Information Services Librarian

About the Role

This full-time position is based at the Dixon campus in Horsham, PA, providing guidance and support to the College of Nursing and nurse residency programs across the enterprise. The Senior Librarian works in all areas of health sciences information delivery, including consulting with users, conducting database searching, teaching, advising, and participating on project teams. The librarian also participates in the development and implementation of programs and services in support of digital scholarship and publishing by the Jefferson community for patient care, education, and research.

Responsibilities

• Provide reference services to library users online or in-person, including advising on the effective use of knowledge-based information resources and bibliographic management software.
• Deliver in-depth consulting services to faculty, students, researchers, and clinical care providers focusing on information resources and bibliographic management software.
• Advise patrons on scholarly communication issues, including data management and sharing, rigor and reproducibility, lab notebooks, copyright, fair use, funder mandates, open access, impact assessment, and citation metrics.
• Administer publishing workflows in one or more transformative agreements.
• Collaborate with the Digital Archivist on outreach, education, and promotion of Jefferson Digital Commons (institutional repository).
• Teach information literacy, evidence-based practice, evidence synthesis, and other specialized classes in university and clinical settings using various modalities.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of the library’s resources for effective patron consultation.
• Design and maintain learning materials and tools, including the Springshare suite of products; collaborate with Gutman Library librarians to streamline and maintain learning materials.
• Plan and participate in student and employee orientation, outreach, and wellness activities.
• Promote and encourage equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and throughout the university community.
• Stay informed and up-to-date on current and emerging trends in health sciences librarianship.
• Seek opportunities to engage in ongoing professional development.
• Demonstrate expertise in an area of health sciences librarian practice through publishing or professional association accomplishment (Senior Librarian).
• Mentor colleagues (Senior Librarian).
• Collaborate with colleagues within the Academic Commons to provide consistent service, programming, and faculty development opportunities.
• Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Requirements

• Master of Science/Information Science or ALA-Accredited MLS.
• For Librarian: Professional library experience in a health care or health sciences setting preferred.
• For Senior Librarian: Three or more years of professional library experience in a health care or health sciences setting required.

Skills

• Experience with advanced literature searching techniques, systematic reviews, and scholarly communication topics preferred.
• Knowledge of medical and health sciences terminology and literature databases preferred.
• Knowledge of educational and professional paths of medicine, nursing, and other health sciences professions preferred.

Physical Demands

• Lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting/standing and keyboard use.
• Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role, including kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including:

• Medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts and retirement plans.
• Tuition assistance and access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service.
• Voluntary benefits, providing access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

Schedule

Workday Day (United States of America).