Standardized Participant I - OSF HealthCare

Starting pay for this position is $20.00/hour

POSITION SUMMARY: A "Standardized Participant" (SP) is a person who has been carefully trained to portray all of the characteristics of a real patient, family member, or clinical team member in order to provide an opportunity for a student to learn, or be evaluated on, clinical skills first hand. SPs portray cases, which are based on actual encounters by healthcare providers. Standardized Participants are utilized in the training and evaluation of health care professionals and are trained to simulate the signs and symptoms of the actual patient. SPs are often interviewed, counseled, and physically examined by students as part of the learning environment. SPs are carefully trained to provide feedback to the students, especially with regard to communication and interpersonal skills. Standardized Participants are interviewed and examined by male and female health care students and may be audio or videotaped during simulation.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma or GED

• Must be able to portray a person other than him or herself effectively and consistently in a standardized way.

• Must be comfortable having repeated physical examination maneuvers performed on self.

• Must be willing to wear a hospital gown with only undergarments underneath, while on camera and/or observed live through an observation window or video monitor.

• Must be objective when interacting with and rating examinees of all backgrounds.

• Must have strong reading and writing skills to absorb and use the detailed case training and exam procedural information.

• Must have the ability to be instructed by an SP educator and consistently simulate a case scenario in a standardized, accurate, and reliable manner.

• Must have excellent recall of learner performance.

• Must be reliable in following rules and procedures for the exam.

• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with other employees.

• Must be open to continual retraining regarding portrayal and ratings.

• Must be comfortable to work independently, after suitable training and onboarding.

• Must be able to offer availability and be willing to work a varied schedule including mornings, afternoons, early evening and occasional weekends.

• Must have reasonable access to and be able to operate Windows Office application, or equivalent, on a computer for OSF communications and training. Access to the internet is also required for the position.

• Must be responsible about maintaining own schedule – reliability and punctuality are essential.

• Must be timely in responding to communications. 

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.