Dr. Christopher Kellner, faculty neurosurgeon and Director of the
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Program at Mount Sinai, and Dr. Neha Dangayach,
neurointensivist and Co-Director of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, are
seeking students to join the Patient Outcomes Program and assist with patient
follow-up calls to collect data on quality of life, functional outcomes,
resilience and spirituality.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to follow and learn about a
patient’s course during their stay in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit due
to a neuroemergency and in the year after discharge from the hospital. If
interested, volunteers will be able to shadow Dr. Kellner in the clinic when
patients return to the hospital for follow-up visits. If interested, students
will have the opportunity to be involved in other ongoing projects be listed as
authors on abstracts submitted by the research team.
Responsibilities include:
·
Making follow-up
calls to patients at one-month intervals after hospital stay
·
Following-up with
patients after discharge
·
If interested,
meeting the patients in person during their clinical follow-up visits
Position
Requirements
·
Experience working
with patients in a clinical environment
·
Knowledge of Spanish
a plus
·
Interest in learning
more about a patient’s journey in the hospital and after discharge
Time Commitment
Preferred
start time: Weekly requirement of minimum 5 hours a week, with the possibility
for flexible scheduling and/or working from home.
Minimum one semester, with opportunity to continue for
additional semesters. This position could lead to a full time employment offer
after graduation.
Compensation
Volunteer
Apply
To apply, please email your resume and
a brief cover letter to both Ian Cossentino (ian.cossentino@mountsinai.org) and Nicki Mohammadi (nicki.mohammadi@mountsinai.org) with the subject line "Patient
Outcomes Volunteer." If applicable, please highlight your level of Spanish
language in your cover letter. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
in the order in which they are received.
Deadline for submission: September
6, 2019
