Job Description:

Standardized Patient

Job Location(s)

US-AR-Jonesboro

Overview

New York Institute of Technology offers 90 undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in more than 50 fields of study, including computer science, data, and cybersecurity; biology and biomedical studies; architecture and design; engineering; health professions and medicine; IT and digital technologies; management; communications and marketing; education and counseling; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education, it welcomes more than 9,000 students worldwide. The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world.

New York Tech embraces its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, give all qualified students access to opportunity, and support research and scholarship that benefits the larger world. More than 100,000 alumni comprise an engaged network of doers, makers, and innovators prepared change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.

For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Responsibilities

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Jonesboro campus seeks part time/per diem Standardized Patients (SPs) to act out medical stories to help train students to learn medical conditions, perform physical exams, and how to communicate with patients. Selected candidates will be given a script to learn, much like an actor would, then students will ask questions related to the story in make-believe doctor's appointments. Students will also practice physical exams (no invasive exams) and talk with the "patient" about what might be wrong.

A standardized patient (SP) has the unique opportunity to shape the education of future physicians. By helping NYITCOM train our students, Standardized Patients will be a part of improving health care, and helping medical students to give empathetic care to all of their patients. This program is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, so application from underrepresented people groups is highly encouraged.

Requirements

Participate in medical education training by acting out medical stories
• Memorize and be able to recite a medical script


• Portray emotions as related to script, examples include: pain and irritation


• Communicate with medical students about how it felt to be their patient


• Complete checklists on student performances

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with students both written and verbally


• Be comfortable during mock encounters, including (non-invasive) physical exams


• Participate in encounters via video sessions or in person and be willing to be recorded


• Must be able and willing to wear medical patient gowns as needed


• Must have a solid internet connection and computer skills

We offer competitive wages and flexible schedules where candidates can develop their own schedules. Paid training is provided to all standardized patients. Hours are up to 30 hours a week and typical hours are Monday - Friday during standard business hours.

Please submit cover letter & resume for consideration

New York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity