Standardized Patient

Virginia Tech; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 27,552 - 44,083; Part time

Job summary

Virginia Tech seeks Standardized Patients to accurately recreate patient encounters for medical learners, providing feedback on clinical and interpersonal skills. You will role‑play interviews and examinations, document learner performance, and collaborate with SP staff to maintain quality.

Qualifications

• Ability to work well with a variety of people.
• Clear and effective communication with diverse audiences.
• Ability to recall encounters accurately for checklists and notes.
• Strong organizational skills in all work aspects.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Flexibility and adaptability in different work situations.
• Comfort with being examined by health personnel.
• Basic computer skills for email, printing, and checklist documentation.
• Must have a computer and Zoom experience.

Responsibilities

• Simulate patient cases and instruct and assess health providers at multiple levels in clinical and communication skills.
• Provide individualized feedback on clinical and interpersonal skills.
• Respond to email messages promptly and demonstrate professional behavior.
• Monitor quality and accuracy of simulations.
• Incorporate supervisor feedback into case simulations.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Clear spoken/written English

Zoom proficiency

Tools

Zoom

Job description

Job Description

Standardized Patients are trained to accurately and consistently recreate the history, personality, physical findings, and emotional structure of an actual patient; assess and document learner performance; provide individualized feedback on clinical and interpersonal skills; and represent patient satisfaction. An SP will role‑play being interviewed and physically examined by learners or health professionals.

Job Responsibilities

Simulate patient cases and instruct and assess health providers at multiple levels (undergraduate, postgraduate, and practicing providers) in clinical and communication skills. This includes instructions on correct physical examination techniques. Additional responsibilities include responding to email messages promptly, demonstrating professional behavior and accountability, working as a team, and keeping commitments to the SP Program.

Major Duties/Critical Tasks

• Simulate all aspects of the patient scenario, including history, affect/behavior, and physical findings in a standardized, accurate, and reliable manner.
• Teach and assess the clinical skills of medical students and other learners.
• Accurately and consistently document the skills of learners using a computer.
• Provide constructive feedback to learners.
• Monitor other Standardized Patients for quality assurance.
• Accept ongoing feedback from the supervisor and incorporate it into the case simulation.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to work well with a variety of people.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a variety of people.
• Ability to recall an encounter accurately for completion of checklists and written materials during practice sessions and assessments, which result in learner grades.
• Ability to be well organized in all work aspects.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and work independently.
• Capacity for flexibility and adaptability in different work situations.
• Comfort with their own body and examinations by health personnel.
• Basic computer skills for email communication, document printing, and checklist documentation.
• Must have a computer and Zoom experience.

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

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