Full Time Bioethics Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Your future role at a glance

Location:  Austin, TX - Partially Remote  

Department:  Mission Integration

Schedule:  Day shift | Full-time

Salary:  $142,936.00 - $201,792.00 (per year)

Eligible for annual bonus incentive

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How you'll make an impact in this role

• Oversee the development and implementation of bioethics and organizational ethics policies.
• Ensuring ministry identity aligns with The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.
• Providing strategic leadership for clinical ethics programming.
• Offering subject matter expertise on organizational ethics and church relations.
• Coordinating ethics consultations and chart interventions.
• Developing and delivering ethics education resources.
• Serving as an ethics resource for leadership, committees, and teams.

What minimum qualifications you'll need

Education:

• Master's in Healthcare Ethics, Bioethics or Theology required.
• PhD preferred.

Work Experience:

• 5 years of experience required.
• 10 years of experience preferred.
• 2 years of leadership or management experience required.
• 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

What additional requirements you'll need

• Minimum of 5 years in Clinical Ethics, with a focus on healthcare (preferably Catholic healthcare). Experience should include working with ethics committees, performing clinical consultations, and providing ethics education.
• Demonstrated ability to apply the Catholic moral tradition and the Ethical and Religious Directives to complex clinical care issues.
• Proven experience in evaluating and structuring values-compatible mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and agreements with non-Catholic organizations.
• Extensive familiarity with Clinical Bioethics, Catholic Social Thought, healthcare systems, healthcare law, and healthcare administration.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME