Medical Librarian

San Francisco, CA.

The librarian is responsible for the daily operation of the new UCSF Patient Health Library at Mount Zion. Primary responsibilities include providing health/medical reference support to all patients, their friends, family members, and partners; marketing, developing, promoting, and disseminating information about the Patient Health Library throughout the UCSF community; maintaining the library’s collection, including recommending materials for acquisition and cataloging new items.

Qualifications:

• Required, Masters Degree in library science from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 2 years experience in providing health & medical reference/research support, including expert use of PubMed and thorough knowledge of & competency in using lay health/medical resources
• Substantive understanding of basic biomedicine
• Ability to conduct intelligent reference interviews with clients, asses their information needs and select &/or guide them to the most appropriate source(s)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to work independently
• Ability to assess/plan/implement program and marketing requirements for the Patient Health Library

This is a part-time (20 hpw), permanent position with benefits for two years. Hours are Monday – Friday, 1pm – 5pm

The UCSF Patient Health Library is a part of the H.M. Fishbon Memorial Library, UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion.

Job is classed as an Analyst III, Job Code 7236; pay scale range: hourly $25.67 - $42.34

Apply at: http://hr.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/findjobs.aspx. Requisition # 31237BR

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