• Plans, develops, implements and revises the library program for the medical center;
• Acts as point of contact for researching health care literature for services /staff throughout medical center;
• Establishes, implements and reviews program guidelines, policies, and operating procedures;
• Contributes to the development, recommendations for and monitoring library budgets;
• Ensures compliance with copyright legislation/license agreements;
• Tracks statistics and completes local reports regarding utilization of library resources;
• Serves as professional resource in searching specialized biomedical, nursing and allied health and health management, databases, and the internet;
• Provides advanced reference and literature research service including retrieval of information from commercial and government databases;
• Provides guidance in the use of library and external information sources and/or borrowing materials;
• Applies terminology of health care disciplines (including all fields of medicine and surgery, dentistry, nursing, mental health, health administration, etc.) to accurately interpret questions and complete reliable and comprehensive searches;
• Studies and investigates new methods of storing, searching, retrieving, and exchanging medical, scientific and technical information;
• Assists medical, nursing and allied health clinicians with researching patient-specific knowledge-based information on a variety of unusual or specialized conditions, problems or questions;
• Develops effective/efficient instruction interventions (one on one, small group, webinars, etc.) with emphasis on developing user-centered strategies for educating clinical staff in the use of numerous health-related databases (i.e. MEDLINE, MEDLINK, FEDLINK, CINAHL) and other point of care information products;
• Designs and maintains library SharePoint site;
• Acquires, organizes, maintains, and lends a specialized collection of materials (books, technical reports, periodicals, and other technical materials);
• Analyzes trends/patterns in local research requests and staff usage to develop new methods, criteria, and service delivery;
• Ensures state-of-the-art policies/procedures pertaining to the cataloging and classification of highly technical medical material collections; and
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/security investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• May be required to serve a probationary period
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

Basic Requirements for GS-1410 Librarian Series:

Completion of one (1) full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree. NOTE: You must submit transcripts with your application. Education will not be credited without documentation. -OR-
A total of at least five (5) years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience. To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services. NOTE: You must submit transcripts with your application. Education will not be credited without documentation. Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.

-AND-

In addition to the Basic Requirements above, to qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must meet one of the following requirements:

Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Librarian (Medical Sciences). Experience must demonstrate the ability to perform, supervise, or direct one or more of the functional areas of work covered by this series; to understand the concepts, theories, new developments, and co-relationship of information in this field; and to maintain up-to-date information on the state of the art. Specialized experience would be assisting as an information specialist providing reference services, literature searches, and information consulting to medical center professional staff, trainees and clients in a hospital or medical center environment. Additional experience includes the following: possessing knowledge in theories, principles and techniques of professional librarianship as applied in medical libraries; utilizing knowledge of curriculum design and teaching techniques in a hospital setting; possessing knowledge of medical, biological, and related health science disciplines to understand and use the terminology of these disciplines to interact with clients posing clinical questions; using information tools in varied formats in determining the most appropriate sources for locating information and developing search strategies for extracting information; and possessing experience with library services such as document delivery, interlibrary loan, acquisitions, cataloging and organization, collection maintenance, and reference work in hospital libraries. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. -OR-
Education: Successful completion of three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education in library science or doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) related to this position as a Librarian (Medical Sciences). Note: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. -OR-
Combination: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed progressively higher level graduate education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience, as described above, which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. The education portion must include progressively higher level graduate courses directly related to the work of this position (as described above). Note: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Knowledge Management
• Technical Competence

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Highly qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.