Medical Librarian position, Sacramento

Position: Medical Library Manager, F/TLocation: Sacramento

Qualifications: MLIS and minimum of 5 years experience in a medical or health sciences library. Three years experience managing operations, including budgeting and staff supervision.Strong problem-solving ability, demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with clients, peers, and vendors. Knowledge and experience with on-line search systems and software programs, PC and LAN technologies, and internet technologies.

DUTIES: Directs, implements, and manages knowledge based information services. Provides technical and administrative support for these services. Serves as consultant for knowledge-based clinical reference technology to staff. Develops, implements, and manages projects in knowledge based information, informatics, and the internet. Develops and administers library budget. Formulates and implements needs assessments, quality assurance programs, policies and procedures for the operation and maintenance of library services. Hires, trains, guides and evaluates Health Sciences Library staff in the provision of library and knowledge-based systems services. Manages staff in multiple locations and provides library services directly to clients at one medical center location. Responsible for successful consolidation of library services and ensuring access to services from all locations. Evaluates new methods and emerging knowledge based information technology to determine compatibility, cost effectiveness, and potential benefit. Plans, analyzes and evaluates library services on an on-going basis to ensure that medical personnel's information needs are being met and improves existing services or implements new services.

Please contact Catherine Ghent at Taylor & Associates for further information
Phone number 510-559-1540
email address: taylorlb@taylorlib.com