Standardized Patient

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Standardized Patient, your role is to portray a patient in a consistent and standardized manner for medical education and assessment purposes. You will simulate various medical scenarios and interact with healthcare students, residents, and professionals to help them develop and refine their clinical skills and competencies. We offer both in-person and virtual work opportunities. In addition, we are looking for Spanish speakers to act as standardized patients for our medical Spanish program.

Requirements

Spanish speakers are sought for our medical Spanish program.

Responsibilities

Portray patients with specific medical conditions or presenting symptoms according to predefined scenarios.
Follow a scripted set of symptoms, medical history, and physical findings consistently to ensure standardized and reliable encounters.
Engage in realistic and authentic interactions with healthcare students or professionals, providing them with an opportunity to practice communication skills, history-taking, physical examinations, and patient-centered care.
Provide constructive feedback to students or professionals based on their performance during the encounter.
Use standardized assessment tools and checklists to evaluate their clinical skills and competencies.
Attend training sessions to familiarize yourself with the scenario, medical history, and physical findings.
Maintain professionalism and adhere to ethical guidelines, including learner confidentiality.
Be open to playing various patient roles and adapting to different scenarios as required by the educational program.
Modify your portrayal based on the feedback and needs of the learners.
Collaborate with educators, coordinators, and other standardized patients to ensure the smooth execution of simulation sessions.
Communicate any concerns or issues related to the scenarios or encounters.