The Health Sciences & Technology Librarian is responsible for maintaining access to the MBKU Library’s electronic resources, including the website, EBSCO Discovery Service, and the Integrated Library System. The Librarian serves as the liaison to the Southern California College of Optometry and provides research, curriculum, and clinical support to faculty, researchers, residents, and students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSI­­BILITIES

• Manage the library in the absence of the Director.
• Provide liaison librarian services to the students, faculty, and staff in the Optometry program. Liaison services include instruction programs using traditional classroom and active learning methods, consultation, and literature searching, among other activities.
• Provides one-on-one teaching sessions and specialized search assistance and builds relationships with Optometry faculty, staff, and students in order to support all research endeavors.
• Supervise library work-study personnel. Interview and select final candidates. Schedule work shifts each quarter, instruct and train new hires, and supervise and oversee the quality of daily work. Organize and instruct students for long-term library projects. Process payroll of all student workers.
• Has knowledge of optometry, physician assistant, pharmacy, and health sciences literature and resources. Creates and develops subject guides, instructional materials, and web tutorials for the library website.

• Organizes, develops and facilitates library orientations for new students and faculty.
• Develops and instructs classes in information literacy, the use of new technologies, EndNote, and other school-approved software. Creates lesson plans, handouts, and presentations for in-class instruction.

• Maintains and troubleshoots technical issues related to the library website and technology. Acts as the library liaison to the IT department. Updates and manages the library’s Integrated Library System (ILS). Coordinates ILS updates with software providers, library and IT department. Updates and maintains electronic resources on the library’s website.

• Organizes, updates, and maintains the EBSCO Discovery Service platform (EDS), troubleshoots issues with EDS as they arise, and acts as the first point of contact with EDS Support and IT staff. Maintains EZProxy access to databases, manages login interfaces, and provides login access accounts to SPAS, COP, SCCO outreach, residents, and preceptors.

• Prepares and conducts surveys regarding current and future library needs.
• Develop outreach activities and communication to promote library programming, resources, and services.
• Attends professional library conferences, seminars, and network committees; reads professional literature; attends and participates in staff meeting discussions. Completes special projects and tasks. Works on University and Professional committees as assigned. Serve on library, university, and professional committees.
• Assists the Director with collection development, research, documentation, and processing as needed.
• Other duties as needed.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The r­equirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required:

The incumbent must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:

• Library ethics and professional standards.
• Experience maintaining library systems.
• Experience teaching library instruction sessions.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.

Preferred:

• Proficiency with search techniques across a variety of health sciences and biomedical resources; in-depth experience with PubMed and AMA.
• Has experience with HTML and CSS, and using content management software such as LibGuides.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in Library Science (M.L.I.S.) or equivalent from an ALA accredited library school.
• Two to five years of relevant experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described are representative of those required of an employee to perform successfully in the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions required.

• Must be able to lift 50lbs.
• Must be able to sit and utilize a computer for extended periods.
• Must have finger dexterity for typing/using a keyboard.
• Must be able to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to walk and sit.
• Frequently required to stand; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel or crouch.
• Specific vision abilities required including close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

SEE YOURSELF HERE

Located on a beautiful, seven-acre campus in Fullerton, California, MBKU is an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution. MBKU is home to the Southern California College of Optometry, the School of PA Studies and College of Pharmacy. MBKU owns and operates three health care centers at their clinical teaching facility, Ketchum Health, providing a vision center and PA medical clinic practice in Orange County and second vision center in Los Angeles.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE SINCE 1904

In 1904, Marshall B. Ketchum, MD, opened the Los Angeles School of Ophthalmology and Optometry in Los Angeles. Dr. Ketchum was a visionary entrepreneur and prominent leader in the optometric profession. He made very significant and long-standing contributions in his field of care, in California and throughout the nation.

In the early ‘70s the College moved to its current home in Fullerton, CA and was renamed Southern California College of Optometry. But even the pioneering Dr. Ketchum could not have envisioned his school would grow to become Marshall B. Ketchum University, an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution encompassing multiple disciplines.

BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEALTH CARE EDUCATION

Marshall B. Ketchum University offers career opportunities that will put you at the forefront of health care education. You will be provided with learning and advancement opportunities, as well as a culture that recognizes the importance of fun, employee appreciation and a work-life balance.

Our mission is to educate caring, inspired health care professionals who are prepared to deliver collaborative, patient-centric health care in an interprofessional environment. By joining our family, you can help us reimagine the future and inspire future health care leaders.

BENEFITS

MBKU provides an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, and life insurance, free vision exams, short and long term disability, generous paid time off plans, a university-sponsored retirement plan. See our website under Employment for more details regarding benefits of working for MBKU (www.ketchum.edu).

MBKU is an equal opportunity employer; requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.