Job Description

Position # 199267

Expected Start Date: July 26, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: Royal University Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: CDM COPD Specialty Services

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: July 13, 2027

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 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

Reporting to the manager of the COPD program, the nurse clinician: has primary clinical responsibility for the COPD program. Utilizes established criteria to assess and plan each client's self-management care needs, providing appropriate intervention to ensure timely access to care. Assesses client needs/concerns through chart review, history taking, physical assessments, and lab data and in consultation with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. Liaises with multidisciplinary team members, hospital departments, and community agencies to advocate for continuity and coordination of care. Provides efficient and effective self-management education/counselling for clients/families/caregivers in all aspects of COPD management, care and treatment. Assists in the development, monitoring and evaluation of programs, protocols, guidelines and clinical standards of practice, in collaboration with the manager, physicians and multidisciplinary team members.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience delivering applicable clinical programs/services
• 1 year experience in program/resource development
• Minimum of 1 year experience teaching/counseling, and leading group activities
• Experience in applicable policies and procedures
• 5 years of clinical experience related to patients with COPD required
• Experience in quality assurance initiatives
• Experience in clinical research, program development and evaluation
• Minimum of 1 year experience in patient/family/professional education required
• Minimum of 1 year experience in program design, implementation and evaluation

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

• Respiratory Trec Certificate
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Other Education and Training

• Nursing diploma is acceptable

Competencies

• Advanced - Leadership skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Mediation skills
• Advanced - Problem solving skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Advanced - Facilitation skills
• Basic - Case management skills
• Advanced - Counseling skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Advanced - Decision making skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in health needs of individuals living with COPD and chronic conditions

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Travel required
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• A valid driver's license and a vehicle is required to carry out duties

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.