Librarian

About Us:

Saint James School of Medicine is an international medical school headquartered in Park Ridge, Illinois and its main campus is in the beautiful island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint James School of Medicine was founded in 1999. In our 25 years, hundreds of students have graduated from Saint James and become practicing physicians throughout US, Canada and beyond. The position of our librarian is imperative for the success of our students.

Job Description:

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Librarian to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a love for books, a strong commitment to customer service, and the ability to create a dynamic and engaging library experience for medical students studying in various locations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and develop online library page and offerings
  

• Manage user accounts for online library products
  

• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot access to online library products
  

• Select and purchase books for the campus library collection
  

• Train library assistants on book organization and related services.
  

• Promote student and faculty use of the library by postings and articles in the newsletter
  

• Participate in the online help desk
  

• Manage and analyze library product usage by downloading usage data
  

• Analyze and recommend library product renewals, contracts and cancellations
  

• Participate in the Research Committee
  

• Provide expert advice on publishing, journal quality and analysis
  

• Provide research articles, including search and inter-library loan services
  

• Assist users with finding information on Library Website
  

• Teaching Library usage by providing and managing library Moodle course
  

• Coordinate with the Dean and Campus managers on the supervision of 5 library assistants at 2 campuses
  

• Review library and academic products/systems for possible purchase
  

• Ebook management and selection
  

• Develop Library Policy documents: Collection Development, Article Request.
  

• Assist students with all aspects of research paper and publication
  

• Provide backup support for IT manager
  

• Working knowledge of medical databases and journals
  
• Remote access products (EZproxy), IP address management
  
• EBSCO admin, Moodle, Libguides, Teamviewer, WordPress
  
• Online book catalog systems, Academic research publication
  

• Provides and manages library services with a positive and helpful attitude
  
• Maintains a professional appearance and behavior
  
• Communicates on a regular basis with staff, students, Faculty and Administrators.
  

• Master�s Degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited institution
  
• Health science library experience
  
• Professional medical library experience including experience in library technical services, collection development, serials, and/or cataloging and online library systems.
  

Benefits:

• 401(k)
  
• Dental insurance
  
• Health insurance
  
• Paid time off
  
• Retirement plan
  
• Tuition reimbursement
  
• Vision insurance