Standardized Patient

UCSF Health, AG; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Health in San Francisco is seeking a dedicated standardized patient to participate in simulated clinical encounters for health-profession learners. You will portray patients or other characters, delivering credible symptoms and responses to support realistic training.

You will provide precise verbal and written feedback on communication, patient comfort, and exam technique, and you may assist with hall proctoring, restocking exam rooms, and other duties to enhance the learning experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience. Experience may be a combination of theatre/film, improvisation, training and giving feedback, working with healthcare learners.
• Verbal and written communication skills to clearly and effectively convey information to diverse groups of individuals.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize case information and portray characters as described, including portraying a variety of symptoms and/or character affects in a believable manner.
• Interpersonal skills (including tact, diplomacy and flexibility) to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with staff members, faculty, and students.
• Familiarity with medical terminology and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Act as a patient or other simulated person in diverse clinical scenarios for learners.
• Provide specific, clear feedback on communication, patient comfort, and physical exam technique.
• Recall what the learner says and does during an encounter to report after an encounter.
• Provide additional support to enhance the learning process, including monitoring other standardized patients, proofreading materials, serving as hall proctor, making announcements, restocking exam rooms, and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Synthesize case information

Interpersonal skills

Medical terminology

Job description

Job DescriptionUses skills, performance concepts, and techniques to act as a patient or other simulated person (family member, healthcare provider, etc.) in a variety of simulated clinical scenarios for learners in the health professions. Provides specific, clear, supportive verbal and written feedback to learners regarding communication skills, patient comfort, and physical exam technique. Recalls what the learner says and does during an encounter to report after an encounter. Provides additional support to enhance the learning process. This may include monitoring other standardized patients, proof-reading materials, serving as hall proctor, making intercom announcements, restocking exam rooms that are used for the simulated clinical scenarios, and other duties as assigned.

Job DescriptionUses skills, performance concepts, and techniques to act as a patient or other simulated person (family member, healthcare provider, etc.) in a variety of simulated clinical scenarios for learners in the health professions. Provides specific, clear, supportive verbal and written feedback to learners regarding communication skills, patient comfort, and physical exam technique. Recalls what the learner says and does during an encounter to report after an encounter. Provides additional support to enhance the learning process. This may include monitoring other standardized patients, proof-reading materials, serving as hall proctor, making intercom announcements, restocking exam rooms that are used for the simulated clinical scenarios, and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Req / Pref

• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience. Experience may be a combination of the following: acting in theatre/film, improvisation, training and giving feedback, working with healthcare learners.
• Verbal and written communication skills to clearly and effectively convey information to diverse groups of individuals.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize case information and portray characters as described, including portraying a variety of symptoms and/or character affects in a believable manner. These may include headaches, back pain, fatigue, depression, euphoria, shock, grief, etc.
• Interpersonal skills (including tact, diplomacy and flexibility) to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with staff members, faculty, and students. Ability to follow directions.
• Familiarity with medical terminology and procedures.