LIBRARIAN V

Location: John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, Department of Medical Education. Shift: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Summary

A non-union Librarian V is responsible for all administrative, financial, and personnel matters of the Graduate Medical Education Library. The Librarian V oversees the development of the library collection to meet the professional, educational, and accreditation requirements of the hospital’s medical, nursing, and allied health staff.

Responsibilities

• Administers the operation of the Medical Library to meet the professional standards and needs of Cook County Health (CCH) medical and other employees.
• Develops, maintains, and provides oversight of policies and procedures for the medical library.
• Assists with supervising and evaluating the librarian assistant and other staff.
• Prepares the library budget and monitors expenditures.
• Oversees professional and support staff involved in cataloging, indexing, issuing books/materials, and keeping records of items on loan.
• Provides vision, strategic direction, and leadership for the medical library.
• Selects books and publications for purchase and subscribes to pertinent periodicals.
• Provides new hire orientation to the CCH Medical Library and other available electronic informational resources.
• Participates in hospital committees.
• Attends workshops, conferences, and other educational programs to widen professional knowledge.
• Assists employees and medical staff with requests to research various topics/subject matters.
• Works to cultivate relationships with clinical departments to integrate educational, research, and clinical needs.
• Involved in the clinical care setting through integration on patient rounds with the patient care teams in the hospital.
• Collaborates with CCH leadership to build information literacy curriculum for residency and fellowship programs.
• Collaborates with CCH academic partners to enhance access to clinical material for the CCH providers.
• Designs and provides instruction and information programming to hospital staff; searches medical databases, references management, and evidence-based medicine.
• Provides assistance and support to Graduate Medical Education functions.
• Reports to the Chief Academic Affairs Officer or designee.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Library and Information Science from an accredited college or university is required (official transcripts are required at time of interview).
• Four (4) years of experience working in a library is required.
• Experience working in a medical library setting utilizing medical databases such as Medline, PubMed, Docline, and Ovid is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a medical library.
• Experience supervising staff.
• Experience with educational technology platforms such as Adobe Captivate or Articulate.
• Experience providing professional development to nurses, physicians, students, residents, or fellows.
• Experience in instructional design.

Skills

• Knowledge in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures pertaining to bibliographies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of staff and a patient population composed of diverse cultures and age groups.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Good computer and typing skills.
• Good phone and email etiquette skills with strong response times.
• Analytical and organizational, problem-solving, critical thinking, and conflict management/resolution skills.

Physical and Environmental Demands

This position functions within a healthcare environment. The incumbent is responsible for adherence to all hospital and department-specific safety requirements, including but not limited to:

• Complying with Personal Protective Equipment requirements.
• Hand washing and sanitizing practices.
• Complying with department-specific engineering and work practice controls and any other work area safety precautions as specified by hospital-wide policy and departmental procedures.

Pay

Pay range: $81,603 – $85,754 yearly. The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on Cook County Health (CCH) policy. Placement within the salary range depends on work experience and internal equity within this position classification at CCH. For positions represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage.
• Basic Term Life Insurance.
• Pension Plan and Deferred Compensation Program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Time.
• Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).