Nurse Practitioner
Health Careers in Sask
Saskatoon, SK-
Number of positions available : 1
- Salary To be discussed
- Published on September 19th, 2024
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Starting date : 1 position to fill as soon as possible
Description
Position #: 205872
Expected Start Date: October 20, 2024
Union: SUN
Facility: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: General Emergency - Children
Type: Part-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: November 30, 2026
FTE: 0.75
Shift Information: Days, Weekends
Hours of Work: 21 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
Job Description: Nurse Practitioners work alongside the Pediatric Emergency Specialist within a regulated scope of practice as well as SHA policies and procedures. They work within a framework of evidence-based practices, health promotion, and disease and injury prevention. As health care professionals, they participate in self and peer review to evaluate the outcome of their services at the patient, community, and population level. In this setting, pediatric experience is important to supplement advanced clinical skills, knowledge, and abilities.
Nurse Practitioners are responsible for their professional development and maintaining competence and registration with the CRNS.
Travel Required: No
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- Three full-time years recent experience in pediatric primary care/emergency care
- Three FT years recent experience with children with acute/chronic conditions
- Five (5) years nursing experience
Education
- Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP)
Other Education and Training
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certificate (PALS)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation HCP Certificate (CPR-HCP)
Competencies
- Advanced - Critical thinking skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Adaptability for competing/changing patient priorities, situations, environment
- Proven ability to collaborate and partner with a wide variety of stakeholders
- Knowledge of social determinants/resource evaluation for assessment/mngment plan
- Communicates effectively with patients, families and other health professionals
- Demonstrates an understanding of Emergency Department flow and function
- Commitment to continued learning and professional development.
- Commits to continuous quality improvement of NP role and department as a whole
Other Information
- Minimum of two years Nurse Practitioner experience, is an asset
- Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
- For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
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