Job Description

Position # 9009296

Expected Start Date: To Be Determined, Posted until Filled

Union: SUN

Facility: Cut Knife Health Centre

City/Town: Cut Knife

Department: Primary Care Sites

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse Practitioner $52.590 to $62.910

Travel Required: Yes

Advanced practice nurse with knowledge and skills gained through additional education and experience. Nurse blends an in-depth knowledge of nursing with the legal authority and autonomy to order diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals and perform specific procedures in the management and treatment of common acute illnesses and stable chronic conditions patients. Position practices within a framework of evidence-based primary care, holism, health promotion, and disease and injury prevention. Practice involves building partnerships with individuals, families, and communities. This includes community needs assessments; supporting inter-professional collaboration and participating in continuous improvements through evaluative processes/projects. provides clinical assessment and treatment strategies that reflect in-depth knowledge of the care populations.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)

Competencies

• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Advanced - Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work independently

Other Information

• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
• Cut Knife is located approximately 55 km west of North Battleford
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
• Travel within the region and provincially
• For more information on the town of Cut Knife please visit https://townofcutknife.ca/

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.