Information Specialist

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada University Health Network Full time

**Job Posting #: 914696**

**Position**: Information Specialist
**Site**: Toronto Rehab - University Centre
**Department**: Library and Information Services
**Reports to**: Director, Library and Information Services
**Scale/Grade**: $67,122 - $83,902 (Commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN Compensation Policy)
**Hours**: 35 hours per week
**Status**: Permanent Full Time

University Health Network (UHN) is Canada’s leading research hospital. UHN encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education at UHN. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. UHN consists of 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. It is affiliated with the University of Toronto and educates thousands of healthcare professionals that work in Canada and around the world.

**Accountabilities**:
The UHN Health Sciences Libraries support the information needs of UHN’s clinicians, researchers, support staff and learners. Our strategic priorities include enabling innovation and learning through expert information leadership, and promoting and enabling access to the best evidence for decision-making. We are seeking an innovative and enthusiastic individual for the position of Information Specialist.

Our Information Specialists provide general reference, research assistance and expert literature searches to hospital clients; provide outreach services by participating in clinical librarianship projects for selected client groups; develop and offer training courses; develop research guides using LibGuides; teach information research skills to clinical and non-clinical staff and students; evaluate and select resources in the assigned area of responsibility; market library services by establishing strong ties with the clients affiliated with assigned programs; provide reference service both in person and virtually. They also collaborate with our colleagues in the Health Sciences Information Consortium.

This position reports to the Director of Library and Information Services and allows for a combination of onsite and remote work.

**Qualifications**:

- ALA-accredited master’s degree in library/information sciences or an acceptable equivalent;
- 2-3 years relevant working experience in a health sciences library;
- Experience providing reference services to programs in an academic health science setting would be a definite asset;
- An undergraduate degree in Health or Life Sciences is preferred but not required;
- High level of competence in the use of the Ovid biomedical databases, PubMed and other health-related electronic resources, including web-based and mobile resources
- An understanding of Evidence-Based Practice and working knowledge of key EBP information resources;
- Experience in developing search strategies for systematic reviews or other knowledge syntheses;
- Ability to liaise with health care professionals at all levels of seniority;
- Demonstrated experience in preparing and delivering individual and group training sessions;
- Familiarity with EndNote or another citation manager would be an asset;
- Familiarity with LibGuides would be an asset;
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuous learning and improvement of professional knowledge and skills;
- Proven ability and flexibility to work well in both team-based and self-directed environments;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

**POSTED DATE: February 16, 2023 CLOSING DATE: March 3, 2023**

For current UHN employees, only those who have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, and possess all the required experience and qualifications should apply.

University Health Network thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.

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