Actor/Performer-Standardized Patient

Actor / Performer – Standardized Patient

Pay – $25 per hour

As Needed-Nonexempt

Schedule & Shifts – As needed Friday – Sunday (with flexibility to occasionally work limited hours during the week). Three 5-hour shifts between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Hours may fluctuate as the program is established. 

Minimum age – 18

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) – Our New Assessment Center: Coming March 2026

Join the NBCE team as we open our new state of the art Assessment Center to administer pre-licensure examinations for chiropractic students! Our Part IV exam is a practical, clinical assessment designed to test the student’s (i.e., examinee’s) hands-on skills. We are now hiring Standardized Patients who will learn and act out case scenarios, depicting specific health conditions, during these assessments. 

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Standardized Patient (SP) is trained to portray health conditions realistically, accurately, and consistently during a performance-based assessment. The SP recreates the case history, personality and physical and emotional responses of an actual patient with a particular health condition. This role requires a high level of professionalism, reliability, and discretion in a high-stake testing environment. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Realistically, accurately, and consistently portray a patient case scenario including history, emotional state, physical symptoms and behavior according to the provided scripts.
• SPs are expected to learn and demonstrate physical maneuvers to simulate the assigned conditions. 
• Provide computer-scored and written feedback to examinees according to the guidelines provided by NBCE. 
• Interactions between SPs and examinees are video recorded and utilized by Chiropractic Examiners, which are licensed Doctor of Chiropractic, for scoring performance assessments. 
• SPs must be comfortable wearing examination gowns over standard undergarments (e.g. sports bra or full-coverage underwear) while working with examinees, and will allow students to perform non-invasive physical exam maneuvers on their bodies (e.g. listening to the heart and lungs on skin with a stethoscope, pressing on the abdomen with finger pads on skin, performing multiple orthopedic-neurological maneuvers using legs, arms, hands, etc.)
• SPs are required to attend ongoing and regularly scheduled training sessions.
• Follow NBCE guidelines on confidentiality, professional behavior, and safety protocols. SPs must maintain confidentiality of all case materials, descriptions of patient scenarios, and interaction with examinees and other SPs.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education & Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent
• No previous work experience required.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to memorize, internalize, and realistically portray assigned case scenarios. 
• The ability to follow written and verbal instructions is essential. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to be videotaped. 
• Basic computer skills are required (e.g., logging into virtual meeting spaces, typing short paragraphs, opening an email attachment, clicking on a web address, checking boxes on an electronic checklist).
• A valid e-mail address and access to internet required.
• Regular and punctual attendance is required to support the operations of a high stakes testing environment. 
• Medical knowledge or acting experience is not required.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the candidate's satisfactory completion of the NBCE’s pre-employment, post-offer screening process, including a background check (criminal history), motor vehicle record check, and drug screen.

Headquartered in Greeley, Colorado, National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) is the international testing organization for the chiropractic profession, with the mission of ensuring professional competency and public safety through excellence in testing. Established in 1963, NBCE develops, administers, and scores standardized examinations for candidates seeking chiropractic licensure in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and in several international countries. Our new assessment center will increase testing opportunities, improve standardization, and incorporate cutting-edge technology, ensuring that future chiropractors are fully prepared to serve patients with skill, integrity, and excellence. 

The NBCE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, national origin, age 40 and older, sex including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and pregnancy, marital status, military status, disability, or genetic information, or other characteristics protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

COMPENSATION: $25 per hour 

BENEFITS (waiting periods may apply): 

Pro-rated Sick Time off

Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave

401(k) Plan

Work Location: In Person

 

APPLICATION WINDOW

Application Deadline: 5/30/26