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About American Academy of Ophthalmology
The mission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is to
advance the lifelong learning and professional interests of
Ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.s) to ensure that the public can obtain the
best possible eye care. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Academy has
approximately 29,000 members worldwide and almost 200 employees.
Job Summary
The Clinical Information Services Specialist is a primary resource for
Academy members, staff, and the public on information about
ophthalmology and eye care and thereby contributes to the strategic
objectives of enabling the Academy to be the premier provider of eye
care information. This includes using sophisticated search strategies
to systematically review the medical literature to provide references
for the development of evidence-based clinical documents; answering
clinical inquiries from members, staff, and the public; and maintaining
the Academy Library, which serves as a resource for all staff and
members.

This position will have the opportunity to develop a catalog of
electronic resources; learn about ophthalmology and information
retrieval methods; provide clinical, demographic, biographical, and
statistical information to the CEO/EVP, VPs and other staff as
requested; and contribute the most up-to-date and comprehensive
evidence-based information from the peer-reviewed scientific literature
for the basis of Preferred Practice Pattern? guidelines, Ophthalmic
Technology Assessments or other evidence-based documents.

The ideal candidate will be a self starter with a Masters degree in
Library Science, excellent customer service and communication skills,
and experience as a medical librarian using complex Boolean searches in
order to produce either comprehensive or concise results depending on
the need.

Responsibilities
Search medical and grey literature for articles to use in development of evidence-based documents. Obtain copyright permissions from authors and publishers and
maintain copyright permissions database for images used in the
Practicing Ophthalmologists? Curriculum and Compass. Answer inquiries for clinical and other information as requested by
CEO/EVP, VPs, other staff and members. Manage Academy Library, including acquiring assets, routing
periodicals, routing electronic table of contents, assembling a reading
packet for VPs on a biweekly basis, filing periodicals, and managing a
budget. Function as the department?s coordinator for the preparation and packing for the Annual Meeting.


Skills and Requirements
Must have a Masters degree in Library Science and strong experience
as a librarian in a technical field. Strongly prefer experience as a
medical librarian. Knowledge of library classifications, catalog systems, and needs assessment tools.Knowledge of the structure and search techniques of the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database is essential.Knowledge of external health organizations, such as the FDA, CDC, NEI, NLM, AHRQ, etc. is preferred.Technological competence designing search strategies and using
complex Boolean searches with internet search engines, Google Scholar,
Cochrane Library, Medline, EMBASE, and other databases.Strong oral and written communication skills are necessary in order
to express ideas clearly and communicate effectively with members over
the phone and by fax/letters. Ability to document search strategies in an accurate and
comprehensive manner and write about technical topics in a clear,
concise manner.Ability to hone in on specific search topics and distill the search
findings to make searches as precise and concise as possible.Ability to troubleshoot situations and analyze why the yield for sear