Librarian - Medical Library

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Library Specialist to provide reference and education services across assigned libraries via virtual and on-site consultations. You will conduct expert literature searches to support clinical care, education, patient safety, and research for GME programs.

You will also develop training materials and teach groups on searching the literature, manage citations, and collaborate with nursing staff and Northwell colleagues to enhance library services in line with

Qualifications

• Master of Library Science required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Develops search strategies and conducts expert literature searches to locate journal articles and other types of literature to meet information needs and support clinical care, education, patient safety, clinical research, and scholarly projects for GME programs.
• Provides instruction for groups, classes, or individuals on searching the literature, managing citations, and accessing library resources via virtual methods and on-site presentations; develops and produces training materials, including web tutorials in collaboration with other library staff.
• Collaborates with the leadership in planning and evaluating library services for the assigned libraries to facilitate a standard optimal level of services supporting the Hospital's mission, JCAHO certification, ACGME requirements, and workload prioritization.
• Prepares statistical and narrative reports as requested.
• Provides liaison reference services for library users at assigned libraries of the organization via virtual technologies as well as on-site consultations.
• Collaborates with nursing staff for support of Magnet status or the framework of Magnet in evidence based practice activities.
• Participates in the in-house councils as well as appropriate workgroups at the assigned hospitals.
• Collaborates with librarians across Northwell facilities/partners as a team.
• Coordinates with other hospitals' library staff for additional library services including but not limited to: document delivery, the systematic review service, survey design, and collection development of electronic resources.
• Operates under general guidance and work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.
• Collaborates with librarians across Northwell Facilities/ Partners as a team.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Skills

Literature searching

Reference services

Instruction & training

Education

Master of Library Science

Job description

Job Description

Provides reference and education services at assigned libraries via virtual as well as on-site consultations. Conducts expert literature searches to meet information needs; provides instruction in the use of library services and resources and develops training materials. Coordinates with other library staff for document delivery and specialized services; collaborates in the planning and evaluation of library services.

Job Description

Provides reference and education services at assigned libraries via virtual as well as on-site consultations. Conducts expert literature searches to meet information needs; provides instruction in the use of library services and resources and develops training materials. Coordinates with other library staff for document delivery and specialized services; collaborates in the planning and evaluation of library services.

Job Responsibility

Develops search strategies and conducts expert literature searches to locate journal articles and other types of literature to meet information needs and find the best evidence to support clinical care, education, patient safety, clinical research, and scholarly projects for GME programs.

Provides instruction for groups, classes, or individuals on searching the literature, managing citations, and accessing library resources via virtual methods and on-site presentations; develops and produces training materials, including web tutorials in collaboration with other library staff.

Collaborates with the leadership in planning and evaluating library services for the assigned libraries to facilitate a standard optimal level of services supporting the Hospital's mission, JCAHO certification, ACGME requirements, and workload prioritization.

Prepares statistical and narrative reports as requested.

Provides liaison reference services for library users at assigned libraries of the organization via virtual technologies as well as on-site consultations.

Collaborates with nursing staff for support of Magnet status or the framework of Magnet in evidence based practice activities.

Participates in the in-house councils as well as appropriate workgroups at the assigned hospitals.

Collaborates with librarians across Northwell facilities/partners as a team.

Coordinates with other hospitals' library staff for additional library services including but not limited to: document delivery, the systematic review service, survey design, and collection development of electronic resources.

Operates under general guidance and work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.

Collaborates with librarians across Northwell Facilities/ Partners as a team.

Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

Master of Library Science required

1-3 Years Of Relevant Experience, Required.

• Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).