Chief Medical Librarian (MLS) jobs in Fayetteville, AR

Position Details

Req ID:

req15744

Position Title:

Medical Librarian

Position Type:

Staff Full-Time

Position Number:

GS9276

OSU Campus:

Tahlequah - Center for Health Sciences

Department:

Library Services

Location Address:

19500 E Ross St
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 74464
United States

Hiring Supervisor:

Hiring Range:
(Contingent upon available funding):

Commensurate with education and experience

Work Schedule:

Typically M-F; 8-5

Faculty Appt Period:

Job Summary:

Job Summary:
Located at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, the Medical Librarian provides library services to students, faculty, and staff. Key responsibilities for the position include library operations, reference and instruction, document delivery, exam proctoring, and supervision of work-study students. To fulfill the goals and mission of the Medical Library, this position performs additional duties as assigned.

Environmental Hazards:
Possible exposure to hazardous materials, hot and cold, blood borne pathogens. 

Physical Requirements:
Ability to lift and carry 20 pounds, stoop, reach, stand, walk, finger, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions with or without reasonable accommodations. 

Special Instructions to Applicants

Education & Experience

Position Qualifications:

Required:
American Library Association accredited master's degree.

Skills, Proficiencies and Knowledge:
--Knowledge of medical library best practices;
--Ability to teach and explain biomedical library resource concepts;
--Ability to provide medical library reference and instruction;
--Ability to use videoconferencing software, Microsoft Office, LibGuides, and biomedical        databases;
--Ability to understand and document technical instructions;
--Ability to work independently and collaboratively with colleagues in a multi-campus environment.

PREFERRED:
--Experience in an academic health sciences library or academic library.
--Academy of Health Information Professionals Membership from the Medical Library Association preferred

On Dec. 7, 2021, a federal judge temporarily blocked the implementation of the federal contractor vaccination mandate and its associated guidance. Following the injunction, Oklahoma State University has, consistent with applicable law, paused the vaccination mandate. Please be aware this injunction may be lifted at a later date and will require all employees to be fully vaccinated or receive an approved accommodation as a condition of employment.

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