Standardized Patient

The University of New Mexico • Albuquerque, NM

7d • Onsite

About The Position

A Standardized Patient (SP) is a community member trained to portray a patient case consistently during simulated clinical encounters. The SP independently and accurately portrays specified emotions, behaviors, and disease symptoms while interacting with health care students in simulations designed for experiential learning and/or assessment. The SP assesses student behaviors using standardized measurement tools and may participate in group training or mentor entry-level standardized patients.

This is an on-call, non-benefits-eligible position with varied work hours based on program needs. Applicants must be able to maintain a trained character, recall case details and score student behaviors, communicate effectively, follow directions, incorporate trainer feedback, and protect confidential case and student information. Selected individuals provide demographic and medical history information for case matching and may be limited from particular cases when physical characteristics or medical conditions could affect consistent portrayals.

Standardized Patients must be able to move all extremities without difficulty, step up and down from an exam table, quickly change from a gown to clothing, and reliably access email. They must be willing to complete a demographic and medical history questionnaire, participate in recorded simulations, wear a hospital gown with or without undergarments as needed, and participate in interviews and non-invasive physical examinations conducted by clinical students. Specific openings may require physical attributes or characteristics suited to the character being portrayed.

Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of at least 8 major case portrayals, per established department criteria.
• Ability to accurately and convincingly maintain a specified character as trained.
• Ability to work flexible hours on a scheduled on-call basis.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to recall case information as cued by students in a role-play situation.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of case and student information.
• Ability to understand and follow directions and incorporate trainer feedback.
• Ability to recall and accurately score student behaviors.
• Ability to move all extremities without difficulty, step up and down from an exam table, and quickly change from a gown to clothing.
• Reliable access to email.
• Willingness to provide demographic and medical history information for case matching, participate in recorded simulations, wear a hospital gown with or without undergarments as needed, and participate in interviews and non-invasive physical examinations conducted by clinical students.

Nice To Haves

• Reliable access to email for timely responses about upcoming case portrayals.
• Willingness to complete a demographic and medical history questionnaire for matching to standardized cases.
• Willingness to have standardized case portrayals filmed for educational purposes.
• Willingness to wear a hospital gown with or without undergarments as needed for case portrayal.
• Willingness to undergo interviews and/or multiple non-invasive physical examinations conducted by clinical students.

Responsibilities

• Portray assigned patient cases consistently and accurately, including specified emotions, behaviors, and disease symptoms, during simulated clinical encounters.
• Interact with health care students in simulations for experiential learning and/or assessment.
• Assess student behaviors using standardized measurement tools and accurately score observed behaviors.
• Participate in group training and/or mentor entry-level standardized patients.
• Recall case information as prompted by students during role-play.
• Maintain confidentiality of case and student information.
• Participate in recorded simulations, interviews, and non-invasive physical examinations as required for case portrayals.

What This Job Offers

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