Job Description

Standardized Patient/Trainee

This posting is currently recruiting applicants for the case portrayal range of 46 years of age to 55 years of age. This is an on-call position and not benefits eligible.

A Standardized Patient (SP) is an individual from the community who is trained to portray a simulated patient case in a standardized manner. Requirements for this on-call position include the capacity for standardizing with other SPs who are cast in the same simulated patient case. These cases are used to teach and test clinical students' patient care and communication skills. Therefore, to be standardized, SPs must have matching physical attributes for the available roles.

The capacity for standardization may be limited by certain physical characteristics or medical conditions such as surgical scars, tattoos, prosthetic limbs, muscle weakness, hearing loss, etc. SPs must be able to step up and down from an examination table, quickly change clothes, in and out of a gown, and perform physical tasks, which require full range of motion of limbs, such as raising arms overhead. SPs are required to provide ethnicity, age, gender and medical history in order to be cast in cases in a standardized manner.

Under training and close supervision in a clinical educational setting, an SP has to consistently and accurately portray specific emotions, behaviors, and physical disease symptoms while interacting with students in the health care field during simulated patient encounters designed to enable student experiential learning and/or assessment of student skills. Works varied hours on an on-call basis, as needed. Other skills required include being detail-oriented, having an excellent memory and having good communication skills.

Applicants should:

1. Have reliable access to e-mail, which is critical for timely response to communication of upcoming case portrayals.
2. Be willing to complete a questionnaire, which includes information about your demographics and medical history to better match you with specific standardized cases.
3. Be willing to have the standardized case portrayal filmed for education purposes.
4. Be willing to wear a hospital gown with or without undergarments, as needed for case portrayal.
5. Be willing to undergo interviews and/or multiple non-invasive physical examinations conducted by clinical students.

This is an ongoing recruitment and this posting will be removed when applications are no longer being accepted.

The posting for an actual position opening may require specific physical attributes and/or characteristics designed to meet the role of the character being portrayed.

Less than high school; no previous experience required. Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

This position will require wearing a hospital gown with or without undergarments, as needed for case portrayal. The position will require the selected candidates to undergo interviews and/or multiple non-invasive physical examinations by clinical students. The position will require all cases to be recorded on camera for educational purposes. The position works varied hours on an on-call basis. The selected candidates will be required to complete a medical questionnaire that will be used to better match him/her to specific cases. The selected candidates must have: ability to step up and down from an exam table, movement of all extremities without difficulty, ability to quickly change from a gown to clothing.

Health Sciences Center (HSC) - Albuquerque, NM

Assessment & Learning (524C)

Staff

On-Call

Non-Exempt

Hourly $17.39

This is not a benefits eligible position.

As a condition of employment, eligible employees working greater than .25 FTE as determined by the New Mexico Education Retirement Act must make mandatory retirement contributions.

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Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application. In your cover letter, please address each of the following items: 1. Why are you interested in working as a Standardized Patient? 2. Describe any experience you have that could be considered applicable to this type of work (i.e. teaching, acting, and role-playing). 3. Please describe how you feel about the medical system. All applications MUST include a cover letter answering these three questions. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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