Auxiliary Simulated Participant

BCIT’s **School of Health Sciences** is seeking **Auxiliary/Casual Simulated Participants** to support student practice and examinations under BCIT’s **Simulated Participant Program**.

Under the supervision of a licensed Instructor, a Simulated Participant (SP) supports the experiential and simulated learning by portraying patients, family members, and/or health care professionals in simulated clinical problems or scenarios for course practice, assessments, and examinations. The SP provides a consistent and realistic portrayal of real-life clinical scenarios, predefined for the course learning needs, student practice and examinations.

This job is on an on-call, as needed basis. Hours of work are dependent on simulation needs and the incumbent’s best fit for the characteristics needed in the scenarios being simulated. Hours of work are on a casual basis and can range from 4 - 8 hours a day, 1 - 8 times per semester when called for in for a simulation.

**Duties & Responsibilities**

**DUTIES**AND

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Simulates patient, family members, and/or health care professionals in predefined case scenarios by portraying realistic behaviours, interactions and patient reactions that are specifically needed for the course teaching and examinations.
- Reviews and understands the assigned simulation criteria needs to deliver a live simulation that is realistic and that is required to meet the need of the specific course teaching, student practice or examination.
- Simulates scenarios consistently for each class practice, teaching or examination to ensure student practice & learning is delivered consistently the same across student learning and examinations.
- Uses simulation technology as required for the simulation.
- Meets with course instructors, participates in training and orientation sessions to prepare for simulations, to learn of the specific needs of the simulation learning and of any technology use needed.
- Memorizes scripts for the simulation, adhering to the simulation outlined.
- Provides unbiased and constructive feedback to students, when instructed, and as set out during SP orientation and training sessions.
- Participates in patient physical examinations as required.
- Participates in Records Custodian training and remains current with record keeping practices, policies and procedures (both BCIT and FOIPOP).
- Undertakes related duties as assigned, consistent with the job grade for this position.

**Qualifications**

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education**:

- Reading and writing at a grade 10 level.

**Experience**:

- None required. On the job training will be provided

**Software/Computer Application(s) and Expertise**:

- Basic computer skills (ability to operate a computer).

**Communication/Interpersonal Skills**:

- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in the common language of the course.
- Good comprehension skills and the ability to understand, follow directions and incorporate trainer feedback. Comfortable having interactions with others to simulate the scenario needed.**Administrative Skills (e.g. prioritizing, minute taking, wp speed, etc.)**:

- For Simulated Participants who participate in virtual sessions, requires access to a secure internet connection in a private place.

**Other Skills/Abilities**:

- Ability to memorize (sometimes verbatim) medical/personal history, symptoms and other patient information.
- Comfort and willingness to participate in a physical exam and/or an on-line scenario.

**Additional Information**

**Benefits - Why you’d love working with us**
- Competitive pay
- Competitive employer-paid extended health and dental plan including access to a Health Care Spending Account of up to $325 if eligible
- Defined benefit **pension** plan with employer contributions
- **Professional Development** funds and resources
- Access to most BCIT Flexible Learning **courses** free of charge
- **Wellness** and Employee Assistance programs
- Complimentary membership with free access to the Fitness Centre, Gymnasium, and **_more_**:

- For more information on our generous benefits, **click here**
- The British Columbia Institute of Technology acknowledges that our campuses are located on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations of xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)._

**Salary Range**
- Salary Grade 3: $25.97 - $28.65 per hour.

**Additional Salary Information**
- External hires are initially placed at the minimum of the salary range with set progressions to the maximum as per the Collective Agreement. Salary prorated based on percentage and term of appointment.

Position Details

**Posting Category**
- Administration

**Department 2**
- HR Employee Relations

**Campus Location**
- Burnaby campus

**Bargaining Unit**
- BCGEU Support Staff

**Job Status**
- Auxiliary/Casual

**Full-Time/Part-Time**
- Part-Time

**Number of Vacancies**
- Multiple

**Anticipated Start Date*