Simulated Patient (Per Diem) (30509)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York•Bronx, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is seeking a Simulated Patient (Per Diem) to join the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi. Jacobi Medical Center is a Level I Trauma Center with a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to provide comprehensive health services of the highest quality to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity, and respect, regardless of their ability to pay or immigration status. This role involves learning and portraying assigned patient cases, collaborating with faculty, providing feedback to learners, and supporting simulation sessions.

Requirements

High School Diploma Required.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a standardized patient, role playing, acting, teaching, behavioral sciences, or in a healthcare setting is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

Learn, understand, and memorize assigned patient cases, including medical history, social history, presenting symptoms, and specific emotional and psychological characteristics.
Collaborate with simulation faculty to clarify expectations and ensure accurate portrayal of simulation scenarios.
Present all required history according to scripting, such as past medical history, psychiatric history, current case history, family history, sexual history, social history, and other details.
Portray diverse patient backgrounds, experiences, and cultural identities authentically and without bias.
Foster an inclusive learning environment by modeling respect and understanding towards different cultural identities and healthcare practices.
Engage learners in realistic clinical encounters, accurately representing assigned cases.
Maintain professionalism and confidentiality throughout all interactions.
Adhere to the guidelines and objectives outlined for each simulation session.
Provide constructive and specific feedback regarding learner performance, communication skills, and clinical reasoning directly to learners.
Complete evaluation forms to assist faculty in assessing learner experiences and areas of improvement.
Collaborate with faculty and simulation staff to design, refine, enhance case descriptions, scripting, and scenario design based on educational goals and best practices.
Participate in training sessions and workshops to stay updated on human simulation methodologies and educational strategies.
Maintain accurate records of simulation encounters and feedback.
Accepts and integrates ongoing feedback from supervisor, simulation faculty, and peers to improve role performance.
Attend scheduled meetings, role training sessions, and debriefings, as assigned and required.
Supports course and program delivery by staging and re-staging the simulation classroom, greeting learners, offering instruction, facilitating group discussions, organizing data, and other administrative support tasks, as assigned.
When scheduled for a simulation session, hours may vary depending on the simulation schedules, with full day simulations running for approximately 9-10 hours.
Simulated Patient s may work in a variety of settings across all NYC Health + Hospitals facilities, including clinical simulation rooms, classrooms, clinical environments (as secret shoppers), and online environments.