HCSS Standardized Patient - Health Education Center (Part-time)

*This is a part-time position with hours that may vary from week to week, and is located in Galveston, Tx. Candidates must have the flexibility to work on an as-needed basis, depending on department workload and scheduling requirements. 

JOB SUMMARY: 
Function: A standardized patient (SP) is a lay person (non-healthcare professional) who is trained to portray medical illnesses & scenarios in a standard, repeatable fashion for use in training health-care professionals. An SP serves as a “practice patient” for non-invasive clinical skills exams and procedures. Some SPs provide feedback to learners on the performance of their clinical skills. SPs may be responsible for documenting what learners do during the encounter.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 
Learn scenario and reproduce it in standardized manner for multiple students 
Serve as “practice patient” for non-invasive clinical skills exams and procedures 
Reliably portrays medical illnesses and scenarios as represented in SP scripts 
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

MARGINAL OR PERIODIC FUNCTIONS: 
May be trained to provide appropriate feedback to learners on the performance of their clinical skills 
May be trained to document learners’ performance reliably during SP encounters

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES: 
Good verbal communication skills 
Able to stay in role during learner encounter 
Able to meet mastery standards for assigned patient scenarios 
Able to give verbal feedback (with training) 
Able to give written feedback (with training)
Basic computer skills 
Respectful, reliable, professional

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: 
No experience required. 
 

PREFERRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: 
Associate degree preferred.

SUPERVISION :
No supervisory responsibilities

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: 
Direct: None 
Indirect: None

DECISION-MAKING RESPONSIBILITY: 
None

EQUIPMENT: 
None

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/LOCATION OF POSITION: 
Standardized Patient Center, learner classrooms