Standardized Participant I

OSF HealthCare • Peoria, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

A "Standardized Participant" (SP) is a person who has been carefully trained to portray all of the characteristics of a real patient, family member, or clinical team member in order to provide an opportunity for a student to learn, or be evaluated on, clinical skills first hand. SPs portray cases, which are based on actual encounters by healthcare providers. Standardized Participants are utilized in the training and evaluation of health care professionals and are trained to simulate the signs and symptoms of the actual patient. SPs are often interviewed, counseled, and physically examined by students as part of the learning environment. SPs are carefully trained to provide feedback to the students, especially with regard to communication and interpersonal skills. Standardized Participants are interviewed and examined by male and female health care students and may be audio or videotaped during simulation.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to portray a person other than him or herself effectively and consistently in a standardized way.
• Comfortable having repeated physical examination maneuvers performed on self.
• Willing to wear a hospital gown with only undergarments underneath, while on camera and/or observed live through an observation window or video monitor.
• Objective when interacting with and rating examinees of all backgrounds.
• Strong reading and writing skills to absorb and use detailed case training and exam procedural information.
• Ability to be instructed by an SP educator and consistently simulate a case scenario in a standardized, accurate, and reliable manner.
• Excellent recall of learner performance.
• Reliable in following rules and procedures for the exam.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with other employees.
• Open to continual retraining regarding portrayal and ratings.
• Comfortable to work independently, after suitable training and onboarding.
• Must have reasonable access to and be able to operate Windows Office application, or equivalent, on a computer for OSF communications and training. Access to the internet is also required for the position.
• Responsible about maintaining own schedule – reliability and punctuality are essential.

Responsibilities

• Portray all of the characteristics of a real patient, family member, or clinical team member.
• Simulate the signs and symptoms of an actual patient.
• Be interviewed, counseled, and physically examined by students.
• Provide feedback to students, especially regarding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Interact with and rate examinees objectively.
• Absorb and use detailed case training and exam procedural information.
• Consistently simulate a case scenario in a standardized, accurate, and reliable manner.
• Offer availability and work a varied schedule including mornings, afternoons, early evening and occasional weekends.
• Operate Windows Office applications or equivalent on a computer for OSF communications and training.
• Respond to communications in a timely manner.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package
• Benefits, compensation, recognition and well-being offerings that focus on the whole person and engage with their current stage of life and career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED