Nurse B Clinician

Position #: 205809

Expected Start Date: October 14, 2024

Union: SUN

Facility: Public Health Office - Saskatoon - Idylwyld Centre

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Street & Sexual Health

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

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 B $42.040 to $52.440

Job Description: The Nurse Clinician works with the supervisor for Street Health and Sexual Health Programs. They integrate experience, advanced level skills and knowledge in sexually transmitted infections and blood born pathogens, contraception using theory, and principles of adult learning and harm reduction. They provide direct client service as well as training/orientation of new staff in several areas including: client needs assessment, diagnosis/treatment of STI's and provision of contraceptives. They are responsible for updating work standards and policies to align with best practice and provincial guidelines. 
They are responsible for clinical coordination of outreach and fixed site service, notification and contact tracing; client and staff education/orientation; resource development; and participation in research for the target population. The position works in collaborative consult with Managers, Supervisors, Public Health Nurses, Physicians and community stakeholders.

Travel Required: Yes

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience in quality improvement initiatives
• Five (5) years nursing experience in the specific clinical area

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods certificate (TDG)

Other Education and Training

• CNA certificate in clinical practice area is an asset
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
• Master of Nursing is acceptable

Competencies

• Basic - Research skills
• Consultation skills
• Advanced - Problem solving skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Mediation skills
• Advanced - Leadership skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in implementing activities, plans and/or programs
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Knowledge of communicable disease control practices and procedures
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge in developing policies, procedures and standards
• Knowledge in significance of quality improvement
• Knowledge in health status of population and inequities in health
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Knowledge in process of policy and procedure development
• Ability to mentor others.
• Knowledge in evaluating and leading process improvement projects
• Ability to plan/organize/coordinate with other multidisciplinary team members
• Knowledge in population and public health concepts
• Knowledge in Continuous Quality Improvement program development and delivery
• Knowledge in database management
• Ability to apply health promotion principles
• Demonstrates knowledge of multiple health promotion strategies

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Provincial posting open to SUN members - SUN/SAHO CBA Articles 27.02 and 27.05
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Travel within the region and provincially
• 1st preference given to staff of fSaskatoon HR employees and its affiliates