Project Assistant, NCDHR-1

Responsibilities

• Involve at least 30 deaf actors who are community members to play the role of healthcare professionals while medical students play the role of patients.
• Sensitize medical students on issues related to working with patients who primarily use American Sign Language (ASL) or English as a second language.
• Actors undergo a brief training to learn the dos and don’ts of the role play activity and rehearse a prepared script.
• Assist with the setup and clean-up of tables, chairs, signage, materials, and portable privacy curtains.
• Participate in the role play activity one day per year, specifically on Friday, August 21, 2026.
• The activity times are from 9:00am to 4:30pm.

Requirements

The actors must be Deaf and fluent in American Sign Language.

Qualifications

Deaf Strong Hospital is an educational activity with first year medical students at UR SMD.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

The activity takes place one day per year, specifically on Friday, August 21, 2026. The activity times are from 9:00am to 4:30pm.