The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Gibson D. Lewis Library serves as host of the Regional Medical Library (RML) for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 3.

NNLM Region 3 is seeking a Health Literacy & Membership Specialist to join our team. The Health Literacy and Membership Specialist develops, coordinates, and implements outreach and educational programs and keeps abreast of trends in health literacy, consumer health information, and related subjects. This position provides programming to support NNLM and NLM resources, services, initiatives, and programs to the region for a wide range of audiences within the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

This is a specified term position dependent on grant funding, with an expected end date of April 30, 2026. This is a remote position. However, employees will be expected to reside within or be willing to relocate to one of the seven states (AR, KS, LA, MO, NE, OK, TX) served by NNLM Region 3. Some travel is expected.

For a complete position overview, please see posting here: https://jobs.untsystem.edu/postings/742390

Job Duties

• Engages community organizations and potential collaborators regionally and nationally
• Management of R3 network membership progress, programs, and plans. Processes, monitors, and tracks organizational memberships in Region 3 via our client relationship management system. Provides NNLM R3 program administrative support
• Identifies and solicits new members to join the NNLM to assist in growing the network membership.
• Promotes NLM, NNLM and NNLM Region 3 services, initiatives and programs throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas
• Develops and offers education in locating and utilizing authoritative health information resources
• Serves as a reviewer of funding applications and assists in the development of funding mechanisms that may be offered to network members in NNLM Region 3, provides liaison services to sub-award recipient contracts as assigned
• Supports the NNLM by representing NNLM Region 3 on national committees

Education: ALA Accredited MLS, MIS, MSIS or equivalent, minimum of 2 years professional experience

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to work successfully in a collaborative, team-based environment
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Health information programming or community health education experience
• Strong service orientation and ability to work effectively with colleagues, health professionals and consumers in a diverse, multi-cultural community

The preferred candidate will possess the following additional qualifications:

• Experience defining and measuring learning outcomes
• Background in identifying and providing consumer health information
• Experience promoting library services and programs
• Experience working with public libraries or with patrons and communities
  
  

If you have any questions about this position, please do not hesitate to contact Executive Director Brian Leaf ([log in to unmask]) or Deputy Director Debbie Montenegro ([log in to unmask]).

Thank you,

Brian

Brian D. Leaf (he/him)
Executive Director, NNLM Region 3

University of North Texas Health Science Center
955 Montgomery Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
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