Clinical Ethicist
Cleveland, Ohio
Open Rank/Track Faculty
The Department of Bioethics (DoB) at the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine invites applications for the position of Clinical Ethicist in the Center for Biomedical Ethics (CBME) at The MetroHealth System (MHS) and Instructor (non-tenure track) in the DoB at CWRU.
MHS is Cuyahoga County’s safety-net hospital system, serving more than 300,000 patients, two-thirds of whom are uninsured or covered by Medicare or Medicaid, and is a teaching hospital for CWRU. MHS is home to the county’s most experienced Level 1 Trauma Centerand its renowned American Burn Association-verified adult and pediatric critical care burn center. MHS also provides medical care at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center and is the County’s medical home for children in foster care. For more about The MetroHealth System and its mission see https://www.metrohealth.org/about-us.
The CBME at MHS has a longstanding history of outstanding service, education, outreach, and scholarship. Its 24/7/365 clinical ethics consult service is very active, with over 400 consults in 2024. The CBME also maintains robust educational programming, including monthly hospital-wide Bioethics Grand Rounds, nursing orientation, correctional health care staff orientation, general practice dentistry residency ethics didactics, and semi-monthly discussions promoting engagement between clinical ethics and nursing. The CBME also welcomes rotating undergraduate, graduate, and medical students as observers and leads discussions about ethical issues students encounter. The CBME’s nationally- and internationally-recognized faculty have expertise in clinical ethics, burn ethics, correctional health care ethics, advance care planning outreach, capacity and autonomy, and medical facilitation.
Responsibilities and Duties:
This position will be based in the CBME at MHS and be fully funded by MHS. The successful candidate’s efforts will be dedicated to clinical ethics consultation, clinical education, community outreach, and related scholarship. There will be some opportunities for participation in the CWRU DoB, which has teaching programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and medical school levels.
● Serve as a clinical ethics consultant, assist with consult review and quality control, and help train junior clinical ethicists
● Contribute to CBME educational, research, scholarship, and outreach programs
● Develop and deliver clinical bioethics educational, scholarship, and outreach programs
● Attend and participate in relevant CBME and MHS meetings and assist with various administrative tasks
Preferred Qualifications:
· Terminal degree (PhD, MD, DO, JD) in related field, e.g., philosophy, medicine, law, nursing, bioethics, social work
· 2+ years of clinical ethics consultation experience in a clinical setting
· 2+ years clinical teaching experience
· Proven ability to collaborate
· Bilingual, especially Spanish
Minimum Qualifications:
· Graduate degree (MA, MS, LLM, MSW) in related field, e.g., philosophy, medicine, law, nursing, bioethics, social work
· Professional experience commensurate with clinical ethics consultation
· Proven abilities to participate in clinical education, scholarship, and outreach
· Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Zoom
· Ability to communicate face-to-face and over the phone
· May need to sit and ambulate for extended periods
Applicants should submit the following materials to Interfolio:
● letter of interest
● current Curriculum Vitae
● one-to-two page summary detailing your approach to clinical ethics consultation and the role of the clinical ethicist in the hospital
● recent writing sample, which may be a case study (does not need to be a published/publishable sample)
● one-to-two page scholarship/project statement, which may include a discussion of the program initiatives the candidate may bring to MHS
Applicants should also arrange to have three reference letters sent to Interfolio.
Review of applications will begin April 30, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by that date will receive full consideration.
The expected start date for this position is July 1, 2025.
Case Western Reserve University is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are protected under federal and state laws and university policy from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, protected veteran status, disability, age and genetic information.
Reasonable Accommodation Statement:
Case Western Reserve University complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity by phone at 216.368.3066 or by email at equity@case.edu. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.