Access Services/Clinical Librarian, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Posted January 4, 2017
Reporting to both the Head of Access and Delivery Services and the Assistant Director of Clinical Information Services, the Access Services/Clinical Librarian oversees Access and Delivery operations during evening and weekend hours and builds and develops collaborative relationships with clinicians and health care professionals by working closely as a liaison to specific medical departments. As part of the Access Services team the incumbent will assist the Head of Access and Delivery Services with overall departmental management, operations, and strategic planning. Hires and trains new staff and students as necessary, sets work priorities and schedules, plans projects and workflows, and compiles and analyzes reports and statistics to support improvement in customer service and productivity. Oversees and supervises the circulation, interlibrary loan, reserves, and stacks management activities of two full-time Access and Delivery Services support staff members, and several student workers during evening and weekend hours. Supervises, motivates, trains, and evaluates the performance of these staff and students to ensure the consistent provision of excellent customer service. Responsible for maintaining departmental policies, procedures, and training manuals as well as creating webpages, promotional materials, and communications for distribution through the library’s website, blog, social media, and print media. Will create and maintain online guides, learning objects, and other research support tools and collaborate with fellow librarians and other providers of information resources to support research and teaching in general. As part of the Research and Education Team, the Access Services/Clinical Librarian will provide in-depth reference, information, research and consultation services for clinical professionals and users in the health sciences community, including literature searches in support of systematic reviews, research, grants, clinical practice, animal use, teaching, and publishing.
For a full description and information on how to apply: http://library.medicine.yale.