Volunteer Requirements:
Motivation to learn about psychiatry. Although people who volunteer usually have a strong interest in psychiatry, not all do. Last year one volunteer was interested in pediatrics and family practice and another was planning to go into internal medicine. Both appreciated what they learned in psychiatry and felt it was a tremendous benefit. It didn’t change their interest but it gave them a greater understanding of the psychiatric issues they would see in medicine and how to deal with patients in general.
Hours per week: The expectation is a contribution of 6 hours per week depending on availability.
Length of time commitment: We would like a time commitment of one year. Most students also feel that a year is sufficient to give them what they want to get from this clinical experience. We have, of course, had people for shorter and longer time periods.
Volunteer experience: Each volunteer is matched with a Child Psychiatry fellow mentor ( PGY 4, 5, or 6) and in addition is usually matched with one of our division's specialty clinics which is run by attending psychiatrists. Volunteers divide their time between
clinic time: one morning or afternoon per week in the clinic
non-clinic time: additional hours directly assisting the fellow they are assigned to
TIME ATTENDING
Early Childhood Evaluation Clinic: 9 - 11am Thurs Sulman-Smith
New Evaluation Clinic 9 - 12am Fri Mandelbaum
Telepsychiatry 9 - 12am Mon Mandelbaum
9 - 12am Tues Mandelbaum
9 - 12am Thurs Szeftel
9 – 12am Fri Mandelbaum
Child Psychopharmacology Clinic 9 - 5:30 Tues Naqvi
1 - 5:00 Thurs Naqvi
Volunteer Responsibilities:
Search for journal articles, assist with literature and topic reviews
Create database of patients/outcome measures
Organize clinic resources and maintain copies and availability of forms
Search for, prepare, and organize physician, training, or parent resources
Assist with gathering data and updating clinic manuals and information
Organize paperwork related to patient’s charts or patient care
Assist in completion of paperwork related to patients
Check for completion of treatment outcome measures then score, and provide results to treating physician
Assist with chart review
Assist with clinics by confirming appointments, getting charts for the day, walking patients to appointments. Obtain materials from other locations in the department during clinical sessions, liaisoning between clinic and main office
Application Procedures
1. Apply: Please send a resume and a cover letter which answers the following:
Why are you interested in this position?
What do you feel you can contribute to our department
What is your weekly availability and preferred date to start?
2. Interview and assignment to supervisor:
3. Become “independent student volunteer”
Supervisor completes department request form faxes to volunteer office (Fax 3-0452), signed by supervisor and Medical Director
*Potential volunteer needs to go to http://www.csmc.edu/7032.html and contact the volunteer coordinator listed on the website to complete all requirements and forms.
Attend a CSMC volunteer orientation which is held monthly
4. Department orientation: Volunteer is briefed on relevant policies such as absences and given a comprehensive tour of the department. Orientation sheet is checked off and signed by supervisor. Once completed, the volunteer brings it to the volunteer office
5. Individual orientation: Given a child outpatient manual for volunteer and other pertinent information related to volunteer duties.
6. Computer access: Volunteer must fill out a Computer Account Authorization CAAF in order to get Cedars computer access: Once complete, give to Sheila Everline in W- 301
http://web.csmc.edu/administrative/eis/computer-access-information/computer-systems-access.aspx
Fill out: 1. CAAF-Employee
2. Non Employee agreement
To fill out the second page of the CAAF, put a check next to
"new account" and "exchange/NT"
More information please contact:
Roxy Szeftel MD
Director, Division of Child Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry Fellowship
8730 Alden Drive Los Angeles, California 90048
Roxy.szeftel@cshs.org
310 423 3564/ 310 600 342
