About the role
The Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE) is part of Unity Health Toronto and provides clinical ethics services to 12 healthcare organizations in the GTHA. The CCE also has a longstanding clinical ethics fellowship program through the University of Toronto. The CCE seeks for a permanent full time Clinical Ethicist to support the ethics program at Unity Health Toronto with a focus at the St. Joseph’s Health Centre site
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide clinical ethics consultations
- Provide education to health care professionals and students in the clinical setting
- Supervise clinical ethics fellows while on rotation at Unity Health
- Assist in the development of policy
- Support relevant committees and working groups
- Contribute to bioethics scholarship
Key Qualifications:
- A graduate degree (e.g. Ph.D., or M.A.) in bioethics or in a field of study that is related to and reflects a concentration in bioethics (e.g. law, theology, religious studies, philosophy) required. Clinicians with graduate training in bioethics are also encouraged to apply
- Strong clinical and organizational ethics experience in a hospital or health care environment required (minimum 2 years of experience preferred)
- A completed fellowship with a focus in clinical and organizational ethics preferred.
- Knowledge of the Catholic moral tradition and Catholic bioethics.
- Experience in research ethics required
- Demonstrated scholarship in the area of bioethics
- A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills/relationship building and the ability to work collegially
- Sound judgment and facilitation skills.
- Satisfactory attendance record.
Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.
About Unity Health Toronto
Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital, works to advance the health of everyone in our urban communities and beyond. Our health network serves patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education.
About the role
The Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE) is part of Unity Health Toronto and provides clinical ethics services to 12 healthcare organizations in the GTHA. The CCE also has a longstanding clinical ethics fellowship program through the University of Toronto. The CCE seeks for a permanent full time Clinical Ethicist to support the ethics program at Unity Health Toronto with a focus at the St. Joseph’s Health Centre site
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide clinical ethics consultations
- Provide education to health care professionals and students in the clinical setting
- Supervise clinical ethics fellows while on rotation at Unity Health
- Assist in the development of policy
- Support relevant committees and working groups
- Contribute to bioethics scholarship
Key Qualifications:
- A graduate degree (e.g. Ph.D., or M.A.) in bioethics or in a field of study that is related to and reflects a concentration in bioethics (e.g. law, theology, religious studies, philosophy) required. Clinicians with graduate training in bioethics are also encouraged to apply
- Strong clinical and organizational ethics experience in a hospital or health care environment required (minimum 2 years of experience preferred)
- A completed fellowship with a focus in clinical and organizational ethics preferred.
- Knowledge of the Catholic moral tradition and Catholic bioethics.
- Experience in research ethics required
- Demonstrated scholarship in the area of bioethics
- A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills/relationship building and the ability to work collegially
- Sound judgment and facilitation skills.
- Satisfactory attendance record.
Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.
About Unity Health Toronto
Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital, works to advance the health of everyone in our urban communities and beyond. Our health network serves patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education.