The mission of The University of Bridgeport is to promote
academic excellence, personal responsibility, and commitment to
service. Distinctive curricula in an international, culturally
diverse supportive learning environment prepare graduates for life
and leadership in an increasingly interconnected world.
The University of Bridgeport Physician Assistant Program is seeking adults of different ages and backgrounds for their Standardized Patient Program. A Standardized Patient is a healthy person who has been trained to portray a patient in a medical situation.
The Standardized Patient role requires role-play and acting; qualified candidates will be able to learn quickly and memorize a brief script. This position requires excellent communication skills, the ability to accept direction, flexibility, reliability and a willingness to wear a hospital gown. This is a per diem opportunity, standardized patients are used for clinical instruction and assessment periodically during the academic semester.
This is a per diem, seasonal, hourly paid position will be coordinated by the Physician Assistant Institute.
Essential Job Functions/Primary Responsibilities :
( T he essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.)
The primary responsibility of this position is to portray a patient, in a clinical setting. The actor will be asked to convey consistently, accurately specific emotions, behaviors and disease symptoms while interacting with Physician Assistant (PA) students during standardized patient encounters designed to enable experiential learning and/or assessment of students' skills.
The University of Bridgeport Physician Assistant Program is seeking adults of different ages and backgrounds for their Standardized Patient Program. A Standardized Patient is a healthy person who has been trained to portray a patient in a medical situation.
The Standardized Patient role requires role-play and acting; qualified candidates will be able to learn quickly and memorize a brief script. This position requires excellent communication skills, the ability to accept direction, flexibility, reliability and a willingness to wear a hospital gown. This is a per diem opportunity, standardized patients are used for clinical instruction and assessment periodically during the academic semester.
This is a per diem, seasonal, hourly paid position will be coordinated by the Physician Assistant Institute.
Essential Job Functions/Primary Responsibilities :
( T he essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.)
The primary responsibility of this position is to portray a patient, in a clinical setting. The actor will be asked to convey consistently, accurately specific emotions, behaviors and disease symptoms while interacting with Physician Assistant (PA) students during standardized patient encounters designed to enable experiential learning and/or assessment of students' skills.
- Memorize a case script detailing specific emotions, behaviors,
and disease signs/symptoms