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Clinical and Research Services Librarian- University of Tennessee, Graduate School of Medicine, Preston Medical Library Located in Knoxville, Tennessee

This is a faculty position (Assistant or Associate Professor) providing medical reference services in the library and clinical setting. Working with assigned departments, the librarian determines the information requirements, and plans the delivery of services in order to support evidence-based practice. This may include attending rounds, department meetings or other forums. This position will represent the library on a Magnet nursing shared governance council by attending meetings and offering other support to nursing staff. Expert searching of the medical and nursing literature using a variety of sources is done as a part of general reference services and as part of a systematic review service. Other reference services provided include staffing the reference desk, developing and teaching education programs, developing research guides, using reference software, maintaining reference statistic, outreach to the community and providing information for the Consumer and Patient Health Information Service. This position initiates and participates in research and scholarly activities and will participate in medical library professional organizations locally, regionally, and nationally.

Other library duties may be required as the need is determined.

Required

*         Master's degree from an ALA accredited library school and two years of experience in a health sciences library.

*         Comprehensive knowledge of library reference sources and strong database searching skills including National Library of Medicine's PubMed and CINAHL required.

*         Strong service orientation, self-motivation and the ability to multi-task

*         Experience designing and teaching library instruction classes and developing supporting materials.

*         Demonstrated analytical, written and verbal communications skills, and the ability to work as part of a team required.

*         Medical Library Association Academy of Health Information Professionals certification required within a year.

Preferred


*         Experience working in a clinical setting as a clinical or liaison librarian.

*         Experience in systematic review methods including consultation, literature searching and authoring of the methods sections of manuscripts

*         Experience providing Consumer and Patient Health Information Service.



Michael

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J. Michael Lindsay, MSIS, AHIP
Serials/E Resources Librarian, Associate Professor
Health Information Center
Preston Medical Library
UT Graduate School of Medicine, and UT Health Science Center, Knoxville
1924 Alcoa Hwy, Box U-111
Knoxville, TN 37920
P: 865-305-9528
F: 865-305-9527
http://gsm.utmck.edu/med_library/main.htm

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