MEDICAL LIBRARIAN

The Flushing Hospital Medical Center Medical Library offers a wide range of services for our medical staff and employees, including Expert Literature Search, Interlibrary Loans, and training in the use of Electronic and Library Resources.  Our state-of-the-art site offers both onsite and remote computer access to Library Resources from all Medisys Computers.   We are currently seeking an experienced Medical Librarian. 

Under the direction of the System Director –Medical Library, you will be responsible for directing and coordinating Medical Library program development for graduate Medical Education participants, faculty, and nursing staff.  Additional responsibilities will include:

DUTIES:

• Providing advanced medical literature reference assistance to physicians, medical students, and nursing staff.
• Securing articles via Docline (National Library of Medicine) Inter-Library Loan System.
• Attending department head meetings and serving and participating in GME committee meetings.
• Advising, assisting, and training library users with techniques to search medical databases.
• Hiring, training, and supervising volunteer and intern staff.
• Assisting in the planning and development of library budget.
• Collaborating with System Director –Medical Library to manage and update discovery page and intranet presence.
• Providing leadership on library initiatives to ensure alignment with hospital strategic goals and mission.
• Collaborating with Residency Program Directors and other entities to select, evaluate and procure library publications and electronic resources.