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Health Sciences Librarian
The Health Sciences Librarian serves as the main educational instructor for the MBKU Library, delivering comprehensive research, curriculum, and clinical support to faculty, researchers, and students. This role encompasses instruction, reference services, and collection development, while coordinating outreach efforts across all departments.
- Job type: Full time
- Salary Range: $75,000 - $80,000 per year
- Eligible for hybrid work schedule of up to 2 days remote
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage the library in the absence of the Director. This includes supervising, training, and monitoring student workers.
- Provide library instructional services including traditional classroom and active learning methods, consultation, and literature searching, among other activities. Serves as the Pharmacy Librarian and is the main point of contact for instructional needs for the PA and DMSc programs, SCCO, and IPE.
- Provide one-on-one teaching sessions and specialized search assistance; build relationships with Health Sciences faculty, staff, and students that support all research endeavors. Assist library patrons with reference and informational needs. Provide copyright guidance, following best practices and utilizing Copyright Clearance Center and citation management guidance and support with ENDNOTE.
- Develop outreach activities and communication to promote library programming, resources, and services. Provide updates and monitor social media accounts such as Instagram. Serve on library, university, and professional committees.
- Create and develop LibGuides, instructional materials, and web tutorials for the library website. Record and edit tutorials on screencast software.
- Assist Director with Health Sciences collection development. Assess relevance and potential application/utility of new and updated health sciences and medical databases. Collect usage statistics and conduct assessment regarding current and future library needs.
- Manage the process of acquiring new materials for the collection. Evaluate, document, and process new resources. Oversees the ordering and receipt of library materials in all formats and media.
- Reviews and implements collection management and weeding policies.
- Attend professional library conferences, seminars, and network committees; read professional literature; attend and participate in staff meeting discussions.
- Complete special projects and tasks.
The library staff works as a team for some tasks in the library. They include the following:
- Binding includes tasks such as preparing Thesis and Faculty Books, bindery shipments, maintaining bindery records, and processing bound volumes.
- Circulation includes tasks such as maintaining circulation records, checking material into and out of the library, and preparing overdue notices.
- Course Reserve Material includes such tasks as maintaining and updating current course reserve resource lists, recalling, locating and making materials available for course reserves. Processing items, activating and running appropriate reports.
- Cataloging includes preparing bibliographic records using bibliographic utilities, and ordering and processing new acquisitions.
- Exhibits/Displays includes developing and arranging new exhibits for library displays.
- Other duties as needed.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required:
The incumbent must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:
- Library ethics and professional standards.
- Experience teaching library instruction sessions.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
Preferred:
- Proficiency with search techniques across a variety of health sciences and biomedical resources such as in-depth experience with PubMed and Clinical Key.
- Has basic knowledge of HTML and CSS, and experience using content management software such as LibGuides. ILL systems such as DOCLINE, vendor management systems such as EBSCO/GOBI, and Library Management Systems.
- Keeps current of all new technological processes, trends, equipment, and information resources of the Internet and other electronic databases.
- Certification with Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP)
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- Masters degree in Library Science (M.L.I.S.) or equivalent from an ALA accredited library school.
- Two to four years of relevant experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described are representative of those required of an employee to perform successfully in the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions required.
- Must be able to lift 50lbs.
- Must be able to sit and utilize a computer for extended periods.
- Must have finger dexterity for typing/using a keyboard.
- Frequently required to walk and sit.
- Frequently required to stand; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel or crouch.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
SEE YOURSELF HERE
Located on a beautiful, seven-acre campus in Fullerton, California, MBKU is an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution. MBKU is home to the Southern California College of Optometry, the School of PA Studies, College of Pharmacy and the Doctor of Medical Science Program (DMSc) . MBKU owns and operates three health care centers at their clinical teaching facility, Ketchum Health, providing a vision center and PA medical clinic practice in Orange County and second vision center in Los Angeles.
A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE SINCE 1904
In 1904, Marshall B. Ketchum, MD, opened the Los Angeles School of Ophthalmology and Optometry in Los Angeles. Dr. Ketchum was a visionary entrepreneur and prominent leader in the optometric profession. He made very significant and long-standing contributions in his field of care, in California and throughout the nation.
In the early ‘70s the College moved to its current home in Fullerton, CA and was renamed Southern California College of Optometry. But even the pioneering Dr. Ketchum could not have envisioned his school would grow to become Marshall B. Ketchum University, an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution encompassing multiple disciplines.
BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEALTH CARE EDUCATION
Marshall B. Ketchum University offers career opportunities that will put you at the forefront of health care education. You will be provided with learning and advancement opportunities, as well as a culture that recognizes the importance of fun, employee appreciation and a work-life balance.
Our mission is to educate caring, inspired health care professionals who are prepared to deliver collaborative, patient-centric health care in an interprofessional environment. By joining our family, you can help us reimagine the future and inspire future health care leaders.
INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE LEADERS
At Marshall B. Ketchum University, we have led the way in interprofessional healthcare, building on a century of experience as an optometry school. In 2012, the first Physician Assistant program in Orange County was added, followed by the College of Pharmacy program in 2014. Most recently in 2024, we expanded our offerings with the addition of the fully-online Doctor of Medical Science(DMSc) program. Side-by-side in group discussions, community service, and clinical experience, our OD, PA, PharmD and DMSc students learn what it means to deliver patient-centered health care as a collaborative team of professionals.
BENEFITS
MBKU provides an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, and life insurance, free vision exams, short and long term disability, generous paid time off plans, a university-sponsored retirement plan. See our website under Employment for more details regarding benefits of working for MBKU (www.ketchum.edu).
MBKU is an equal opportunity employer; requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
MBKU is committed to providing an environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and professionalism. In accordance with applicable federal and state laws, it is University policy to prevent the unlawful discrimination against students, applicants for admission, employees, applicants for employment and patients requesting treatment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The University also prohibits sexual harassment and harassment on any of the above bases (please refer to the Title IX page for more information).
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