**Job Description** The CAM Assessor Technician primarily engages in the assessment of hospitalized geriatric patients for the presence of Delirium or Subsyndromal Delirium. This includes reviewing daily lists of appropriate patients for delirium screening and ensuring that these patients are assessed and the results recorded in the electronic medical record in a timely manner. This individual works with the interdisciplinary Delirium Team, charged with the prevention, assessment, management and treatment of Delirium in geriatric patients across the hospital. The CAM Assessor technician reports to the Associate Director and Medical Director of the Hospital Delirium Program. **Qualifications** + Bachelors degree in Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience, or related fields, or, a graduate with a Bachelors degree with pre-medical undergraduate educational track. + Strong background in psychology, neuroscience or biological sciences. Experience working with patients in a volunteer or paid position, or subjects participating in research. Strong interest in pursuing a clinical career in psychology, mental health counseling, medicine, nursing or clinical research. **Responsibilities** 1. Works with acutely hospitalized geriatric patients on medical and surgical units. 2. Utilizes the CAM assessment tool in Mount Sinais electronic medical record system and appropriately assesses patients prior to beginning patient assessments. 3. Reviews eligibility lists for hospitalized patients to receive CAM assessments every morning and ensure that all appropriate patients on that list are assessed each day. 4. Performs all steps necessary to gather sufficient data to perform the CAM assessment on each eligible patient, including: a. Reviews and records pertinent information from the electronic medical record. b. Obtains additional information from clinical staff and from patients family/caregiver necessary to perform the CAM. c. Performs a cognitive assessment and brief mental status examination at the bedside of patients who require the CAM. 5. Utilizes all pertinent information obtained to complete the CAM flow sheet in the electronic medical record for each patient assessed. 6. Reports any significant issues which arise during the performance of the CAM Assessor Technicians duties to either the Medical Director or Associate Medical Director for the hospital delirium program. 7. Provides feedback to the Hospital Delirium Team during interdisciplinary meetings to assist in the improvement and development of this program. 8. Other relevant duties as assigned. **About Us** **Strength through Unity and Inclusion** The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual. At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history. **About the Mount Sinai Health System:** Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally. **Equal Opportunity Employer** The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization. **Compensation Statement** Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $58661 - $74250 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.