Patient Representative

Duties and Responsibilities: The Patient Representative's role is to provide the advisory committee and FDA insight on issues, problems, and/or questions pertinent to the viewpoint of patients and family members living with a specific serious or life-threatening disease. S/he serves as either a voting or non-voting member of the advisory committee. At the conclusion of each meeting, the Patient Representative will be encouraged to provide OSHI with a brief summary of his/her experience on the advisory committee and suggestions for enhancing patient representation, if any.

Salary: $20,000 - $40,000

Education: As a patient representative, you should work well with others have a calming bedside manner. You should have knowledge of basic medical office procedures and medical terminology. You need to be proficient in medical reimbursement billing and bookkeeping if your duties include handling medical office’s finances. You also need to be tactful, discreet, and trustworthy since you have access to confidential health information.

Reflection: No I would not, It looks like it is a lot of responsibility.