Position #: 107367
Expected Start Date: October 20, 2025
Union: SUN
Facility: Calder Centre
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: Addiction Serv Res Care Unit & Trtmt Facil-Calder Centre
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: April 30, 2026
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440
Travel Required: No
Job Description: The Adult Program Nurse is responsible for triaging admissions to Calder Centre for clients with and affected by chemical dependency. They provide info/education to a wide variety of disciplines across the province utilizing the motivational assessment process, the provincial addiction clinical model, DSM- 4R and the transtheoretical model of change to assist in the triaging of clients needing addiction services. Must be familiar with current drugs of abuse/withdrawal mgmt strategies as well as available provincial resources to assist Case Managers with identifying the most appropriate care plan for their clients. They are responsible to triage acute medical, psychiatric and detoxification issues and will provide nursing related workshops and education sessions to clients and other professionals. It will be required to provide support to brief and social detox programs, for the purpose of ensuring provision of service to clients, in situations that vary from normal course of business.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
1 year experience in a mental health setting.
Minimum of 3 years clinical nursing experience
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
Other Education and Training
Nursing diploma is acceptable
Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
Competencies
Advanced - Communication skills
Basic - Computer skills
Advanced - Decision making skills
Knowledge and Abilities
Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to work independently
Other Information
Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
Registered/eligible with the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of SK
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