Librarian

Overview

The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is to develop professional health care practitioners through innovation, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.

• Instruct health science students in information literacy skills including evidence-based practice and the research process.
• Create instructional materials in multiple formats (videos, online tutorials, resource guides, Blackboard classes, etc.) for use by students, residents, faculty, and staff.
• Lead library instruction efforts and planning in collaboration with faculty and Program Directors.
• Conduct classes and workshops for students, faculty, and staff on the use of medical, nursing, and other health sciences-related services and resources.
• Collaborate with faculty and library staff to plan, deliver, and assess library and instructional services.
• Provide innovative evidence-based practice and information literacy instruction.
• Perform advanced subject-specific professional library work in graduate disciplines at USAHS.
• Support inclusive and representative programming and services that meet USAHS strategic priorities.
• Engage in bibliographic searches and the library’s evidence synthesis review service, including systematic reviews.
• Consult with graduate students and faculty on research projects.
• Assess library needs of health science students, faculty, researchers, and clinicians.
• Train patrons on electronic resources and citation management tools (Pub Med/MEDLINE, Pro Quest, CINAHL, Cochrane, Nursing, Dyna Med, etc.).
• Serve as Library Liaison with designated departments.
• Advise on compliance with the Scholarly Skills Community.
• Advise on depositing publications, data sets, and research output into SOAR@USA research information hub.
• Awareness of innovative technologies such as 3D Printers, Virtual Reality, and others.
• Maintain collection development policies and procedures.
• Guide inclusive and representative programming and services that meet USAHS strategic priorities.
• Direct activities of the library services desk and manage physical library space.
• Train and supervise the Assistant Librarian and part-time student library workers.
• Proctor exams and orient new students to library services and collections.
• Maintain borrower records, notify students of outstanding fines, and collect monies.
• Enforce all library policies and procedures and meet regularly with other library staff to enhance the library experience.

• Master’s in Library and Information Science (or equivalent) from an ALA accredited program.
• Two or more years of library experience, preferably in a health sciences library or health care environment, including reference, online literature searching, acquisitions/collection development, cataloging, and instructional services.

Supervises Assistant Librarian (where applicable) and Student workers (where applicable).

May be required to travel.

• Excellent computer skills and ability to learn new software programs easily.
• Self‑directed worker with little direct supervision.
• Excellent written and face‑to‑face communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and perform tasks in a timely manner.
• Flexibility to adjust to changing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Professional demeanor and knowledge of office management software packages.
• Supervisory experience.

HIRING RANGE: $70,304 - $83,160