Job Description

Position # 205853

Expected Start Date: To Be Determined

Union: SUN

Facility: Meadow Lake Primary Health Care Centre

City/Town: Meadow Lake

Department: Primary Care Site - PHC Meadow Lake Professional Staff

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

Experience

• Three years fulltime experience as a Registered Nurse
• One (1) year experience with community development/health promotion activities

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Specialization
• Master of Nurse Practitioner is acceptable
• Basic Life Support Level C Certificate (BLS-C)

Competencies

• Advanced - Research skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Decision making skills
• Advanced - Leadership skills
• Advanced - Problem solving skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Facilitation skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of the diversity of cultures, values and traditions
• Ability to develop and deliver formal education programs

Other Information

• May be eligible for additional incentives, please see Ministry of Health website
• One (1) year nursing experience in a primary health care setting preferred
• Travel within the region and provincially
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
• For more information on the city of Meadow Lake please visit https://www.meadowlake.ca/
• Travel required
• May be eligible for the Rural & Remote Recruitment Incentive of up to $50,000

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.