Job Description

Position #: 205894

Expected Start Date: October 25, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: Wynyard Hospital - Golden Acres

City/Town: Wynyard

Department: General Medical Nursing Unit

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Number of Hours per Rotation: 12 shifts of 11.78 hours per 4 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Standard Hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: No

Job Description: The Clinical Leader - Nursing Services (CL-NS), is a clinical practitioner who integrates experience, skills, and knowledge from the nursing theory in the provision of direct client/patient/resident care, assessment of needs, clinical problem solving, and client/patient/resident and staff education. The CL-NS will contribute to the development of knowledge and the improvement of practice for an identified client population (ie. LTC). This will be accomplished through the demonstration of leadership, the implementation and application of best practices, the provision of clinical consultation/services and the development of healthy interdependent partnerships with essential stakeholders. The CL-NS is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of high standards of client/patient/resident care and may assume delegated administrative, clinical and educational responsibilities.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Supervisory experience is an asset
• Two (2) years of which must be in a rural setting is required
• Minimum of three (3) years of full-time recent nursing experience

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Other Education and Training

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)
• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Competencies

• Ability to work in a team environment
• Leadership skills
• Organizational skills
• Computer skills
• Decision making skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Judgement Skills
• Analytical skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Makes judgements on the basis of critical thinking and problem solving criteria
• Ability to work in a collaborative and consultative manner
• Committment to self evaluation, professional development and ongoing self care
• Knowledge of quality improvement initiatives
• Ability to be self motivated
• Knowledge of the role of the specific clinical area with in the health system
• Ability and flexibility in adapting to changing situations and environments
• Has demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to be self directed and work relatively independently
• Ability to teach staff and patients/residents/clients/families
• Knowledge in leadership strategies
• Knowledge of current trends/issues/perspectives of nursing in the clinical area
• Knowledge in communication techniques and approaches
• Demonstrated unit-specific clinical competence
• Ability to lead/encourage/advise/collaborate with colleagues to achieve goals
• Knowledge in process of policy and procedure development
• Ability to provide leadership in an ever-changing environment
• Knowledge in conflict resolution techniques
• Ability to function as a role model for staff and physicians
• Knowledge in financial management

Other Information

• Registered/eligible to be registered with RPNAS (Reg Psych Nurses Assoc of Sask)
• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Wynyard is located approximately 189 km east of Saskatoon
• For more information on the town of Wynyard please visit http://www.townofwynyard.com/

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.