Job Description

Req ID: 143075
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Various Sites and Community Based Locations
Department: IPPL Library Services
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT short-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Based on Bargaining Unit and Constituent Union
Posting Closing Date: 7-Nov-22

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to, and in collaboration with, the Manager of Library Services, the Librarian Educator supports the evidence-informed practice requirements in patient care, management, research, and education. The Librarian Educator supports the process by which health care providers know how to find, critically appraise, and use the best evidence for decision-making, and consults and collaborates with all team members including physicians, researchers, patient education teams, and clinical team members.

This specific position may reside at any one of the library's following sites across the province:

• Cape Breton Regional Hospital
• Aberdeen Hospital
• Yarmouth Regional Hospital
• QEII (Halifax Infirmary; Dickson Building)
• Nova Scotia Hospital

Major Responsibilities

The primary purpose of the Librarian Educator role is to support the library's literature searching efforts through the:

• Application of advanced searching strategies, including application of PICO(T) search strategies
• Knowledge and comfort searching library digital resources/collections
• Knowledge and comfort searching PubMed and grey literature sources
• Application of critical appraisal skills
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner with the library patrons
• Ability to deliver well considered and structured search results in a timely manner
• Ability to follow and apply internal standards when performing the searches

This position may also be called upon to provide collaborative leadership support in the following aspects of the library's overall operations:

• Training and Education
• Access Services
• Outreach and Web Presence
• Patient Education Materials

More specifically, you may be called upon to:

• Step in and support library teams in the absence of the regularly assigned Librarian Educator
• Be current in content management practices, industry relevant technologies, and library resources
• Work collaboratively with library peers to identify opportunities, implement standards, and support the current Library Services activities and initiatives
• Lead through measured decision-making
• Deliver outcome supported committee/teamwork goals and project planning and implementation
• Train users in new and emerging technologies
• Assume the role of site lead supporting the work of Library staff reporting to that site if needed

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• ALA accredited Master of Library and Information Services/Master of Information required
• A minimum of 3 years responsible experience in a hospital library or equivalent setting, a medical research library, or an Academic Health Sciences Library is required
• Commitment to attain the credential within one year of employment to Membership in the Academy of Health Professionals (AHIP) (preferred), Canadian College of Health Leaders, or an approved equivalent credential
• Current in content management practices, industry relevant technologies, and library resources
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, etc.)
• Knowledge of publishing software such as Adobe InDesign, Articulate e-learning software, etc.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Knowledge of health information resources (i.e. PubMed, NLM, LCSH) is an asset
• Application of plain language standards supporting patient care quality outcomes
• Working knowledge of content management software, such as Springshare
• Experience with current and emerging web design and mobile technologies such as XML/XSLT, HTML/CSS, PHP/MySQL, Python, Javascript, APIs, LTI is an asset
• Ongoing commitment to developing professional knowledge and skills
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written are necessary including the ability to present academic and technical aspects of research subject matter in a group or individual setting
• Valid driver's license required
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Your Application

Successful Applicants are required to provide a criminal record check to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be screened on the above qualifications. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the knowledge and competencies in their cover letter and resume. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Applicants will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information.

Hours of Work

Short Assignment, Full-Time (70 hours biweekly)
Beginning November 7th, 2022 until April 30, 2023.
Dates are approximate and are subject to change.

Salary Information

$31.20 - $39.40 hourly
$60,835 - $76,820 annually

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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