Standardized Patient

Marian University • Indianapolis, IN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Hill-Rom Simulation Center at Marian University is hiring part-time Standardized Patients (SPs). A Standardized Patient is recruited and trained to portray the characteristics of a real patient, providing students with opportunities to learn, practice skills, receive evaluation, and obtain feedback in a simulated clinical environment. The position supports Marian University’s Catholic Franciscan mission and identity. Standardized Patients work varied hours on an on-call basis, as needed, and report to the Coordinator of Standardized Patients.

The role involves portraying a trained patient character, presenting case information consistently during simulated histories or examinations, recalling and scoring student behaviors, and providing constructive verbal feedback when appropriate. SPs also participate in group training or mentorship of entry-level Standardized Patients and maintain the confidentiality of case, student, and evaluation information.

Work takes place in an interior medical or clinical environment. Physical effort and exposure to physical risk are very limited. The employee must be able to move all extremities, step up and down from an exam table, and quickly change from a gown to clothing.

Requirements

• 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, both 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.
• Submit a cover letter, current resume or CV, and contact information for three professional references; reference information must be entered in the applicant profile after submitting the application.
• Respond to supplementary mission and identity questions and review Marian University’s Mission & Identity Statement.

Responsibilities

• Engage Marian University’s Catholic Franciscan mission and identity by modeling the Franciscan Sponsorship Values and honoring the founding congregation’s legacy through transformative education, unity in diversity, leadership through service, integrating faith and life, and institutional policies.
• Memorize a case script describing specific emotions, behaviors, and disease signs and symptoms.
• Present case information in a standardized manner as elicited by students during simulated patient histories or medical examinations.
• Remain in the trained patient character when responding to student questions.
• Recall student encounters accurately to score student behaviors.
• Participate in group training and/or mentorship of entry-level Standardized Patients.
• Maintain confidentiality of case information, student behaviors, and feedback evaluations.
• Provide educationally constructive verbal feedback within a structured format, as appropriate to the position.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed