Medical Librarian

Under administrative direction, to direct the operation of the Valley Medical Center medical library and to provide professional medical library and research services.

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• Schedules, supervises and administers the operation of the medical library;
  
• Interviews, selects, trains, evaluates, disciplines subordinate staff;
  
• Coordinates library activities with other hospital departments;
  
• Reviews and selects from available materials for inclusion into the library and departmental collections and assists others with their selections;
  
• Classifies and catalogs medical books, journals, and other published materials received by the library and maintains complete card files, indices and bibliographies of all medical literature;
  
• Reviews publishers catalogs, journal/book reviews and publisher's reports and orders and receives books and materials;
  
• Reviews the collection for addition or deletion of materials and evaluates and removes out-dated materials from shelves;
  
• Processes acquisition of books, audio-visual materials, and journal materials;
  
• Performs literature searches and provides research and reference assistance to members of the hospital staff, students, and community physicians
  
• Utilizes computers for library applications;
  
• Oversees the use of on-site and off-site storage of books and journals;
  
• Provides orientation to house staff, students and others on the effective use of the library's resources;
  
• Arranges for borrowing materials from other collections;
  
• Prepares periodic reports on library operation;
  
• Prepares and manages the medical library budgets;
  
• Ensures departmental compliance with regulatory and licensing requirements;
  
• Provides staff support to Library Committee Chairman;
  
• Demonstrates and reinforces Service Excellence principles;
  
• Performs related work as required.

Sufficient education, training and experience to demonstrate possession of the following knowledge and abilities.

Experience Note: The knowledge and skills required of this classification are normally obtained through possession of a Master’s Degree in Library Science and a certificate issued by the Medical Library Association and three (3) years of experience in a medical or health science library.

• Basic sciences and general medical terminology;
  
• Medical library science;
  
• Typical reference sources for medical research;
  
• principles of supervision, management and budget;
  
• National Library of Medicine classification system;
  
• Automated library systems and programs.
  
  Ability to:
  
• Schedule and supervise the work of others, establish work procedures;
  
• Initiate and implement library policies and procedures;
  
• Interpret patron's questions and aid them in research and solving related problems;
  
• Acquire, classify and catalog library materials for a teaching hospital;
  
• Administer the budget of a medical library and media department;
  
• Evaluate and acquire new materials; and delete out-dated materials;
  
• Compile and write reports;
  
• Deal effectively, tactfully and courteously with all library patrons and establish and maintain effective working relationships with all hospital staff and general public;
  
• Write and speak effectively;
  
• Maintain a working relationship with other medical libraries;
  
• Operate a personal computer.