Senior Ethicist Jobs

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Position: Senior Ethicist

File#: 2023-33929

Status: Permanent Full-Time

Role Level: Professional Group (PG13 $49.37 - $61.69)

Dept/Health System: Ethics

Hours of Work/Shifts: 37.5 hours

Posted: July 19, 2023

Internal Deadline: July 31, 2023

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Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

When we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.

At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team!

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is the largest community-based academic health center in Ontario serving over one million residents in the communities of Mississauga, Peel Region and West Toronto. The hospital encompasses three main sites – Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Hospital, and Queensway Health Centre – offering a full range of acute care hospital services, as well as a variety of community-based specialized programs. THP’s mission is “a new kind of health care for a healthier community” with three key priorities:

• Highest quality care and exceptional experience;
• The right care, in the right place, at the right time; and
• Research, innovation and education to improve and deliver better patient outcomes.

We are seeking a talented and passionate individual to work as a member of the Regional Ethics Program and support the delivery of ethical, evidence-based decision-making from the point of care through to the boardroom. The Regional Ethics Program is an ethics service provider with a “hub and spoke” model of delivery. Trillium Health Partners is the “hub” and administrator of the Regional Ethics Program. “Spokes” are member organizations in the region that purchase services from the hub. Services are provided by fully trained ethicists with the support of local ethics facilitators/champions. The Senior Ethicist with the Regional Ethics Program work collaboratively across the hub and spokes. Their overarching role is to facilitate and support ethical decision-making throughout each organization through the identification, analysis, and resolution of ethical issues.

This role reports to the Director, Regional Ethics Program. The Ethics department is situated within the portfolio of the Vice President, Quality and Practice.

Key Qualifications and Skills:

• Professional experience in a clinical setting
• Doctorate or Masters Degree in ethics or equivalent field
• Knowledge and skills in ethics leadership, communication, consulting, teaching, facilitation/ mediation, quality improvement methodology, relationship and team building
• Post-graduate fellowship training in clinical and organizational ethics

Primary Responsibilities:

The Senior Ethicist is an employee of Trillium Health Partners and a member of Trillium’s Regional Ethics Program. The Regional Ethics Program provides ethics services to Trillium Health Partners, as well as a number of other healthcare organizations in the region.

The services provided by the person in this position include leading and driving ethics initiatives and programs and providing direct and indirect support to clinical, research, and organizational practice through:

• Education:
• Research Ethics:
• Providing comprehensive ethics education and resources to staff, patients and families, students, and the public
• Policy Development and Implementation:
• Facilitating development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines that align with the values of the organization and reflect current ethical standards
• Program Building and Leadership
• Establishing and providing accessible and comprehensive consultation services to staff, patients and their families
• Clinical, Research and Organizational Consultation:
• Identifying ethics needs of the organization and developing specific goals and plans to support achievement of those goals
• Supporting THP Research Ethics Board as needed.
• Supporting and actively participating in relevant organizational committees and working groups

Additional Responsibilities:

• Developing and overseeing quality improvement initiatives
• Participating in advancing the field of ethics through organizations including the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics CORE (clinical, organizational, and research ethics) Network, Canadian Association of Practicing Health Care Ethicists and Canadian Bioethics Society
• Assisting with management of contract sites
• Acting as the first point of escalation for Ethicists in the Regional Ethics Program
• Leading Mississauga Academy of Medicine ethics education
• Coordinating Ethics Grand Rounds
• Co-Chairing the Ethics Forum
• Serving as delegate for Director as needed

This position is a challenging one with opportunities for continued growth and development. The ideal candidate exemplifies a commitment to Trillium Health Partners vision, mission and values and demonstrates dedication to a patient-centered approach to delivering quality care.

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.