Librarian I, Clinical Medical and Reference - Eastern Virginia Medical School

Provide prompt and accurate information, reference service and user education to the EVMS community and public.

• Attends rounds at CHKD and assists hospitalists, residents, and students with patient care questions.
• Serves as a consultant to the EVMS IACUC Board and researchers by performing literature research for new protocols, updating research on approved protocols, and attending Full Board meetings.
• Works with the library team to select, books, catalogs, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, audiovisual material, microforms, journal reprints and other materials for collection development.
• Searches literature on-line, compiles accession lists, and annotates or abstracts materials.
• Answers reference questions and provides literature searches for patient care or research from students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Provides library orientations for faculty, fellows, and residents.
• Conducts health literacy training for the Hampton Roads community.
• Develops library videos in support of outreach and teaching.
• Assists with creating and maintaining library research guides.
• Monitors the Research Librarians (researchlibrarians@evms.edu) email account and responds to requests forwarded to the CMLs from the Library (library@evms.edu) email on set days.
• Maintains and submits monthly billing and search logs.
• Works daily shifts at the Information Desk and serves on the on-call library rotation.
• Provides user education and orientation.
• Participates in the Clinical Medical Librarian (CML) program.

• Trains other workers engaged in using library resources.

• Works with integrated library system and document delivery system.

• Performs routine clerical functions of filing, photocopying, and mailing of reference and research materials.

• Assists with other duties as needed or as assigned by Reference Services Coordinator.

Master’s degree in Library Sciences from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited library school.  Minimum of two (2) years library experience. 

Must have competencies in library computing applications including, but not limited to, online bibliographic searching, web design and use of Internet-based resources.  Preferred: coursework in health sciences librarianship or other health sciences training; experience in the health sciences or academic setting; Medical Library Association (MLA) certification.