Standardized Patient Program FAQ

• Possess high school diploma or equivalent
• Bilingual abilities are a plus
• Ability to read, memorize lines and understand intent of scenarios
• Demonstrate ability and willingness to work professionally with learners, faculty, and administrators
• Teachable
• Consistently simulate a patient in a standardized, accurate, and reliable manner
• Flexible schedule
• Possess basic computer skills

• No formal training or previous experience is necessary
• SPs generally have an interest in education and/or personal health

• Excellent communicators
• Reliable and punctual
• Enthusiastic and passionate about healthcare education
• Accountable

• Correspond via email, manage Google calendar invites, navigate scheduling software
• Portray patient in clinical scenarios being utilized in teaching and/or assessment activities
• Simulate all aspects of scenarios, using history of a current problem, in a standardized and accurate manner
• Participate in mock interviews, counseling and/or physical examinations
• Provide feedback to learners in a constructive manner
• Use ongoing feedback from RN Simulation Specialist and incorporate it into future case simulations
• Complete assessment checklists accurately and consistently per training
• Perform related duties as assigned

To ensure that learners interact with a diverse group of “patients” within a clinical setting, we recruit both males and females, 18 years of age and older, of all ethnicities and cultures.

• You will undergo extensive training which varies according to the type of case/scenario you are portraying
• Some SPs are asked to work with learners who are practicing a certain skill
• Others are involved in exams to evaluate how well learners have learned skills
• The training may be one-on-one or in a group setting. The goal of the training session is to ensure that you have a thorough knowledge of the case and that all SPs portray the case in a “standardized” way
• Individual training sessions are usually no more than two hours

• Varies based on role being played
• SPs typically wear hospital gowns with undergarments
• Men wear gym shorts, and women wear bras and gym shorts

• Listen to the heart and lungs with a stethoscope
• Visualize inside the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth
• Obtain vital signs
• Check reflexes
• Complete abdominal exam
• Intimate exams are not performed: No Pelvic, Breast, Genital or Rectal Exams

• Training involves one to three-hour sessions depending on the scenario and usually occurs in the Clinical Skills Center
• A performance event can last one to eight hours
• All training and performances (with a few exceptions) take place Monday through Friday during regular work hours
• SP usage is on an as-needed basis and is dependent on the age, gender, and body build of the patient being portrayed as well as the experience of the Standardized Patient

• All time spent training in the center and during a performance is paid time
• There is an expectation that some work will be done at home as well
• The hourly rate for training and performances is $20/hr
• The hourly rate for modeling is $20/hr

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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. If you are selected for consideration, you will be contacted by one of our Simulation Specialists via email. If hired, you will be employed as a contract worker and not a Prisma Health employee. This position does NOT include benefits, and work is on an as-needed basis. Please note that SPs are employed as contract workers, not employees of Prisma Health. Please do not contact Prisma Health Human Resources with questions regarding this position.

The application period for the 2024-2025 academic year ended on 6/1/2024. Any applications submitted after this date will be reviewed next summer when the application period opens for the 2025-2026 academic year. Thank you!