Medical Librarian

About the role

The Medical Librarian will arrange, organize and direct the day-to-day operations of the Medical Library. This role works as part of the Education team to integrate library services with education initiatives including evidence-based medicine tools, patient care, continuing medical education, evidence based practice, research, resident and fellow education and teaching rounds, as well as providing library services to meet the needs of the organization’s clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Performs reference interviews and computerized literature searching, utilizing complex point-of-care and research focused database systems.
• Aids in collection development and management, in accordance with organizational goals and needs and operating within budget parameters.
• Manages Health Science Resources Critically evaluates databases, Internet resources, electronic information services and products.
• Acquires, organizes and disseminates the most authoritative electronic resources, books and journals to meet Nemours information needs.
• Maintains Library IS and Technology Assists in the development and maintenance of the user-facing library web portal.
• Troubleshoot user access to library resources, deferring to the Help Desk as needed.
• Provides Instructional and Customer Service Support Provides instruction and training in the use of library resources and services through group and individual training.
• Serves as a member of multidisciplinary teams and clinical pathway committees and rounding with patient care teams as appropriate.
• Provides literature searches as requested to support direct patient care, research goals and quality improvement projects, as well as other organizational goals and individual clinician priorities.

Requirements

• Master’s of Library Science
• One to three years of experience