Job Description

Position # 9000321

Expected Start Date: August 31, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: Emergence Medical Services - Regina

City/Town: Regina

Department: Medical Communication and Coordination Centre

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.63

Shift Information: Days, Weekends and Stats

Number of Hours per Rotation: 8 shifts of 11.78 hours per 4 weeks

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


Job description:

• Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience in acute care
• Experience includes one (1) year Emergency nursing excperience in last 5 years
• Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) experience required
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience in acute care within last 5 years
• Previous experience must include at least 1 year in Emergency nursing

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
• Graduate from an approved School of Nursing

Other Education and Training

• Ability to obtain/maintain Emergency Communication Nurse System (ECNS) cert.
• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) or other trauma assessment course desired
• Current ACLS and PALS desired – required to obtain within 1 year of start date.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) certification
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certificate (BCLS)

Competencies

• Intermediate - Negotiation skills
• Intermediate - Counseling skills
• Intermediate - Organizational skills
• Customer service
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Computer skills
• Intermediate - Interviewing skills
• Intermediate - Conflict resolution skills
• Intermediate - Time management skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Must understand and be able to function in a call-centre environment
• Has demonstrated strong critical thinking and analytical skills
• Promotes a strong inter-disciplinary team
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of information
• Well developed written & verbal communications skills appropriate to the caller
• Ability to make timely and accurate decision making
• Minimum typing speed of 25 wpm
• Cultural awareness in required
• Ability to work with a variety of electronic information and manual resources
• Ability to work independently in a customer service oriented manner
• Strong assessment skills required to determine callers’ needs
• Ability to work collaboratively with other health care professionals
• Ability to apply evidence-based decision making
• Ability to competently use computers and software applications
• Ability to move back and forth between tasks and projects
• Must posses competent data collection skills
• Ability to multitask

Other Information

• More than 5 years overall nursing experience considered an asset.
• Scheduled hours of work may be reduced when a statutory holiday is recognized
• Experience in program planning, implementation and evaluation is an asset.
• Experience in pre-hospital assessments or patient triage is an asset.
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)

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.