Job Details

Simulated Participant

Position Number: 9776214
Location: Salt Lake City, United States
Position Type: Other Administrative Positions

Simulated Participant

Job Summary

Are you looking for a part-time job?
Are you looking to help healthcare professionals of the future?
Are you an actor or do you want to be an actor?

Healthcare simulation center Simulated Participants(SP) perform the role of the patient or family members during health care simulations or clinical skills trainings for learners in the University of Utah's Healthcare education programs. SPs portray specific emotions, behaviors and disease symptoms while interacting with learners during simulated patient encounters. SPs aid in establishing and maintaining fidelity and realism to each simulation. SPs may participate in video productions, support voice-over for e-learning courses, photographs and other teaching material as required.

This is an ongoing job opening and we hire intermittently from this job posting.

Responsibilities
Arrive on-time and fully prepared for all roles and shifts you accept
Memorize a case script detailing specific emotions, behaviors, and disease signs/symptoms for presentation during simulated learning situations
Present case information in a standardized manner, as elicited by students during simulated interactive patient history and/or medical examinations
Remain in character as a specific patient
Embody roles with fidelity and realism
Participate in group training
Maintain confidentiality of information related to cases, student behaviors and feedback evaluations
Provide educationally constructive verbal feedback from the patient standpoint when prompted by the facilitator
Ability to be flexible in different medical and educational settings
Perform additional job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Preferences
Preferred but NOT REQUIRED:
Experience in medical or healthcare settings.
Formal training, certification, or experience in areas such as live theatre, dramatic script, acting for film/TV, etc.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN17376N
Full Time or Part Time? Part Time
Work Schedule Summary: Variable: based on your availability and the needs of the Simulation Centers. You will be offered roles (shifts) that fit your availability. You may be offered a regularly recurring role or one-time roles as needed in the Simulation Centers, which you may accept or decline. You are expected to work all shifts you accept.
Department: 02410 - Interprof SimBasd Exp Learning
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $26.00
Close Date: 12/18/2026
Open Until Filled:

To apply, visit <a href=""https://apptrkr.com/9776214"">https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/207693