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
Job Description: 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
