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Librarian (Medical Sciences)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration <https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/527205000#agency-modal-trigger>
Overview
* Open & closing dates
03/13/2019 to 03/19/2019
* Service
Competitive
* Pay scale & grade
GS 11
* Salary
$63,032 to $81,945 per year
* Appointment type
Permanent
* Work schedule
Full-Time
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Richmond, VA <https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/527205000#modal-trigger>
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Telework eligible
No
This job is open to
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The public <https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/public/>
U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. <https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/public/>
Announcement number
CARZ-10447861-19-DLL
Control number
527205000
* Duties
Duties
Summary
This position, located within the Education Service at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, develops, manages, and administers a comprehensive library program and oversees all aspects of daily operations of the libraries and resources (including Medical and Patient Education Libraries and library services/resources for Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
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Responsibilities
* Plans, develops, implements and revises the library program for the medical center;
* Acts as point of contact for researching health care literature for services /staff throughout medical center;
* Establishes, implements and reviews program guidelines, policies, and operating procedures;
* Contributes to the development, recommendations for and monitoring library budgets;
* Ensures compliance with copyright legislation/license agreements;
* Tracks statistics and completes local reports regarding utilization of library resources;
* Serves as professional resource in searching specialized biomedical, nursing and allied health and health management, databases, and the internet;
* Provides advanced reference and literature research service including retrieval of information from commercial and government databases;
* Provides guidance in the use of library and external information sources and/or borrowing materials;
* Applies terminology of health care disciplines (including all fields of medicine and surgery, dentistry, nursing, mental health, health administration, etc.) to accurately interpret questions and complete reliable and comprehensive searches;
* Studies and investigates new methods of storing, searching, retrieving, and exchanging medical, scientific and technical information;
* Assists medical, nursing and allied health clinicians with researching patient-specific knowledge-based information on a variety of unusual or specialized conditions, problems or questions;
* Develops effective/efficient instruction interventions (one on one, small group, webinars, etc.) with emphasis on developing user-centered strategies for educating clinical staff in the use of numerous health-related databases (i.e. MEDLINE, MEDLINK, FEDLINK, CINAHL) and other point of care information products;
* Designs and maintains library SharePoint site;
* Acquires, organizes, maintains, and lends a specialized collection of materials (books, technical reports, periodicals, and other technical materials);
* Analyzes trends/patterns in local research requests and staff usage to develop new methods, criteria, and service delivery;
* Ensures state-of-the-art policies/procedures pertaining to the cataloging and classification of highly technical medical material collections; and
* Performs all other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel between medical center and Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
11
