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Job Description Summary

Standardized Patients (SPs) train to act out the part of a patient in specific clinical encounters in order to help medical students learn data gathering, humanistic characteristics and practice physical examinations. Standardized Patients are trained to portray physical findings and deliver medical information for given scenarios accurately and consistently. Standardized Patients are periodically used in lectures for demonstrations and in lab sessions as the students learn how to do a physical and osteopathic structural exam. Standardized Patients are trained in performance of their roles by Standardized Patient Coordinator. Standardized Patients are to report to the Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Portray a role consistently and accurately as trained by the Standardized Patient Manager, Clinical Competency Director and /or PCS faculty;

• Work in a professional manner when interacting with students, faculty, fellow SPs, and staff;

• Receive ongoing feedback in order to modify performance behaviors accordingly;

• Arrive on time to the scheduled time for cases and/or assessments;

• Accurately memorize scripts in a timely manner. Scripts given 3 weeks in advance to training sessions and should be able to memorize prior to that date;

• Must be able to give honest written and/or verbal feedback to students as needed for an event;

• Monitor other SPs for quality assurance and communicate with the SP Coordinator about portrayal inconsistencies;

• Demonstrate flexibility and reliability with scheduling and assignments.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must possess interpersonal skills, a flexible mindset, and be comfortable working in a quickly changing environment;

• The Candidate must be able to demonstrate the ability and willingness to work cooperatively with others;

• Must have the ability to memorize scripts as presented;

• Basic computer skills with a commitment to checking a reliable e-mail account a minimum of three days a week, Monday through Friday.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma and completion of some college course work;

• In lieu of education, work experience in Performing Arts and Theatre may be substituted for the required college course work;

• Good memorization skills;

• Friendly personality and positive attitude.

• (Job Description subject to change)

AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT PERFORMING ACTIVITY

(None, Up to ⅓, ⅓ to ½, ⅔ and more)

Stand: Up to 1/4

Walk: Up to 1/4

Sit: Up to3/4

Talk or hear: 1.0

Use hands to finger, handle or feel: Up to 1/2

Push/Pull: none

Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: none

Reach with hands and arms: Up to 1/2

Taste or smell: none

Lift up to 10 pounds: yes

Lift up to 25 pounds: none

Lift up to 50 pounds: none

Lift up to 100 pounds (with assistance): none

Lift more than 100 pounds (with assistance): none

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Wet, humid conditions (non-weather): none

Work near moving mechanical parts: none

Fumes or airborne particles: none

Toxic or caustic chemicals: none

Outdoor weather conditions: none

Extreme cold (non-weather): none

Extreme heat (non-weather): none

Risk of electrical shock: none

Work with explosives: none

Risk of radiation: none

Vibration: none

REPETITIVE MOTION ACTIONS (NUMBER OF HOURS-

0, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7+)

Repetitive use of foot control none

• Right only-

• Left only-

• Both-

Repetitive use of hands:

• Right only-

• Left only-

• Both- 5-6

Grasping: Simple/light:

• Right only-

• Left only-

• Both- 5-6

Grasping: Firm/heavy:

• Right only-

• Left only-

• Both- 0-1

Fine dexterity:

• Right only-

• Left only-

• Both- 5-6

SPECIAL VISION REQUIREMENTS: (X all that apply)

Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) X

Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more) X

Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

Peripheral Vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point) X

Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships) X

Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus) X

No Special Vision Requirements

TYPICAL NOISE LEVEL: WORK SETTING: X all that apply)

Very quiet

Quiet X

Moderate noise

Loud Noise

Very Loud Noise

HEARING ABILITY: (X all that apply

Ability to hear alarms on equipment

Ability to hear patient/client call

Ability to hear instructions X

SPECIAL DEMANDS NOT LISTED:

Shift

DayShift Details

First

FTE

0.2

Type

Per Diem

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