Medical Librarian Assistant jobs in Florida

Job Summary:

The Assistant Librarian provides support to students, faculty, and staff within the OCOM Library. Hours will vary depending on staff coverage needs.

Position start date: July 01, 2024

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Compile, maintain, and create statistical reports for library website, database, and electronic resource usage;
• Assists with maintenance of electronic resources, library catalog, and library website to promote and support academic, clinical, and research needs of OCOM;
• Provides reference services; answers reference questions in person, via telephone, email, and chat; provides instruction to students, faculty, and staff on the use of library resources;
• Assists in acquisitions, processing, and cataloging of library materials; places and fills interlibrary loan requests; 
• Identify, monitor, assess, and relay information about new and emerging technologies, including recommendations for adoption, management, and training;
• Perform circulation duties, such as processing interlibrary loans, maintaining course reserves, circulating materials, handling overdue materials;
• Collaborate with faculty, researchers, and students to identify opportunities for incorporating emerging technologies into teaching, learning, and research activities;
• Develop, promote, and assess library services and resources in response to the training, curriculum, and research needs of OCOM faculty, staff, students, and others;
• Identify learning and engagement opportunities to support student research and promote student success;
• Acts as departmental representative with faculty, staff and visitors in a professional, friendly manner at all times;
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and others;
• Network, collaborate, and actively participate in local, regional, and national organizations;
• Serve on/participate in college organizations, committees, task forces, and teams as appropriate, including library-level committees, task forces, and/or special projects;
• Administration of the library in the absence of the library director;
• Additional duties as assigned.