Standardized Patient Actor

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The Standardized Patient (SP) Actor supports health sciences student education by
portraying patients, family members, or other roles in simulation-based learning activities. Working under the direction of Director of
Simulation and simulation faculty and staff, the SP Actor provides consistent, realistic, and educationally aligned performances that allow
learners to practice clinical, communication, and interprofessional skills in a psychologically safe environment.

This adjunct
position requires the ability to accurately follow case scripts, respond appropriately to learner actions, and, when trained, provide
structured feedback to learners. Standardized Patient Actors collaborate with faculty, simulation staff, and other SPs to support teaching,
assessment, research, and programmatic evaluation activities within the simulation
center.

Duties/Responsibilities

Standardized Patient Performance (60%)

• Portray patients, caregivers, or
  other assigned roles in accordance with case scripts, learning objectives, and performance standards.
• Deliver consistent verbal,
  nonverbal, emotional, and physical cues across repeated learner encounters.
• Adapt performance in real time while maintaining case
  fidelity and educational intent.
• Participate in simulation activities that may include clinical skills practice, communication
  scenarios, interprofessional education, and assessment exercises.

Training, Preparation, and Collaboration
(25%)

• Attend required training sessions, rehearsals, and case briefings prior to simulation activities.
• Learn case
  details including patient history, affect, physical presentation, and expected learner responses.
• Collaborate with simulation
  faculty and staff to clarify expectations and refine role portrayal.
• Review and incorporate feedback to improve performance accuracy
  and consistency.

Feedback, Evaluation, and Professional Conduct (15%)

• When trained, provide structured, objective
  feedback to learners based on defined frameworks.
• Maintain confidentiality of learners, cases, and assessment
  outcomes.
• Uphold professional standards, reliability, and respectful communication at all times.
• Support a psychologically
  safe learning environment for learners and fellow SPs.

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education &
Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to memorize information, follow detailed
  instructions, and perform consistently.
• Prior acting, teaching, healthcare, customer service, or training experience may substitute
  for formal education.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability
  to portray a wide range of emotions, behaviors, and physical presentations.
• Capacity to accept coaching and incorporate
  feedback.
• Reliability, punctuality, and attention to detail.
• Comfort working with diverse learners, faculty, and
  staff.
• Ability to maintain role boundaries and confidentiality.
• Basic comfort with simulation environments and audiovisual
  recording (training provided).

Other Requirements:

• Ability to sit, stand, or move for extended periods during
  simulation activities.
• Willingness to portray sensitive or emotionally complex scenarios (with advance notice and
  support).
• Availability for variable scheduling, including occasional evenings or weekends.

Preferred
Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a standardized patient or standardized participant.
• Acting, improvisation, or
  performance background.
• Experience in healthcare, education, or human services.
• Experience providing feedback or
  participating in educational assessment.

Required Applicant Materials

• Resume

Compensation Pay
Range:

$15.00-$40.00 per hour

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing
comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles
north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment
of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University
actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural
backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New
Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and
supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us
achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range
for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to
relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human
Resources

Location:
Durham

Salary Grade:
Adjunct Hourly Staff 00