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Health Sciences/Outreach Librarian

Job Locations US-CA-Vallejo
Requisition ID
2024-11412
Position Type
Full-Time
Schedule Shift
Day
Hours Per Week
38
Travel
None
Category
Library
FLSA Status
Exempt

Overview

The Health Sciences/Outreach Librarian is a faculty position, who under the general direction and supervision of the Library Director, works with another librarian for each program to provide instruction, reference, collection development, orientations, systematic review support to the students, faculty and staff in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the School of Nursing at Touro University California. This position also serves as the Outreach Librarian with responsibility to coordinate and arrange library programs and events and respond to, coordinate, and provide library support to special programs and events including the HCOP Academy, the Student Success Department, library wellness programs, and other such programs and events including community programs and events.  Responsibilities also include participation in providing general library instruction, reference, and collection development with the other librarians and serving as back-up to the interlibrary loan librarian. 

Responsibilities

  • Serves as one of two librarians who supports the TUC College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) and its programs.   Together with the other COM librarian, provides library assistance, instruction, and support to the students, faculty and staff in the TUC College of Osteopathic Medicine . 
  • Within COM this position serves as the primary librarian for its new Sonography Program and the upcoming Radiology Program and does orientations, class instruction, reference, selection and de-selection of library materials, creation and maintenance of online aids, and systematic review assistance for these two programs.   Also serves as the primary librarian to support faculty in the COM Clinical Sciences and Community Health Department and in the COM Clinical Education, Academic Affairs, Graduate Medical Education Departments with their research and reference needs
  • If needed, serves as back-up to the primary librarian for the COM MSMHS Program and for research and reference support of the COM faculty in the OMM and Foundational Biomedical Sciences Departments
  • Together with the other COM librarian, provides library orientation, reference support to the students in the TUC COM doctoral program and collection support to the COM Doctoral program 
  • Working with the primary librarian for the School of Nursing (SON), provides library assistance, instruction and support, including orientations, class instructions, reference, collection development,  maintenance of online aids, and systematic review support to the TUC SON  students, faculty and staff.   Representing COM and SON needs, participates in the library process with the other librarians and the Library Director for the selection, purchase and renewal of databases and journals. 
  • Takes the lead in coordinating and arranging library programs and events and provides library support to TUC programs including the HCOP Academy, the Student Success Department and others.
  • Serves as back-up to the Interlibrary Loan Librarian and does some limited interlibrary loan processing
  • Participates in discussions, decision-making, and other efforts related to promotion and functioning of the library and its services.
  • Participates in the provision of general reference and general instruction service.  May be required to work some evening hours. 
  • Through professional conferences, workshops, readings, scholarship and/or research maintains currency and makes contributions to the field of librarianship particularly those aspects of librarianship that pertain to this position.
  • As a member of the TUC faculty and a representative of the Library, participates in TUC campus and faculty meetings and functions. 

 

Qualifications

 

REQUIRED:

  • Master’s degree from an ALA accredited library or information science program required
  • Previous library work experience as a librarian is required
  • Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
  • Demonstrated strong service orientation required
  • Demonstrated flexibility, reliability, productivity, sound judgment required
  • Demonstrated ability to work well and productively both independently and one on one, and in a team environment is required
  • Demonstrated knowledge and currency in librarianship developments required
  • Experience with and sound knowledge of web technologies and electronic resources required

 

DESIRABLE:

  • Degree in a health sciences field highly desirable
  • Previous experience in an academic or medical library highly preferred
  • Work experience with medical and allied health databases, resources, research, reference , and/or teaching highly desirable
  • Experience working with other university and library departments and with community organizations

 

 

 

 

CORE COMPETENCIES: identify the behavior an employee is expected to demonstrate.

 

  • Maintains an excellent command of print and electronic library resources for the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) and the School of Nursing as well as the other print and electronic resources relevant to the TUC curriculum.
  • Provides clear, well-organized, subject-oriented library instruction appropriate to a particular class or program or student
  • Provides and maintains well-organized, clear, up-to-date and audience-appropriate teaching aids
  • Maintains currency of new library resources in assigned subject areas, exercises good judgment in their selection and de-selection
  • Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrates flexibility
  • Demonstrates ability to work, effectively and productively independently, one on one , and in a  team environment
  • Demonstrates reliability, productivity, organizational skills, initiative, sound judgment , attention to detail in carrying out job responsibilities
  • Demonstrates a strong customer service orientation
  • As faculty member participates in and contributes to TUC campus and faculty committees and events and  professional organizations and endeavors

 

 

 

Maximum Salary

USD $90,000.00/Yr.

Minimum Salary

USD $72,000.00/Yr.

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