Portland Community College·Portland, Oregon
The Standardized Participant supports the nursing program by portraying patients, family members, or other healthcare roles in simulated clinical encounters to allow students to practice skills. Responsibilities include accurately portraying characteristics based on case materials, memorizing details, and maintaining professionalism throughout learning activities.
PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington.
Portland Community College will also ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at pccjobs@pcc.edu.
Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.
Casual positions at Portland Community College have a working hour limit per fiscal year. Please see the Casual Employment at PCC section below for more details.
What you'll do and who we are looking for
Portland Community College (PCC) is accepting applications for a Standardized Participant for the Nursing Program. This is a Part-time, on-call position based on simulation scheduling needs (typically Monday - Friday).
The Standardized Participant is a Casual position at PCC, with a $25/hour pay rate.
Function/Duties of Position
Under the supervision of the PCC Nursing Simulation Leads, the Standardized Participant (SP) supports the nursing program by portraying patients, family members, or other healthcare roles in simulated clinical encounters. SPs help create realistic, safe, and supportive environments that allow nursing students to practice clinical judgment, communication, and assessment skills in a formative, educational setting.
Accurately portraying physical, emotional, and behavioral characteristics of patients, family members or healthcare professionals based on provided case materials.
Memorizing and consistently repeating key scenario details or responses.
Maintaining a high level of professionalism, consistency, and confidentiality throughout all learning activities.
Collaborating with faculty, staff, and fellow SPs to support student learning objectives.
Clerical/Administrative Support [https://www.pcc.edu/hr/compensation/casual-clerical/]
Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year
Service Assistant/Maintenance [https://www.pcc.edu/hr/compensation/casual-service/]
Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year
Skilled Craft [https://www.pcc.edu/hr/compensation/casual-craft/]
Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year
Technical Assistant [https://www.pcc.edu/hr/compensation/casual-tech/]
Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year
Professional [https://www.pcc.edu/hr/compensation/casual-pro/]
Employee can work up to 959 hours in a fiscal year
Management/Supervisory [https://www.pcc.edu/hr/compensation/casual-mgmt/]
Employee can work up to 1039 hours in a fiscal year
$16.30 - $25.05
As a new Casual employee, you may be eligible for certain benefits through PCC, such as Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans.
More detailed information on the benefits plans, who is eligible, and how to enroll or make changes can be found at pcc.edu/hr/benefits [http://pcc.edu/hr/benefits]. Please email PCCBenefits@pcc.edu [PCCBenefits@pcc.edu] if you have any questions.
Please note that portland community college is not currently able to provide visa (E.g. H1-B visa) sponsorship for potential employees.
CONTACT PCC AT PCCJOBS@PCC.EDU [pccjobs@pcc.edu?subject=PCC%20Job%20Posting%20Question] IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety [https://www.pcc.edu/clery-act/annual-security-report/] website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety [https://www.pcc.edu/public-safety/] offices.
Required qualifications include strong communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to follow detailed instructions and deliver consistent performances, and dependability. Experience as an actor or standardized participant is required, and the candidate must be receptive to direction and feedback.
Market context
In Oregon, nursing program standardized participant roles are typically driven by simulation-based training needs in schools and clinical programs, so dependable casual coverage can matter. These roles are competitive because they require strong communication, consistent performance, and the ability to take direction well, along with prior actor or standardized participant experience. Review the scenario expectations closely and compare the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here with the original posting to save time before applying.