HW Staffing has a unique Part-Time/Per Diem opportunity for Standardized Patients to play a vital role in the education, development, and evaluation of healthcare professionals.
We offer $22.00 hourly; candidates must be available 3 days a week, 8:00am-6:00pm. This is not full-time work or a guaranteed number of hours per week/per month.
A Standardized Patient (SP) is an individual trained to portray a real patient to simulate a set of symptoms or problems used for healthcare education, evaluation, and research. SPs are trained to play the role of a patient or a family member to allow participants to practice history taking skills, physical exam skills and communication skills. SPs are trained to realistically portray a variety of patient types in a standardized, structured, and repeatable way.
If selected as a Standardized Patient, you will receive extensive training in:
- Portraying a realistic patient.
- Simulating symptoms.
- Undergoing and assessing non-invasive physical examinations.
- Accurately assessing participants on guided checklists.
- Providing communication based verbal feedback.
Requirements:
- Daytime availability, Monday through Friday, 8:00am-6:00pm (to work a flexible schedule)
- Reliability, flexibility, and punctuality are essential.
- Excellent memorization, recall, and communication Skills.
- Ability to be objective and follow directions.
- Basic computer skills utilizing the mouse/keyboard, as well as familiarity with Zoom.
- Acting experience desirable but not required.
- Previous Standardized Patient experience desirable but not required.
- High School Diploma or equivalent (GED), associate or bachelor’s Degree preferred.
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