Standardized Patient-Simulation Center Odessa

Texas Tech University • Permian Basin, TX

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About The Position

Incumbents are trained to portray specific health problems and symptoms to help students learn techniques and procedures for taking medical histories, performing medical examinations, determining diagnoses, and educating patients about diagnoses. The role involves accurately and consistently portraying symptoms and other details defined by a patient case, including medical history, physical examination results, body language, emotional status, and personality characteristics. Standardized patients simulate clinical scenarios and demonstrate interviewing skills with students from the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and other programs using the simulation center. They also provide practice in interviewing and some superficial physical assessment skills, then evaluate students and deliver feedback verbally, in writing, or electronically. No acting or direct experience is required. The minimum eligible hiring age is 14.

Requirements

• Must be at least 14 years old to be eligible for hire.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to memorize information and improvise.

Responsibilities

• Portray assigned health problems and symptoms accurately and consistently according to patient cases.
• Memorize and portray patient histories, including present illness and past medical history, as well as physical examination results.
• Demonstrate appropriate body language, emotional status, personality characteristics, appearance, demeanor, affect, and communication style for simulated clinical scenarios.
• Simulate a variety of clinical scenarios, including chief complaints, symptomatology, medical histories, and physical findings.
• Demonstrate interviewing skills with students using the simulation center.
• Instruct and provide practice in interviewing and some superficial physical assessment skills.
• Evaluate and assess students' skills.
• Provide feedback to students verbally, in writing, or electronically.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed