-wide ethics policies and clinical guidelines
Maintain accurate electronic records and documentation of ethics consultations and related activities
Engage in cross-disciplinary collaboration and participate in professional ethics activities, including academic events, conferences, publications, and mentoring
Education
Minimum qualifications: Master’s degree in Bioethics or a related field required
Experience: Minimum of three years of clinical ethics consultation experience required
Healthcare experience in a pediatric hospital or health system preferred
Clinical degree in a health profession strongly preferred
Experience
Minimum of three years of clinical ethics consultation experience required
Healthcare experience in a pediatric hospital or health system preferred
Clinical degree in a health profession strongly preferred
Benefits
Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, tuition and certain license and certification reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts, and discounted rates on T-passes.