Standardized Patient
Lehigh Valley Health Network•Center Valley, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
The standardized patient is an individual who is trained to portray a patient in a realistic way in a simulated environment. The standardized patient performs a variety of roles including, but not limited to a patient, family member, or member of the healthcare team to assist in education and assessment of learners. The standardized patient is trained and expected to portray all aspects of the role as outlined in the assigned case.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
Nice To Haves
- Acting training or acting experience
Responsibilities
- Portrays all aspects of the case in a standardized manner, as elicited by students during simulated patient history taking and/or medical examinations.
- Undergoes basic physical examination in simulated encounters with learners.
- Memorizes a case script detailing chief complaint, symptoms, specific emotions, and behaviors for presentation in teaching and/or assessment of activities.
- Remains in a specific patient character as trained when responding to student questions.
- Accurately remembers encounters with students for the purpose of providing verbal and/or written feedback.
- Provides educationally constructive verbal feedback within a structured format, as appropriate to the position.
- Maintains confidentiality of information related to cases, student behaviors and feedback evaluations.
- Demonstrate improvisational skills when appropriate in case portrayals.
- Participates in-group trainings.
- Undergoes sensitive physical examinations in simulated encounters with learners, on as needed basis only.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
