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American Academy of Family Physicians Librarian in Leawood, Kansas
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The American Academy of Family Physicians and its chapters proudly represent more than 129,600 family physician, resident, and medical student members. Family physicians play a critical role in improving the health of patients, families, and communities across the United States.
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Summary
HOURS: Part-Time Position – 20.0 hours per week - Eligible for full benefits
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday onsite
Flexible Schedule 9:00 am - 3:30 pm or 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
TRAVEL: No travel required
Job Description
When you join the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), you become at the center of transforming health care. You are on the leading edge of ensuring family doctors have what they need to adapt and you’re part of a legacy that has been instrumental in improving and advocating for family medicine since 1947. Make an impact that matters. Be Team AAFP.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position manages the AAFP Library, which maintains a collection of print and electronic journals, reference materials, and multiple database holdings, allowing users to access relevant information concerning clinical procedures, disease entities, and scientific and business research.
This position partners with individuals throughout the AAFP on various projects to ensure adherence to the following: evidence-based biomedical and scientific standards; best practices of content organization and retrieval; National Library of Medicine indexing requirements; and current copyright and publishing guidelines.
This position provides expert research, reference, and consultation services-including literature searches, complex research requests, citation validation, document delivery, and knowledge management to AAFP staff and members.
Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
Master’s degree or equivalent work experience plus at least two years related experience. Experience working in historical repositories such as libraries, archives and museums preferred. Procures, catalogs, and processes all Library print and electronic materials. The ability to manage and negotiate contracts and licensing agreements for the Academy’s periodicals, print and electronic journals, and database subscriptions. Familiarity with professional standards, principles, and terminology used in archival, museum, and library repositories. Experience with Taxonomy, Controlled Vocabulary, Content tagging, Metadata, XML, and Project Management preferred. Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to work independently; and excellent attention to detail required.
Helping Family Physicians Advance Health
Why work for us?
The work of the AAFP serves family physicians so they can best care for their patients and communities. Our work is driven by this mission.
Employment Strategy
Attracting good people, and keeping them, is essential to the strategy of a successful organization. We recognize that our success depends on the quality of our staff. We need to attract talented, qualified professionals and provide them with opportunities for advancement in all aspects of their professional life.
Our Staff Model our Organization's Values and Culture
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Collaborative
Outcome-focused
Transparent
Innovative
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