Librarian

Librarian

JOB-10047577

Anticipated Start Date

October 05, 2026

Location

Bronx, NY

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full-time positions at our client.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Librarian. The Department Supervisor Librarian is responsible for the overall administration, supervision, and day-to-day operation of the Medical Library. The position provides leadership in the management of library services, collections, electronic information resources, research support, and educational services for physicians, residents, fellows, medical staff, students, and other authorized users.

The Department Supervisor Librarian ensures that library resources and services effectively support patient care, medical education, graduate medical education, clinical research, scholarly activity, and the administrative needs of the organization. The position exercises independent judgment within established policies and procedures and collaborates with GME leadership, medical staff, clinical departments, and other organizational stakeholders.

Job Description

Library Administration and Operations

• Directs, supervises, and coordinates the daily operations of the Medical Library.
• Establishes operational priorities and ensures that library services are provided in an efficient, timely, professional, and customer-focused manner.
• Develops and maintains procedures, workflows, and operational standards for library services.
• Monitors library operations and identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, accessibility, service quality, and user experience.
• Ensures appropriate availability and accessibility of library resources during regular and approved after-hours periods.
• Maintains appropriate records, documentation, statistics, and reports related to library operations and resource utilization.
• Ensure compliance with applicable organizational policies, procedures, confidentiality

Collection and Resource Management

• Develops, evaluates, updates, and maintains the Medical Library's print and electronic collections.
• Oversee the selection, acquisition, organization, cataloging, maintenance, and appropriate disposition of books, periodicals, journals, audiovisual materials, electronic resources, and databases.
• Evaluates current and emerging information resources to ensure that collections support the educational, clinical, research, and professional needs of the organization.
• Monitors usage and resource needs and makes recommendations regarding renewals, subscriptions, acquisitions, and cancellations.
• Maintains knowledge of medical literature, electronic databases, library technologies, and information-retrieval systems.

Research and Information Services

• Provides professional research and information services to physicians, residents, fellows, medical staff, students, and other authorized users.
• Assists users with literature searches, evidence-based information retrieval, reference questions, research projects, publications, abstracts, and other scholarly activities.
• Provides access to national and electronic information networks and specialized medical and academic databases.
• Assists users in identifying, evaluating, retrieving, and appropriately utilizing reliable medical and scholarly information.
• Provides instruction and consultation regarding effective use of library databases, electronic resources, research tools, and information-retrieval systems.

Education and Graduate Medical Education Support

• Develops and conducts library orientation and educational sessions for residency and fellowship programs.
• Provides training to residents, fellows, physicians, and other medical staff regarding the effective use of library resources and electronic information systems.
• Collaborates with GME leadership and program directors to identify and address the information and educational resource needs of residency and fellowship programs.
• Supports scholarly activity, research, continuing education, and evidence-based practice initiatives.
• Assists in providing educational materials and information resources for patients, physicians, residents, medical staff, and other authorized users.

Administrative and Interdepartmental Responsibilities

• Participates in appropriate administrative, departmental, medical staff, GME, and organizational committees.
• Represents the Medical Library in meetings and activities related to education, research, clinical information resources, and organizational initiatives.
• Collaborates with clinical, academic, administrative, and information-technology departments as appropriate.
• Assists with budget-related activities, resource planning, and monitoring of library expenditures, as assigned.
• Processes and maintains required documentation for staff requesting after-hours access to the Medical Library.
• Answers, screens, and directs telephone calls and inquiries appropriately.

Skills Required

• Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible professional library experience, preferably in a medical, academic health sciences, hospital, healthcare, or research environment.
• Demonstrated experience providing reference, research, information-retrieval, collection-development, or electronic-resource services.
• Demonstrated experience using electronic databases, library systems, and information technologies.
• Prior supervisory, lead, or project-management experience preferred.

Planning and Organization

• Establishes priorities and effectively manages multiple responsibilities, projects, and deadlines.
• Organizes departmental activities and resources to meet operational and user needs.
• Demonstrates strong time-management and organizational skills.
• Maintains accurate records, documentation, and reports.

Communication

• Communicate effectively and professionally with physicians, residents, fellows, medical staff, employees, students, supervisors, and external resources.
• Communicates operational issues, accomplishments, problems, and recommendations to leadership in a timely manner.
• Provides clear and effective individual and group instruction.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and customer service skills.

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Analyzes information needs and identifies appropriate resources and solutions.
• Exercises independent judgment within the scope of assigned responsibilities.
• Evaluates information resources for relevance, quality, reliability, and applicability.
• Demonstrates flexibility, resourcefulness, and sound decision-making.
• Identifies problems and recommends appropriate solutions.

Initiative and Accountability

• Works independently with minimal supervision while maintaining appropriate communication with leadership.
• Takes ownership of assigned responsibilities and follows through on commitments.
• Identifies opportunities to improve departmental processes, services, and performance.
• Demonstrates willingness to assume additional responsibilities consistent with the position.
• Maintains current knowledge of professional practices, technology, and resources relevant to medical librarianship.

Teamwork and Collaboration

• Works effectively with supervisors, coworkers, physicians, residents, fellows, medical staff, and other departments.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships across the organization.
• Respond appropriately and promptly to requests for assistance.
• Contributes positively to departmental and organizational initiatives.
• Demonstrates respect for diverse perspectives and maintains a professional work environment.

Customer Service

• Provides responsive, courteous, and professional service to library users.
• Assesses user needs and provides appropriate information and assistance.
• Maintains a service-oriented approach while balancing competing priorities.
• Protects the confidentiality and privacy of information in accordance with organizational requirements.

Performance Expectations

• The Department Supervisor Librarian is expected to:
• Maintain a high level of professionalism, integrity, accountability, and confidentiality.
• Demonstrate competency in all essential functions of the position.
• Maintain current knowledge of medical library resources, technology, and professional practices.
• Promote excellent customer service and timely response to information needs.
• Support the educational, clinical, research, and administrative missions of the organization.
• Comply with all applicable organizational policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and standards of conduct.

Work Environment

• Primarily an office and medical library environment.
• Regular interaction with physicians, residents, fellows, medical staff, employees, students, and other members of the organization.
• May require occasional work outside normal business hours to support library operations, approved after-hours access, educational programs, or organizational needs.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Master’s degree in library and information science (MLIS), Library Science, Information Science, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.

Licensure/Certification:

• Professional librarian certification or state licensure, if required by applicable law, organizational policy, or position classification.
• Additional medical library, information science, or related professional certification is preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Shift time: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Pay Rate

• $31–$37 per hour, based on experience, skills, and market factors