DescriptionPosition #: 9001950
Expected Start Date: January 27, 2025
Union: SUN
Facility: St. Pauls Hospital
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: Combined Medical & Surgical Specialty Clinic - Ambulatory Care Services
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Hours of Work: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse Practitioner $52.590 to $62.910
Travel Required: No
Job Description:
The Plastic Surgery Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice nurse with knowledge and skills gained through additional education and experience. The NP blends an in-depth knowledge of nursing to order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals, provide education, and perform specific procedures. The NP is prepared with the necessary competencies to assess and treat patients with varying care needs, ranging from common to complex patients with medical co-morbidities. Using advanced skills, the plastic surgery NP will facilitate the coordination and provision of care to provide seamless transitions throughout the health system. The NP practices within a framework of evidence-based acute care, holism, health promotion, and disease and injury prevention. The NP collaborates with interdisciplinary team members and liaises with health professionals and agencies throughout the organization to facilitate high quality care for the patient and families.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- Five (5) full time years of experience as a Registered Nurse
Education
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Other Education and Training
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)
- CNA certificate in clinical practice area is an asset
- Current CPR Level C
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ensure the portfolio is in compliance with directives of the SHA
- Able to transfer info to patients/families on topics essential to health care
- Demonstrate communication skills to create positive outcomes/build relationships
- Knowledge in diverse cultures, values and traditions
- Ability to act independently/work independently/make decisions autonomously
- Knowledge in communication techniques and approaches
- Enhanced knowledge of clinical assessment
- Ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation
- Sensitive and attuned to stakeholder and community processes and needs
- Knowledge in leadership strategies
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Knowledge of traditional care needs of patients of First Nations, Metis ancestry
- Enhanced knowledge of stable chronic diseases as well as post-operative care
- Demonstrates clinical/health assessment, diagnostic, pharmacotherapeutic
- Decision making through the application of knowledge and critical thinking
- Ability to integrate relevant evidence based best practice as std. performance
- Knowledge in research processes and program evaluation
- Ability to handle difficult situations resulting in productive outcomes
- Enhanced knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses
- Knowledge in conflict resolution techniques
- Articulates theory and knowledge related to patient and family centered care
- Ability to adapt to ever changing environments
- Therapeutic intervention skills working relevant to practice of the RN(NP) role
- Knowledge in community development and facilitation strategies
- Demonstrates capacity for visioning, goal setting and utilizing change theory
- Practices as an expert in the area/maintains expertise through professional dvlp
- Ability to lead/encourage/advise/collaborate with colleagues to achieve goals
- Ability to implement holistic, comprehensive care to individuals/groups/families
- Demonstrates capacity to plan, implement and evaluate multiple assessments
- Ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data to problem-solve effectively
- Ability to investigate complaints to ensure compliance with legislation
- Be a champion of patient and family-centered care
Other Information
- Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)