DescriptionPosition #: 127848
Expected Start Date: September 07, 2025
Union: SUN
Facility: Cumberland House Health Centre
City/Town: Cumberland House
Department: Integrated Nursing Unit 1
Type: Casual
FTE: 0
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: 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
Experience
- One (1) year experience with community development/health promotion activities
- Three years fulltime experience as a Registered Nurse
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Other Education and Training
- Master of Nurse Practitioner is acceptable
- Basic Cardiac Life Support Level C Certificate (BCLS)
- Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Specialization
Competencies
- Advanced - Research skills
- Advanced - Decision making skills
- Advanced - Problem solving skills
- Advanced - Communication skills to transfer knowledge/skills
- Advanced - Organizational skills
- Advanced - Leadership skills
- Advanced - Facilitation skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to develop and deliver formal education programs
- Knowledge of the diversity of cultures, values and traditions
Other Information
- One (1) year nursing experience in a primary health care setting preferred
- Cumberland House is located approximately 260 km east of Melfort
- May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
- May be eligible for additional incentives, please see Ministry of Health website
- Travel within the region and provincially
- Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
Additional Comment
- No guaranteed hours. Must be Available a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours per 3 week period. Must be available all shifts, short shifts, short notice calls, stats and holidays, where applicable