Extra Help - Clinical Actor - Medical Education

Extra Help - Clinical Actor - Medical Education

This Position is temporary and limited to 900 hours.

Hiring Department: Medical Education

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1039216

Hours per Week: 0

# of Positions: 1

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Salary: The rate of pay for this position is $30.00 per hour.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is not eligible for benefits.

Position Summary

The Extra Help Clinical Actor (Standardized Patient) participates in medical school experiential learning programs, simulating the standardized emotional, behavioral, and physical symptoms of various diseases and chronic illnesses, based on assigned criterion, provides medical students with constructive feedback on the patient experience.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Follows a rubric to consistently and accurately simulate standardized behavioral, emotional, and physical symptoms for various diseases and chronic illnesses during medical staged encounters.
• Observes and documents the patient’s experience based on assigned criteria.
• Evaluates the patient encounter based on case study protocol; provides constructive feedback to medical students.
• Attends and participates in trainings and workshops to learn how to portray medical patients in a staged encounter and how to evaluate medical students on those encounters.
• Provides administrative support to program coordinators and assistant directors on an as-needed, project basis.
• Portrays patients in simulated medical encounters, which may involve standing, walking, or sitting, depending on the assigned case.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High school graduation or GED

** Applicants may need to possess specific demographic characteristics, depending on the character role that needs to be played.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.