Position #: 151296
Expected Start Date: August 31, 2025
Union: SUN
Facility: Wakaw Primary Health Care
City/Town: Wakaw
Department: Primary Care Sites
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: August 31, 2026
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 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: Provide primary health care services, health promotion/protection, disease/injury prevention, provision of supportive, instructive, treatment/emergency services. Implement therapeutic interventions for chronic, stable, common conditions. Utilize & synthesize appropriate health assessment & differential diagnosis of client/patient status. Assess need for ordering & interpreting appropriate laboratory, radiology and ultrasound tests. Work with client, family and health providers to develop & implement holistic treatment, interventions & support. Provide educational support for students. Support and participate in multi-level chronic disease management strategies. Assist individuals, families & communities to increase knowledge, control & influence of health determinants in the maintenance & improvement of their health status. Work with health care, community and inter-sectoral partners. Support & assist with development/implementation of quality initiatives to benefit service delivery.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
Three (3) years full-time experience as a Registered Nurse
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
Licenses
Valid Class 5 driver's license
Other Education and Training
Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
Competencies
Advanced - Critical thinking skills
Knowledge and Abilities
Demonstrates educational skills & strategies produce positive healthy outcomes
Ability to initiate and exercise critical thinking and decision-making
Therapeutic intervention skills working relevant to practice of the RN(NP) role
Demonstrates capacity for visioning, goal setting and utilizing change theory
Ability to communicate information for development projects
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships/partnerships
Ability to perform clinical/health assessment
Ability to provide holistic care to individuals,families & the community
Demonstrates leadership, confidence and autonomy in the RN(NP) role
Ability to handle difficult situations resulting in productive outcomes
Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development
Demonstrates empathy, trust and respect in the provision of care
Pharmacotherapeutic intervention skills to the scope of practice of RN (NP) role
Ability to plan/organize/coordinate with other multidisciplinary team members
Demonstrates ability in verbal and non-verbal communication techniques
Demonstrates capacity to plan, implement and evaluate multiple assessments
Other Information
Wakaw is located approximately 64 km south of Prince Albert
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 town of Wakaw please visit https://wakaw.ca/
Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
One (1) year nursing experience in a primary health care setting preferred
