Standardized Patient, Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,444,000; Part time

Job summary

Commonwealth of VA Careers seeks Standardized Patients to support medical simulations for educational encounters with medical students. You will practice communication and exam techniques in realistic settings and maintain a professional demeanor with staff and students.

Hours/Days: up to 29 hours per week, as needed. Applicants must be comfortable being examined by students of either gender and have reliable access to email and a working phone number. Position is ongoing and part-time in nature.

Qualifications

• Must be reliable and punctual
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Must have regular and reliable access to email and have a working phone number
• Comfortable being examined by medical students of either gender

Responsibilities

• Present professional demeanor around other staff and client
• Hours/Days: up to 29 hours/week, as needed

Skills

Reliability

Punctuality

Age 18+

Email/Phone access

Job description

Position Summary:

Standardized Patients are used in medical simulations to create realistic educational encounters with medical students. Students gain valuable experience practicing communication and exam techniques.

• Presents professional demeanor around other staff and client
• Hours/Days: up to 29 hours/week, as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Must be comfortable being examined by medical students of either gender
• Be reliable and punctual
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Must have regular and reliable access to email and have a working phone number

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the field of acting or role-play
• Experience in giving feedback in basic communication skills
• An interest in medicine or medical education
• Presents professional demeanor around other staff and client

Recruitment for this position is ongoing.