Standardized Patient Educator (Multiple Openings

Location

Silver Spring, MD | United States

Job description

Join the HJF Team!

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike.  Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.

HJF is seeking a  Standardized Patient Educator to support the Suicide CPR Initiative at the Uniformed Services University through work conducted at the Val G Hemming (VGH) Simulation Center. The Standardized Patient Trainer will assist with the creation and execution of medical education simulation activities incorporating Standardized Patients (SP), specifically for a project funded to develop and evaluate an evidence-informed suicide intervention skills training program, Chaplains-CARE. This training program will be tailored specifically for military chaplains to better support them in their current role as "gateways" to care for suicidal Service members. The Standardized Patient Trainer will help to create, develop, manage, and provide quality assurance for all SP simulation activities occurring at VGH. This is a project based-position set to conclude after approximately 2 years. 

This position will be in support of the Suicide CPR Initiative, previously known as the Laboratory for the Treatment of Suicide-Related Ideation and Behavior, which was established in 2006. Dr. Holloway, the Director of the Suicide CPR Initiative, is a clinical psychologist and an intervention scientist who is primarily interested in developing and empirically evaluating novel interventions for suicide risk reduction. The Suicide CPR Initiative is strategically in a unique position to focus on the problem of military suicide, given its origins at USU and its established partnerships with the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs, as well as national and international collaborators and stakeholders. Overall, the mission of the Suicide CPR Initiative is threefold: CARE: To develop effective interventions targeted at reducing suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors; PREVENTION: To save lives through education, intervention, science, and advocacy; RESEARCH: To advance suicide intervention science and practice.

Note: This work site requires that Non-US Citizen incumbents have lived in the US three out of the past five years. 

• Responsible for creation and execution of all stages of simulation development from start to finish including but not limited to: execution, managing simulation activities.
• Serves as an Instructor in the SIMCEN and is responsible for teaching and administrative assignments.
• Collaborates with the Suicide CPR Initiative team to develop educational content for SP scenarios to ensure goals and objectives of simulation activities correspond with course curriculum and are met.
• Trains, instructs, and supervises Standardized Patients to prepare them for their roles through completion of simulation activities, providing them with timely feedback on their performance and ensuring SPs have completed all tasks to satisfy education requirements of the simulation.
• Participates in quality assurance activities to include psychometric evaluation of teaching and assessment methods.
• Collaborates in case development and scenario design and in teaching and evaluation exercises.
• Conducts logistical planning for SP simulation events which include personnel and space management, organizing equipment, and other Clinical Skills resources in preparation for data gathering during training events.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

Work Environment

• This position will take place primarily in a office setting.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in education, allied health, social services or other related field required.
• Master’s Degree in M.F.A. in Acting, Theatre, Education or other related field preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience required. 
• Equivalent experience in SP trainer or in management, teaching and healthcare may serve as a substitute.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of applicable strategies and approaches to contemporary medical education and or medical education simulation.
• Exemplary communication skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical procedural concerns.
• An ability to work independently and prioritize tasks, must be a team player, must be able to provide supervise others and provide performance feedback.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a T1/Public Trust background check

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Assigned Lead: May recommend the following: employee hiring, disciplinary action, and starting salaries; provide input on employee performance evaluations.

Physical Capabilities 

• Ability to stand or sit at a computer for prolonged periods.

Some positions or sites may require that the incumbent be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination may be required.

Employment with HJF is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, which may include, but is not limited to, contacting your professional references, verification of previous employment, education and credentials, a criminal background check, and a department of motor vehicle (DMV) check if applicable. Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.

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