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Consumer Health and Outreach Librarian -- Washington University School of
Medicine -- Missouri
Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine
Consumer Health and Outreach Librarian
Summary: The Consumer Health and Outreach librarian will have primary
responsibilities for implementing and supporting knowledge management and
the use of information technologies for the consumer health programs of
Becker Medical Library and the Family Resource Center of St. Louis
Children's Hospital. There will be the additional responsibility for
implementing and supporting the community outreach programs of the
library. The position also includes supporting the library's liaison role
with faculty departments and medical school graduate programs, and
performing reference, information training and instruction services. This
is a full-time, exempt position with excellent benefits package, and
reports to the Associate Director for Communication & Outreach. The
beginning salary will be within the following range $38,000 - $43,000.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Works with the Regional Medical Library (RML) in the National Network
of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) to develop a program of activities in
fulfillment of Becker Library's contract as a resource library for NNLM.
* Works as the consumer health librarian, fulfilling the arrangements
between Becker library and the Family Resource Center (FRC) of the St.
Louis Children's Hospital (SLCH).
* Manages the consumer health outreach program for Becker Library
ensuring that the FRC and the selected other community organizations are
adequately served.
* Develops and provides training in support of consumer health and
outreach information programs.
* Assist in finding pediatric consumer health information to meet the
needs of patients, families and other caregivers.
* Establish collaborative relationships with physicians, nurses and other
clinicians to provide appropriate materials to meet identified educational
needs of patrons.
* Participates in the library liaison program, which is the internal
outreach that maintains the link between Washington University School of
Medicine faculty and the library.
* Fulfills other reference services duties as prescribed by Becker
Library.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
* Graduate degree from a program accredited by the American Library
Association (ALA) or and equivalent graduate library/information science
degree.
* Minimum of 2 years' experience in providing information services and
instructional programs for community users (including adult and children)
and faculty in a technologically advanced library.
Preferred:
* Experience with the scope and content of consumer health materials -
print and electronic.
* Experience delivering reference and/or educational services in a health
sciences library.
* Evidence of ability to work effectively within a service-oriented team
environment.
* Personality attributes - willingly approaches new contacts, identifies
and initiates communication and correspondence, enthusiasm, etc.
Application deadline: Position is open until filled.
Please submit your application, online, at: http://www.wustlcareers.com,
using Job # 070319. You should have résumé, CV information, and the
names/contact information for three references.
Any questions contact:
Washington University School of Medicine Human Resources 4480 Clayton Ave,
Room 1101, Campus Box 8002
St. Louis, MO 63110 Fax: 314-362-4923
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is currently the
second ranked medical school in the nation and supports graduate programs
in medicine, biomedical sciences, health administration, physical therapy,
and occupational therapy. The Bernard Becker Medical Library has 50
employees, and is complemented by a group of networking and information
technology professionals, and plays a critical role in information
management within the School of Medicine.
Founded in 1879, St. Louis Children's Hospital is one of the premier
children's hospitals in the United States. It serves not just the children
of St. Louis, but children across the world. The hospital provides a full
range of pediatric services to the St. Louis metropolitan area and a
primary service region covering six states. As the pediatric teaching
hospital for Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Children's Hospital offers nationally recognized programs for physician
training and research. The Family Resource Center is a pediatric consumer
health library, serving over 1,750 patrons per month.
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