Education Specialist​/Standardized Patient Educator | at Johns Hopkins

Education Specialist/Standardized Patient Educator | Johns Hopkins University job at Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD.

The Johns Hopkins Medicine Simulation Center (JHMSC) is dedicated to supporting the growing use of simulation methodologies in health professions education and professional practice. JHMSC provides consultative and supportive services for simulation-based curriculum development and delivery, assessment, faculty development and system integration for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) and Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH), and Johns Hopkins Hospital System (JHHS) entities as well as external clients.

JHMSC also seeks to improve provider safety and patient care quality through simulation-based research.

We are seeking an Education Specialist/Standardized Patient Educator who will report to the Simulation Education Program Manager and will be responsible for educating, preparing, and supervising Standardized Patients (SPs) and Teaching Associates (TAs) to deliver high-quality educational and assessment programs across all learner levels at the JHMSC. This includes coordinating with faculty subject-matter experts, scheduling learners and SP/TAs, training SP/TAs, implementing teaching and assessment activities, providing feedback for both learner and program development, remediating learners as needed, and participating in continuous quality improvement.

The position involves comprehensive oversight of SP/TA recruitment, training and orientation, case development, clinical skills training and assessment preparation, periodic evaluation, and feedback delivery. The Standardized Patient Educator will maintain detailed SP/TA activity documentation and work closely with faculty and staff to ensure the program meets educational and assessment objectives.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Standardized Patient and Teaching Associate Training and Supervision

• Participates in the recruitment and hiring process for new SP/TAs.
• Educates and prepares SP/TAs to deliver accurate, consistent, and high-quality clinical education and assessment, ensuring they meet curricular requirements and objectives, including both case-specific and general training sessions.
• Oversees the scheduling of SP/TAs for events and trainings.
• Ensures appropriate delivery of feedback to learners during educational and assessment activities.
• Monitors the quality of SP/TA case portrayal, provides feedback to improve portrayal where needed, and engages in continuous quality improvement to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Oversees SP/TAs during educational and assessment events, providing ongoing guidance and support.
• Maintains up-to-date documentation on SP/TA training, performance, and professionalism.
• Conducts regular training to ensure an adequate pool of SP/TAs is prepared to participate in events.

Curriculum Development and Implementation

• Collaborates with faculty subject matter experts and JHMSC colleagues in the development of instructional methods and evaluation strategies.
• Contributes to the development of pre-briefing, debriefing, case scenarios, and assessment tools for use in SP/TA-based teaching and assessment activities.
• Contributes to curricular improvements, working with faculty and staff to adapt educational and assessment activities to optimally meet learning objectives.

Standardized Patient and Teaching Associate Program Evaluation

• Ensures SP/TA performance assessments are consistent with the program's goals and objectives.
• Monitors SP/TA progress, evaluates their performance during SP/TA sessions, and delivers constructive feedback.
• Collaborates with faculty and course directors to review SP/TA progress, identifying areas of improvement and implementing remediation plans as needed.
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