JOB SUMMARY
The Standardized Patient Care Center will be a vital component of education at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education playing a key role in the training and development of students. Communication and critical thinking skills will be enhanced including instructing wellness counseling to patients. Standardized Patients will be trained to simulate clinical scenarios in a clinical testing environment for the purpose of educating medical students. All patient cases will be developed by ACHE.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Standardized Patients will participate in providing roleplay by presenting healthrelated conditions and responding to students questions as written in the core script. Presentations will be common to relevant healthcarerelated scenarios and practice similar to those in primary care hospital or emergency room or other similar setting. These healthcare scenarios may include references to realworld lifestyle choices that may or may not align with the Standardized Patients personal beliefs or opinions.
Standardized Patients will be the subject of physical exams performed by faculty and/or students of the upper and lower body. Examples include but are not limited to being examined inspected listened to and/or palpated (e.g. touched or pressed up) by the head neck chest back abdomen arms hands legs feet etc.
During exams Standardized Patients will be required to wear appropriate coverings such as sportsclothing and a hospital gown.
Standardized Patient Care Center participants will be subject to video and voice recordings during examinations and may be used in promotions recruitment and for educational purposes now and in the future. Standardized Patients acknowledge and agree that no compensation will be paid for the use of any video or voice recording.
Other duties as assigned by the Manager Center for Clinical Skills Development or their designee.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent
Good communication skills including speaking listening and writing.
Ability to understand and follow instructions.
Excellent memory recall to enable assessment of student encounters and skill.
Ability and willingness to use/learn technology and basic computer skills that the Standardized Patient will be required to use.
Flexibility and reliability regarding scheduling and assignments.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience in a healthcare education or Standardized Patient Program.
Experience in acting and/or roleplaying in front of other people.
Experience roleplaying in an academic environment.
Basic computer skills.
Required knowledge skills and abilities:
Demonstrate proficiency in computer skills i.e. Microsoft Office.
Display professionalism for the college in all communication and interaction.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy.
Ability to prioritize and organize numerous and varied assignments.
Highenergy versatile selfdirected.
ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB
Communication and Comprehension
ACHE is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations when necessary. The following are essential abilities and physical requirements for all positions at the college.
Ability to orally communicate effectively with others with strong interpersonal skills and customer service orientation.
Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and supervisory staffs at all levels.
Ability to understand oral and written information using the English language and organize thoughts and ideas into effective forms of communication.
Ability to make decisions which range from moderate to a significant impact on the immediate work environment as well as outside contributors.
Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of ACHE to a variety of business and community customers and associates.
Strong organizational skills.
Problem Solving
Intuitively able to reason analyze information and events and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
Expertise in negotiation.
Physical and Sensory Abilities
May be exposed to short intermittent and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies to include but not limited to pens pencils calculators computer keyboards telephone etc.
May be required to transport oneself to other campus offices conference rooms and on occasion to offcampus sites to attend meetings conferences workshops seminars etc.
May require significant travel or work away from campus.
Requires attendance at events representing ACHE both within as well as outside of the college setting.
Frequently required to work at a desk conference table or in meetings of various configurations.
Frequently required to see for purposes of reading matter.
Frequently required to hear and understand speech at normal levels.
Occasionally required to lift items in a normal office environment.
Frequently required to operate office and presentation equipment.
If you need assistance in the application process because of a disability or any other reason please contact Vicki Broadaway Human Resources Manager at 479.308.2287 or
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education is an equal opportunity employer.