Librarian I
Seymour J. Phillips Health Sciences Library
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Role Summary:
The Phillips Health Sciences Library at Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI) is seeking dynamic candidates for its Librarian I position. Reporting to the MSBI Library Manager, this position assists in the day to day management of library operations and facilities, answering reference inquiries, supporting the use of reference management tools and maintaining and enhancing the library’s web presence. The ideal candidate for this entry level role will be a customer-service oriented individual interested in a career in health science librarianship.
Core Duties and Responsibilities:
- Fields reference inquiries submitted by email, phone, chat and in-person.
- Staffs library service desk, maintains library equipment (printers, copiers, scanners), troubleshoots basic desktop computer issues and library equipment issues (i.e., printers, copiers, scanners).
- Serves as library’s reference management expert, assisting users through training sessions and consultations.
- Maintains and enhances library web presence including website (LibGuide) and Twitter feed.
- Collects statistics related to library activities (i.e., gate count, service desk inquiries, reference inquiries); ensures statistics are consistently and accurately recorded.
- Assists the Library Manager in delivering education sessions on topics including literature searching, library orientation and evidence-based practice to clinicians, nurses and staff.
- Assists the Library Manager in providing search services related to the development of hospital level policies.
- Assists in executing library outreach plan including promoting events and services to MSBI user community.
- Serves as the primary contact for library facilities management issues (e.g. submission of work orders to engineering and housekeeping)
- Works on special projects in support of library services.
Qualifications
Required:
- MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited program required. Recent graduates and soon-to-be graduates (within one semester of attaining degree) are welcome to apply.
- Strong customer service orientation
- Proficient written and spoken communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Flexibility to work and attend meetings at different locations Mount Sinai Health Libraries
Preferred:
- Experience with EndNote, Zotero and other reference management tools
- Experience using LibApps platform (LibGuides, LibAnswers, etc.)
- Experience using biomedical and interdisciplinary resources such as PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Web of Science
- Experience providing library reference and instruction services in a medical and/or academic library setting
- Familiarity with Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) practice model
To Apply
Please email cover letter and curriculum vitae to Linda.Paulls@mountsinai.org.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health care system providing exceptional medical care to our local and global communities. Encompassing the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and seven hospital campuses in the New York metropolitan area, as well as a large, regional ambulatory footprint, Mount Sinai is internationally acclaimed for its excellence in research, patient care, and education across a range of specialties. The Health System is designed to increase efficiencies and economies of scale; improve quality and outcomes; and expand access to advanced primary, specialty, and ambulatory care services throughout a wide clinical network. The Health System includes more than 7,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 12 minority-owned free-standing ambulatory surgery centers. Mount Sinai also features a robust and continually expanding network of multispecialty services, including more than 45 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, and Long Island. It has more than 40 clinical and academic relationships with other local health care organizations. Mount Sinai physicians can be found in more than 300 community locations throughout the New York metropolitan area. With an extraordinary array of resources for the provision of compassionate, state-of-the-art care, the Mount Sinai Health System is poised to identify and respond to the health-related needs of the diverse populations we serve.
