Job Description
Position # 9007342
Expected Start Date: August 10, 2026
Union: SUN
Facility: Addictions Treatment Centre - Regina
City/Town: Regina
Department: Virtual Access to Addictions Medicine (VAAM)
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: August 10, 2027
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends and Stats
Number of Hours per Rotation: Per 4 weeks:
- 12 shifts of 12 hours
- 1 shift of 8 hours
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Extended Shift Hours (11.78)
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse A $38.580 to $50.070
Travel Required: No
As a member of an interdisciplinary team and under the supervision of the Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for creating a therapeutic environment in which you will deliver a high standard of care to patients who are diagnosed with substance dependence and Mental Health concerns. The community Provincial Addictions Nurse Coordinator will provide intensive case management, physical assessment and substance withdrawal screening in order to recommend appropriate treatment options and develop a care plan. Additionally, mental health and suicide risk assessments will be required and safety planning for clients will be completed. As an Addictions nurse coordinator, naloxone training and formal community education will be required. The Addiction Nurse Coordinator will provide formal pharmacological education and addiction medicine education to Pharmacies, Labs, Emergency Departments, Physicians and SHA colleagues or community partners assisting with continuum of care for clients.Responsibilities include providing individual counselling which may include brief interventions, ongoing medication management counselling and crisis counselling. The Addiction Nurse Coordinator will assist clients with complex presentations, independently assess and determine and coordinate treatment while utilizing their clinical skills and expertise to direct unregulated health care workers and/or care providers. The incumbent will provide medication education to patients and assist Physicians in determining addiction medication options based on the Nurses assessment. The incumbent will perform other nursing duties as required.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- Clinical expertise in assessment & treatment of major mental health disorders
- Min. 2 years of experience in a Mental Health and Addiction setting is required.
- Community Mental Health and Addiction experienced is preferred.
Education
- Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing
Other Education and Training
- Current registration w/ Registered Psych. Nursing Assoc. of SK (RPNAS) required
- Current PART and CPR certification
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge of practices in treating substance dependent & mental health patients
- Participate in program dev't, committee work & program eval. process as required
- Demonstrates knowledge of a Holistic Addiction Treatment Model
- Ability to accurately assess addictions and make appropriate referrals
- Knowledge of community resources in the addictions field.
- Knowledge of chemical dependency/co-dependency & its effect on the family unit.
- Team building skills, leadership, assessment and goal planning skills.
- Knowledge of Indigenous Culture and traditions
- "Ability to work independently to plan and prioritize workload demands. "
- Demonstrated competency in psychiatric mental health assessment
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Excellent knowledge of Nursing process in relation to mental health &addiction
- Knowledge in Transtheoretical model of change
- Demonstrated ability to use sound clinical judgement
- To assess substance dependency/dual diagnosis/co-dependency &make referrals
- To develop & present workshops and formal education to clients & the community
- Mentor to community partners throughout the SHA w/ regards to prof. standards
- Provide clinical supervision amongst the team to ensure safe care
- Knowledge of mood altering medications & how clients are affected by these.
- Knowledge in best practices in addictions and harm reduction strategies
- Knowledge of group dynamics and facilitation skills.
Other Information
- A provincial program with virtual services provided throughout the province
- Registered with College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Sask (CRPNS)
- Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
- Valid driver's license, where required
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in Saskatchewan, employing more than 45,000 staff in a dynamic healthcare environment. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing coordinated quality services that are seamless, safe and patient-centred.
