Eskind Biomedical Library (EBL) and Knowledge
Management at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) offer a one-year
Library/Knowledge Management Intern appointment with the possibility for
extension to a second year Fellowship given appropriate demonstration of
skills/knowledge and successful completion of initial training.
Candidates who progress to a second year may be eligible for a regular
librarian position upon successful completion of the Fellowship year.
The internship is designed to provide training in a dynamic health care
environment where interns have unique opportunities for advanced training in
health science librarianship, knowledge management research, and biomedical
informatics. It also offers unique exposure to all facets of a dynamic,
innovative and internationally-recognized academic medical center
library.
Preferred Education, Skills and Experience
First consideration will be given to candidates with a degree in a
biological science and a Master's in Library/Information Science.
Desired Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess:
·
proven high-level oral and written communication
skills
·
strong organizational, analytical, and critical
thinking skills
·
a high level of self-direction and
motivation, demonstrated attention to detail, and customer service skills
·
an evident interest in lifelong learning and in
contributing to the profession through research projects and scholarly
communication
·
proficiency with technology use and integration
·
the ability to prioritize and work both
independently and as part of a team
·
a desire to work in a fast paced, highly
demanding and dynamic environment where personalized medicine and pharmacogenetics are top priorities.
Goals and Projects
In addition to working with essential library products and services, interns
experience a variety of exciting responsibilities such as developing library
research projects and scholarly communications; working with researchers;
enhancing knowledge management tools; providing filtered and evidence-based
information services to VUMC clinicians; participating in projects to integrate
filtered information provision into informatics tools; participating in and
developing user and staff training sessions; and using their skills to assist
fellow library staff and users.
Training Approach
The training approach is a mixture of life-long learning and project-based
management. Library interns will be actively involved in various program
areas or projects in order to develop or enhance skills such as leadership,
setting priorities, planning, time management and allocating resources.
Along with the extensive experiential training, the intern is expected to
complete the library's comprehensive staff training program and may potentially
audit classes in the Vanderbilt Schools of Medicine and Nursing and attend
biomedical informatics seminars and grand rounds. In addition, interns
are expected to demonstrate knowledge gained through the training program in
skills verification sessions.
The minimum salary for the position is $38,000.
Following successful completion of key training modules and their corresponding
verification sessions, the Library Intern may be eligible to continue into a
second year fellowship position with an appropriate salary increase. Other benefits are those
of exempt staff at Vanderbilt, including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 9
paid holidays. More information about benefits is available at the
Vanderbilt Human Resources Web site.
To Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter via the Vanderbilt Human Resources site,
job requisition number SC23816.
Refer questions concerning the position to:
Frances Lynch, MLS, AHIP
Associate Director for Administration
Eskind Biomedical Library
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37232-8340
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Phone: (615) 936-2617
Fax: (615) 936-1384
Candidates contacted for an on-site or videoconference interview
may be required to give a short presentation on a topic and provide a sample of
their writing.
Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity, affirmative
action employer. Minorities, persons with disabilities, and women are
encouraged to apply.
Background
screens will be performed and education will be verified prior to
employment. Please be prepared to provide required information and/or
documentation.
Vanderbilt
is a smoke-free workplace in compliance with the Non-Smoker Protection Act, Tennessee
Code Annotated 39-17-1801-1810. In accordance with that law and
Vanderbilt policy, smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on Vanderbilt
property.
Environment
The Annette and Irwin Eskind
Biomedical Library is the principal health information delivery vehicle for Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
which is listed on the 2009 "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE
Magazine. The architecturally striking facility was opened in March 1994
with state-of-the-art information management systems and technology. The
library, along with its newly formed Knowledge Management area, the Department
of Biomedical Informatics, the Information Systems, Information Technology
Integration, and Network Computing Services groups, and the Vanderbilt Center
for Better Health form the Informatics Center.
Members of the Knowledge Management team work in partnership with other
researchers and developers in the Informatics Center to innovate the delivery
of health information to the region.
Unique among academic health centers, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center entrusts its Informatics Center with the responsibility for
providing the essential information infrastructure for patient care,
management, research and education - including the support for
informatics-related research and education in clinical informatics and the field
of bioinformatics (including new initiatives in genomics and proteomics); and
fusing scholarly research in biomedical informatics with the dissemination of
the resultant knowledge to individuals through its education programs and into
operation through the infrastructure.
The Medical Center, which includes a hospital and
children’s hospital with 847 beds, state-of-the-art outpatient clinics,
extensive research facilities, and the Schools of Medicine and Nursing, is an
integral part of Vanderbilt's ten schools and colleges. Consistently
rated among US News and World Report’s “Best Graduate
Schools,” Vanderbilt is one of over 15 colleges and universities in Nashville, Tennessee, the state
capital. With a metropolitan population of over one million people,
Nashville is a major business and education center for the mid-South.