Job Description
The ** Simulation Standardized Patient (SP)** reflect the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The Simulation Standardized Patient portrays the role(s) of patients, family members or others to allow healthcare professionals to practice clinical knowledge, therapeutic communication, skills and behaviors.
Responsibilities:
- Ability to memorize a simulated patient case as trained and within a designated time frame.
- Accurately portray all aspects of the case including history of current problem, with appropriate affect , behavior and physical findings.
- Consistently portray the patient in an accurate and standardized manner.
- Ability to work independently to study the assigned case and come prepared to the scheduled sessions.
- Must be comfortable having repeated physical examination assessments performed on self
- Willing to wear a patient gown with only undergarments underneath while on camera and/or observed live for educational purposes if applicable.
- Comfortable to have moulage/makeup on during the simulated patient encounter if applicable.
- Demonstrate improvisational skills when appropriate in case portrayals.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all case information and learner’s performance.
- Maintain professional attitude and respect learners, facilitators and simulation staff.
- Provide positive and constructive feedback in debriefing from a patient perspective as facilitated by the simulation facilitator.
- Participate in self-assessment of skills as an SP and actively pursue ways to improve skills.
- Ability to take constructive feedback from simulation facilitators or content experts and modify behaviors accordingly.
- Other duties as assigned.