Standardized Patient - Per Diem
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
Lebanon, NH, US
Summary
The standardized patient portrays medical history, symptoms, and emotions to assist in training healthcare providers. They provide immediate verbal feedback and evaluate learner performance based on specific checklists.
Job Description
Overview
Assists in enhancing the training and improving the skills of health care providers in communication, diagnosis, physical exam techniques, and other skills as set forth in objectives and outcomes written into trainings for health care providers, students in the healthcare field, and employees who have contact through the nature of their employment with patients or their families.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
- Must be at least 16 years old.
- High School graduates preferred.
- Some acting skills preferred or a desire to act.
- Must complete application and orientation requirements for DH staff.
- Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Physical requirements consist of standing, sitting, writing, and speaking.
- Successful completion of training program for standardized patients by the patient safety training center before working in the role of a standardized patient required.
Required Licensure/Certifications
- None
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire's only academic health system and the state's largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 54 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the state’s only children’s hospital, and multiple clinic locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene and New London, NH, and Bennington and Windsor, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lebanon, New Hampshire
