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Job description
Closing date: December 25, 2026
Title: STANDARDIZED PATIENT EDUCATOR
Employee Type: Unclassified Staff
Department: M/S-Administration
Campus Location: MEDICAL SCHOOL - ADMINISTRATIO
Job Summary/Basic Functions
Reporting to the Standardized Patient Director, the Standardized Patient (SP) Educator will work closely with the Standardized Patient Coordinator. The primary responsibility of this position is to educate, prepare, and supervise standardized patients (SPs) to deliver multiple mandatory, high-stakes clinical assessments for learners at all levels across the LSU Health Sciences Center. Incumbent will be responsible for scheduling all learners, implementing assessments, and remediating learners rotating through the Standardized Patient Project; scheduling and training all SPs in patient-focused medical education and SP Project orientation, preparation of clinical skills assessment, case training, and delivery of feedback to learners. Responsibilities also include: maintain all SP case activity-related training files and documentation, according to specific curriculum requirements and objectives; work closely with Standardized Patient Project staff to deliver the required curriculum and assess the performance of the learners; work with the Standardized Patient Director, Standardized Patient Coordinator, course/clerkship directors, and Medical Director of the Standardized Patient Project in the development and implementation of instructional methods and evaluation strategies for an integrated clinical skills curriculum; maintain SP Project physical resources including a sophisticated data/video software management system, and medical equipment; facilitate an integrated SP program for diverse learners to include all levels of medical students, Advanced Practice trainees, nursing students, Allied Health students, and all levels of residents and faculty. The SP Educator will be a member of the Standardized Patient Working Group and will assist with case development and the implementation of educational and assessment modules.
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education: Bachelor's
Number of years required to perform the job: 3 years
Type of experience required to perform the job: Professional-level work experience, including some experience in one or more of the following areas: educating or training others, experience as a Standardized Patient or Standardized Patient Educator/Trainer, performance coaching, simulation training.
Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits
Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage: Additional Benefits
Worksite address
new orleans, LA, 70123, US
Who can apply
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