Information Services Librarian (Please Include Cover Letter)

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Health seeks a Senior Librarian in the Information Services Department to support health sciences information delivery, teaching, and consultation across the enterprise. The role guides digital scholarship and publishing efforts for patient care, education and research, at the Dixon campus and beyond.

The candidate will provide reference services, conduct advanced literature searches, support systematic reviews, and collaborate on outreach and training across Jefferson.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Information Science or MLS from an ALA-accredited program.
• Experience in health sciences librarianship preferred.
• Knowledge of medical/health literature databases preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide reference services online or in-person.
• Deliver in-depth consulting to faculty, students, researchers and clinicians.
• Teach information literacy and evidence-based practice in university and clinical settings.
• Advise on scholarly communication, data management, and open access.

Skills

Advanced literature searching

Systematic reviews

Scholarly communication

Teaching

Reference services

Education

MLS/MLIS (ALA-Accredited)

Tools

Bibliographic management software

SpringShare suite

Job description

Job Details The Senior Librarian, Information Services Department, works in all areas of health sciences information delivery: consulting with users, conducting database searching, teaching, advising, and participating on project teams. The librarian 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.

Job Details The Senior Librarian, Information Services Department, works in all areas of health sciences information delivery: consulting with users, conducting database searching, teaching, advising, and participating on project teams. The librarian 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. 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.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Provide reference services to library users online or in-person. Includes advising users 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 the effective use of information resources and bibliographic management software.
• Advise patrons on issues regarding scholarly communication 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 Digital Archivist on outreach, education and promotion of Jefferson Digital Commons (institutional repository)
• Teach, in a variety of modalities, information literacy, evidence-based practice, evidence synthesis, and other specialized classes in the university and clinical setting.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of the library’s resources for effective patron consultation.
• Design and maintain learning materials and tools, including but not limited to the Spring share 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 university community.
• Stay informed and up to date on current and emerging trends in health sciences librarianship.
• Seeks 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.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required)

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

Education

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Master of Science/Information Science, ALA-Accredited MLS

AND

Experience

• Librarian: Professional library experience in a health care or health sciences setting preferred
• Senior Librarian: three or more years professional library experience in a health care or health sciences setting required

Physical Demands

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

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1020 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. 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.

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