Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 149932

Expected Start Date: June 30, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Cut Knife Health Complex

City/Town: Cut Knife

Department: Primary Care Sites

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

Education

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

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)

Competencies

• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Other Information

• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
• Travel within the region and provincially
• Home base for this position will be Cut Knife. Coverage will be expected for Neilburg and may also be required to provide services throughout the region.
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Successful applicant may be eligible for a $10,000.00 Recruitment Incentive and $50,000.00 Rural and Remote Incentive offered through the Ministry of Health (dependent on applicant meeting eligibility criteria)