Standardized Patient- Simulation Center | University of Tennessee, Health Science Center Job at University of Tennessee, Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

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  • University of Tennessee, Health Science Center
  • Memphis, TN

Job Description

This is a specialized (temporary) position and is not benefit eligible

Pay is: $20.00 per hour

This is an "as needed", hourly position with advance scheduling and no minimum hours of work guaranteed.

The terms standardized patient and simulated patient (SP) are often used interchangeably and refer to a person trained to portray a patient (or patient's family member) in realistic and repeatable ways. An SP is a person who has been coached to accurately and consistently recreate the personality, medical history physical findings, and emotional structure and response pattern of a patient at a particular point in time/treatment. (SPs do not disclose their own personal medical history, they will answer questions based on the "facts" of the "simulated patient case" that we will provide.)

The Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) at UTHSC employs SPs in the training and evaluation of health care professionals including: medical, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, occupational therapy and physical therapy.

Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Education for SPs, and the direction of SP Trainer(s), and/or UTHSC faculty, the SP provides the opportunity for learners to develop, practice, and enhance therapeutic communication, interviewing, physical examination, and non-invasive technical skills. The basic function of a SP is to simulate medical scenarios or cases with learners in experiential education and assessment contexts.

SPs are part of an educational team, focused on fulfilling the learning objectives of a simulation activity in service to our learners. SPs will be instructed and trained by the SP Trainer on a variety of educational projects depicting the prewritten characteristics of a patient or family member, portraying various case scenarios in a consistent manner for each learner, and providing evaluation and feedback to learners on their interactions. During teaching or assessment activities SPs should expect that the learner may interview, counsel and/or perform a basic (non-invasive) physical examination.

SPs are:

  • Both actors and non-actors.
  • Trained extensively to portray the roles of a patient or family member in a simulated medical situation in a Clinical care setting (clinician's office), Acute care setting (hospital), Rehabilitation center, Community pharmacy, and in their Home environment.
  • Trained to portray the roles according to detailed case scenario scripts developed by UTHSC staff.
  • Trained to simulate all aspects of the case script; history of the current problem, affect, emotions, behavior and physical findings.
  • Able to consistently reproduce the history, physical findings, and emotions multiple times in a day.
  • Able to multi-task by portraying the patient and remembering the encounter accurately in order to fill out a checklist.
  • Able to give constructive feedback, written and orally.

Important attributes include:

  • Reliability and punctuality with a flexible workday schedule (Typically M-F during daytime hours)
  • Commitment to the education of health care professionals
  • Lack of bias towards the healthcare system
  • Ability to work with others in a respectful manner
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Temporary work, Flexible hours,

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