Clinical Research Specialist (000162)

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The Department Supervisor Librarian is responsible for the overall administration, supervision, and day-to-day operation of the Medical Library. The position provides leadership in the management of library services, collections, electronic information resources, research support, and educational services for physicians, residents, fellows, medical staff, students, and other authorized users.

The Department Supervisor Librarian ensures that library resources and services effectively support patient care, medical education, graduate medical education, clinical research, scholarly activity, and the administrative needs of the organization. The position exercises independent judgment within established policies and procedures and collaborates with GME leadership, medical staff, clinical departments, and other organizational stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Library Administration and Operations

• Directs, supervises, and coordinates the daily operations of the Medical Library.
• Establishes operational priorities and ensures that library services are provided in an efficient, timely, professional, and customer-focused manner.
• Develops and maintains procedures, workflows, and operational standards for library services.
• Monitors library operations and identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, accessibility, service quality, and user experience.
• Ensures appropriate availability and accessibility of library resources during regular and approved after-hours periods.
• Maintains appropriate records, documentation, statistics, and reports related to library operations and resource utilization.
• Ensures compliance with applicable organizational policies, procedures, confidentiality
• Collection and Resource Management
• Develops, evaluates, updates, and maintains the Medical Library's print and electronic collections.
• Oversees the selection, acquisition, organization, cataloging, maintenance, and appropriate disposition of books, periodicals, journals, audiovisual materials, electronic resources, and databases.
• Evaluates current and emerging information resources to ensure that collections support the educational, clinical, research, and professional needs of the organization.
• Monitors usage and resource needs and makes recommendations regarding renewals, subscriptions, acquisitions, and cancellations.
• Maintains knowledge of medical literature, electronic databases, library technologies, and information-retrieval systems.

Research and Information Services

Education and Graduate Medical Education Support

Administrative and Interdepartmental Responsibilities

• Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible professional library experience, preferably in a medical, academic health sciences, hospital, healthcare, or research environment.
• Demonstrated experience providing reference, research, information-retrieval, collection-development, or electronic-resource services.
• Demonstrated experience using electronic databases, library systems, and information technologies.
• Prior supervisory, lead, or project-management experience preferred.

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting graduate medical education, residency or fellowship programs.
  • Experience working in an academic medical center, teaching hospital, or healthcare organization.
  • Experience with medical literature databases and evidence-based information resources.
  • Knowledge of current trends in medical librarianship, scholarly communication, research support, and electronic information resources.

• Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS), Library Science, Information Science, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.

• Licensure/Certification:

  • Professional librarian certification or state licensure, if required by applicable law, organizational policy, or position classification.
  • Additional medical library, information science, or related professional certification is preferred.