Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 181960

Expected Start Date: February 03, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Addictions Outreach Office

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Connecting to Care

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends, Standby

Hours of Work: 224 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: No

Job Description: The Mental Health and Addiction Service (MHAS) Community Outreach Nurse Practitioner RN (NP) is an advanced practice nurse with knowledge and skills gained through additional education and experience. The Nurse Practitioner blends an in-depth knowledge of nursing with the legal authority to order diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals and perform specific procedures in the management and treatment of common acute illnesses and stable chronic conditions. The RN (NP) practices within a framework of evidence-based primary care and mental health and addictions care. The RN (NP) promotes holistic, promotion and prevention care with an understanding of the determinants of health. The practice involves building partnerships with individuals, families and communities. This includes community needs assessment, supporting inter-professional collaboration and participating in continuous improvements through evaluative processes/projects.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• 2 years FT recent experience as RN working with marginalized populations in MHAS
• Three (3) full-time years of experience as a Registered Nurse

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certificate (BCLS)

Competencies

• Basic - Organizational skills
• Basic - Critical thinking skills
• Basic - Facilitation skills
• Basic - Conflict resolution skills
• Basic - Commitment to continuous learning through education programs.
• Basic - Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in research processes and program evaluation
• Knowledge in conflict resolution techniques
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge in wellness and holistic models of health care
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change
• Knowledge in best practices in addictions and harm reduction strategies
• Knowledge in program development and implementation
• Knowledge in harm reduction in Addictions Medicine
• Knowledge in community development and facilitation strategies

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• 1st preference given to staff of fSaskatoon HR employees and its affiliates
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Provincial posting open to SUN members – SUN/SAHO CBA Articles 27.02 and 27.05
• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
• Practices within Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics