Medical Librarian (Part-Time)
Are you an experienced medical librarian who thrives on conducting literature searches for clinical practice guidelines that impact patient care? The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) is looking for a part-time Medical Librarian to join our team! Reporting to the Director of Evidence-Based Medicine Initiatives, this position is responsible for creating and performing systematic searches of electronic databases and other sources and supporting the development, dissemination and implementation of clinical practice guidelines initiated by the CNS.
Who We Are:
CNS is a professional association dedicated to advancing neurosurgery through education and innovation. It represents neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents, medical students, and allied health professionals, providing them with educational and career development opportunities. CNS also hosts annual meetings and events to discuss advancements and challenges in the field of neurosurgery. Please visit our website at https://www.cns.org.
What Great Benefits We Offer:
Competitive Salary - (range of $45,000 - $50,000)
11 vacation days accrued per year
401k eligibility
Fully Remote Work - 20 hours per week
How You'll Serve Our Organization:
The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
Collaborates with the Director of Evidence-Based Medicine Initiatives, physician task force members, and other stakeholders (as needed) to conduct systematic literature searches of electronic databases to support the development of evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines.
Documents, develops, and maintains files of all the search strategies and search results identified and retrieved.
Interprets and communicates the systematic literature search processes and search results to the Director of Evidence-Based Medicine Initiatives, guidelines task force members and Guideline Committees.
Provides the Director of Evidence-Based Medicine Initiatives with status reports regarding the literature searches of guideline projects; prepares internal and external memos, reports, documents, correspondence, and documents activities on projects.
Obtains, orders, tracks, and delivers full-text articles as requested by guidelines task force members.
Monitors the activity of the published literature of CNS clinical practice guideline topics and other neurosurgical relevant externally produced guidelines.
Assists Director of Evidence-Based Medicine Initiatives with dissemination/implementation initiatives.
Coordinate with IT department and Director of Evidence-Based Medicine Initiatives to maintain the Guidelines mobile app content, and prepare and post updates for the app.
Schedules, records, edits and publishes the CNS Guideline Podcasts.
Submits CNS Guidelines to the guidelines internal network (GIN).
Ensures maintenance of and assists with the creation of project files according to applicable regulations, guidelines, and corporate policy and procedures.
Adheres to the guideline development, dissemination, and implementation processes/procedures and collaborates with the Director of Evidence-Based Medicine Initiatives to create guideline relevant processes and procedures.
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
What We Ask For
Minimum two years' experience, preferably in a medical/physician association or academic research setting.
Bachelor's degree required.
Experience in utilizing internet searches with Medline or PubMed along with an analytical approach to technical or scientific materials preferred.
Familiarity with MeSH headings, vocabulary, syntax, filters, and Boolean logic required for systematic and comprehensive searches of PubMed and other electronic databases.
Experience with database management is preferred; ability to manage and maintain data records with accuracy.
Strong computer skills required, including expertise with Microsoft suite software: Outlook, Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint.
Familiarity with citation management software (e.g., Endnote, Zotero).
Ability to effectively interact and collaborate with volunteer leaders.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
Work with minimal supervision and exercise independent judgment and tact.
Excellent writing, grammatical, and proofreading skills required.
Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills required.
More Details You'll Want To Know
As needed, ability to fulfill evening or weekend obligations.
No travel is required.
Interviews conducted virtually.
How To Apply If interested, please forward your resume, along with a cover letter, by clicking the apply button.
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons is an Equal Opportunity Employer Salary: $45000 - $50000 per year
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