About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
Graduate Medical Education Librarian
Position Summary:
Responsible for the organization, operation, and development of the medical library system to provide materials and services to support staff in providing excellent patient care. Responsible for ensuring adequate provision of reference information and other educational materials for Hospital staff use including conducting literature searches and providing instruction in use of Library’s print and electronic resources and educational technology equipment.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Provide research and reference services to library patrons.
- Produce bibliographies through computerized data base searching.
- Provides instruction and support for library and information services users.
- Help locate materials and direct to alternative sources of information when necessary.
- Obtains materials through electronic and print resources.
- Supervise selection and organization of library materials. Select books and other materials using reviews, staff requests, recommended lists and usage statistics.
- Online catalog maintenance and organization using an established system such as National Library of Medicine, Library of Congress or Dewey Decimal System.
- Develop and implement existing policies and procedures that assure the smooth functioning of the library.
- Maintains library usage records.
- Promotes and maintains effective working relationships within the McLaren Health Care System as well as with other hospital departments and with the libraries of other organizations.
- Participates on McLaren Health Care Corporation committees as assigned, submits agenda items based upon library issues to be discussed, procedures to be approved or revised and other relevant information.
- Performs all other duties as required or directed.
- Qualifications:
Required:
- Master’s Degree in Library Science from an A.L.A accredited program or within 12 months of accepting the position.
- 3 years’ experience in a Medical Library setting.
Preferred:
- Academy of Health Information Professionals Credentialing (AHIP).
- 3 years professional (post Master’s) library experience in a Medical or Academic Library setting.
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
