LIBRARIAN V

Cook County•Chicago, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

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
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
Demonstrates good computer and typing skills
Demonstrates good phone and email etiquette skills with strong response times
Demonstrates analytical and organizational, problem-solving, critical thinking and conflict management/resolution skills

Nice To Haves

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

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 etc.
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 programing to hospital staff; searches medical databases, references management and evidence-based medicine, etc.
Provides assistance and support to Graduate Medical Education functions.
Reports to the Chief Academic Affairs Officer or designee.
Performs other duties as assigned