NMH Medical Ethics Program is actively recruiting for the innovative role of Nurse Ethicist. The Nurse Ethicist is charged with promoting ethical competence and moral resilience of nurses at all levels of the organization through education, initiatives to mitigate moral distress, and oversight of the Clinical Ethics Resource Nurse (CERN) program. The position has been created at the request of nursing executive leadership, even as the Nurse Ethicist will function as a core member of the Medical Ethics team. 

Promising candidates should demonstrate strong nursing leadership skills and an understanding of the unique field of nursing ethics. Additionally, they will possess core competencies in clinical ethics consultation and foundational knowledge of bioethics.

The Medical Ethics Program responds to over 400 formal requests for clinical consultation each year spanning a broad range of concerns, medical specialties, and complexity. Requests from nurses (APNs, RNs, and Nursing Managers) account for almost 25% of the current clinical consultation volume, in no small part due to the highly visible role of the 25-30 CERNs who serve as point persons for ethical concerns for all ICUs as well as medicine, neurology, surgical, oncology, and other specialty units.

Please share this information across your professional networks and with experienced nurses who may be interested and qualified for this position. Candidates may upload their CV and letter of intent by using the link below or going directly to NM job postings.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with the position remaining open until a suitable candidate is identified. Anticipated start date: Fall 2023.

Please direct any questions to M. Jeanne Wirpsa, Program Director, NMH Medical Ethics Program -- jwirpsa@nm.org; 312.694.2577. 

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