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Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Medical Education in the College of Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Senor Staff Assistant / Standardized Patient Educator.

The Standardized Patient Educator interacts with, trains, educates and oversees standardized patients who are a critical part of the clinical skills curriculum for all 800 medical students at SUNY Downstate. Additionally, the successful candidate will be accountable for:

• Exam & Event Management
  • Recruit, schedule, and coordinate standardized patients (SPs) for educational activities and assessment under the direction of the SP Director.
  • Manage logistics for simulation-based exams (e.g., OSCEs}, including room setup, materials, and timing.
  • Process and submit payroll for SP participants.
  • Ensure smooth execution of all simulation events and troubleshoot real-time issues.
• Educational Support & Assessment Delivery
  • Assist in planning, organizing, and delivering formative and summative assessments.
  • Support faculty in the development and execution of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs).
  • Monitor SP and learner performance during sessions to ensure adherence to case objectives. Maintain exam integrity, standardization, and consistency across all sessions.
• Quality Assurance & Program Oversight
  • Conduct quality assurance reviews of live and recorded SP encounters.  
  • Evaluate SP performance for accuracy, professionalism, and reliability.
• Training & Development
  • Assist in training SPs to accurately portray clinical cases.
  • Develop and implement training materials and sessions for SP onboarding and ongoing education.
  • Facilitate group and individual SP training sessions.
  • Provide feedback and coaching to SPs to improve performance and consistency.
• Administrative & Systems Management
  • Maintain and update data in the learning management system (LMS}.
  • Prepare reports and documentation related to SP activities and assessments.
  • Coordinate communication between faculty, students, and SPs.
  • Ensure proper documentation and recordkeeping for all program activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Previous experience as an SP or SP educator.
• Experience in performance coaching, education, clinical training, communication skills facilitation, or related fields.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and manage logistics in fast-paced teaching environments.
• Commitment to confidentiality, professionalism, and learner safety.
• Familiarity with performance-based assessment.
• Understanding of healthcare delivery and patient-provider communication.
• Cultural humility and commitment to equity and representation in simulation.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing curricula.
• Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training to the above.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Education, Communication, Health Professions, Theatre, or a related field.
• Experience in clinical simulation environments.
• Experience running OSCEs or performance-based assessment events.
• Performance or directing background (theatre, film, improv).

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; 8:00am to 5:00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu