About This Role
Working in the Patient Education Center at the VA Medical Center, this Librarian position oversees the management, evaluation, implementation, and development of the PEC program. This role is responsible for training and evaluating various staff and volunteers within the center, which provides services and resources to support the health education needs of Veterans, their family members, and their caregivers.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the overall management, evaluation, implementation, and development of the PEC program
- Train and evaluate the performance of volunteers, light duty, incentive therapy, compensated work therapy, and intermittent staff in the PEC
- Work with the professional staff of the Medical Center to ascertain ongoing areas of clinical activity and education to ensure effective dissemination of information
- Interact directly with patients, family members, and caregivers to find literature and consumer health resources to assist them with their healthcare needs
- Use print, audiovisual, and online resources to provide education to patients, family members, and caregivers
- Collaborate with professional staff of the Medical Center, especially the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, MyHealtheVet, and Patient Education program directors, to address patient health education needs at the Medical Center and its CBOCs
- Assess the need for patient education materials in print, electronic, and audiovisual formats for the education of Veterans and their family members
- Make authoritative evaluations and recommendations to ensure the development of a comprehensive and quality patient education collection that is broad in scope
- Share knowledge and expertise by consulting and networking with health care professionals both within and outside of the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
- Market the Patient Education Center to ensure that staff, residents, students, Veterans, and caregivers are aware of the resources and services available
Requirements
- Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree; OR
- A total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience, establishing conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services; AND
- At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service that includes utilizing theories, objectives, principles and techniques of professional librarianship and information science, including, but not limited to reference, cataloging and classification, collection development, online searching, indexing, new technologies, and adult learning styles; automated knowledge-based databases and literature searching systems, indexing techniques, and search strategies; knowledge of medical, biological, and allied health disciplines and skills in understanding and utilizing their varied terminologies to facilitate effective interaction between the librarian and patron with varied information needs, and to apply standard practices of other disciplines as they relate to the librarian profession; OR
