Job Description

Position #: 182945

Expected Start Date: October 16, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: Yorkton Community Services - Broadway St W

City/Town: Yorkton

Department: Needle Exchange

Type: Full-time regular

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: Field Hours

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

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: The Primary Health Care Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner [RN (NP)] reports directly to the Primary Health Care Manager. This position will also have reporting responsibilities to other managers in the Primary Health Care portfolio and/or to managers of facilities that they provide services in. Accountability will be maintained through a close working relationship with the Primary Health Care Leadership team. The Primary Health Care RN (NP) works within the full scope of practice of a RN (NP) and promotes quality health care outcomes working within established standards of practice to ensure that clients receive a high standard of primary health care. As a member of an interdisciplinary, Primary Health Care Services team, the RN (NP) promotes and integrates the goals and principles of primary health care into daily work. This will be done in accordance with the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s mission statement, philosophy, objectives, policies, procedures, and standards of the RN (NP) professional association. The incumbent is responsible and accountable at all times for their personal practice.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years of full-time recent nursing experience
• Two (2) years advanced RN (NP) in applicable area
• Inpatient services and/or harm reduction setting is required

Education

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

Other Education and Training

• Current CPR Level C
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)

Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrates ability in verbal and non-verbal communication techniques
• Ability and flexibility in adapting to changing situations and environments
• Ability to implement holistic, comprehensive care to individuals/groups/families
• Knowledge in community development and facilitation strategies
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational skills and attention to detail
• Knowledge in unique issues of HIV/STD and hepatitis
• Demonstrates leadership, confidence and autonomy in the RN (NP) role
• Commitment to continued learning and professional development.
• Knowledge in time management
• Knowledge in HIV, Hep C and addiction recovery
• Ability to be self directed and work relatively independently
• Ability to initiate and exercise critical thinking and decision-making

Other Information

• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
• Verifiied training: maintenance prescriber - Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST)
• Travel within the region and provincially
• For more information on the city of Yorkton please visit https://www.yorkton.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.