Mount Sinai Hospital Delirium Program Volunteer

Organization Mount Sinai Hospital Delirium Program

Position Description The Hospital Delirium Program is seeking volunteers to join their innovative healthcare improvement initiative team. Volunteers act as an integral part of the Delirium team, providing targeted interventions as part of the multi-component treatment intervention for geriatric inpatients with delirium and subsyndromal delirium.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with acutely hospitalized geriatric patients

• Working with medical and surgical inpatients

• Receiving ongoing supervision from two highly experienced clinicians

• Interfacing with medical and surgical teams involved in patients' care

Position Requirements

• Students pursuing medical, clinical, mental health, and research careers

Time Commitment Part-time, 100 hours over six months (four consecutive hours per week), Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Summer: 120 hours over eight weeks (15 hours per week)

Apply To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to deliriumprogram@mountsinai.org. Contact Medical Director Dr. Joseph Friedman (joseph.friedman@mssm.edu) or Associate Director Sapina Kirpalani (sapina.kirpalani@mountsinai.org) for more information.