POSITION DESCRIPTION:

What is a Standardized Patient?

A standardized patient (SP) is an individual trained to portray a specific patient case in a consistent manner. Standardized Patients are generally healthy lay people who have been trained to portray a real patient's case in a practice or testing situation. The SP is trained to present a patient history and physical symptoms. The word "standardized" means that the standardized patient repeats his or her story in a consistent manner in each student encounter. During an interaction with a student, the SP presents the case history in response to questioning by the student and/or undergoes physical examinations at the student's direction. At the end of the encounter the SP provides constructive feedback to the student.

We hope our SP’s will come from all walks of life and are committed to building an SP pool which holds diversity equity and inclusion at its core. A flexible schedule, transportation, and punctuality are necessary.

SCHEDULE:

Sporadic depending on faculty need. Events generally occur between 7:30 AM and 5:30 PM weekdays and can be either 1⁄2 or full day.

Reporting to the Director of Simulation, this position is a part time, hourly and entry level position contributing to the daily work of the medical simulation program. An SP will have the unique opportunity to be involved in shaping the medical education of tomorrow’s physicians. In doing so, they will assist in transforming care and provide crucial experiences for OCOM’s students.

OCOM is a state-of-the-art medical training facility that will incorporate instruction and assessment of medical students. The main goal of the Simulation Center is to improve safety within patient care. Current and future health care professionals use simulation to hone their skills, refine advanced techniques, and learn social interactive tools for delivering important news to patients. This is vital for creating the gold-standard in patient safety and medical teaching.

MISSION:

The mission of the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine is to train caring and competent osteopathic physicians who will have an impact on the Central Florida community, our nation, and our global community.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

General Duties:

• Simulate individuals in both clinical and non-clinical scenarios for teaching and/or assessment activities

• Simulate all aspects of a scripted scenario in a standardized, accurate, and realistic manner
• Participate as the patient undergoing a physical examination for medical students to practice their skills; this will include recalling and/or recreating the medical history, personality, emotional structure and response pattern of an actual patient
• Provide constructive feedback to learners guided by a template
• Complete detailed assessment tools accurately, consistently, and as trained by the simulation team
• Must be open to on-going constructive feedback regarding performance from the simulation team and incorporate changes/adjustments as needed
• Adapt to quick changes and work in a dynamic environment
• Maintain confidentiality with all students, cases, training materials, and assessment data
• Participate in sessions/activities that will be videoed and/or reviewed by faculty and simulation center team and observed live through an observation room and/or recording software
• Participate in trainings, and assist in training fellow SPs under the direct supervision of the Director of Simulation
• Allow learners to practice physical health assessment techniques repeatedly and be comfortable with learners requesting gown/drape adjustments similar to a visit to the doctor’s office
• Observe and remember learners’ behavior for accurately evaluating their competencies

Other duties as assigned may include:

• Assist with the setup and return of lab to pre-event condition and salvage reusable supplies
• Operate video recording software as needed and simulation technology during simulation sessions
• Assist with recording software setup for events
• Assist with video recording of educational and instructional activities
• Assist with coordinating student check-in during simulation events
• Assist with simulation inventory and supply management
• Assist with maintaining departmental spreadsheets, rotation schedules, and other administrative tasks

CLASSIFICATION:

Staff, Part-Time, Hourly (non-benefit eligible)

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to read and write
• No experience necessary; prior experience with acting or role-playing is a plus
• Experience working with computers
• Experience working with zoom or similar tele-conferencing platforms
• Ability to access a computer for email, communication and scheduling
• Reliable transportation required

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability to quickly learn new technology
• Ability to work well under pressure and maintain professionalism
• Excellent attention to detail
• Maintain confidentiality regarding job assignment and sensitive issues
• Maintain a welcoming and supportive attitude toward all persons
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to read and memorize lines
• Demonstrate ability and willingness to work cooperatively and professionally with students, faculty and simulation staff
• Demonstrate ability to be instructed and coached by members of the simulation team
• Ability to consistently replicate a case scenario in a standardized, accurate, and reliable manner
• Ability to accurately and convincingly maintain a specified character with recall of case information as trained
• Ability to be flexible regarding scheduling and assignments
• Ability to complete a computerized survey to score student encounter
• Must be able to sit or lie down for up to 30 minutes at a time
• Ability to document legibly using writing instrument

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Should be able to move step up and down from an exam table and quickly change from a gown to clothing.

Benefits

Hourly Rate: $20/per hour