Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 093022

Expected Start Date: November 24, 2024

Union: SUN

Facility: Foam Lake Health Centre

City/Town: Foam Lake

Department: Primary Care Sites

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse Practitioner $52.590 to $62.910

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: Under the general direction of the Primary Health Care Manager, and as part of the multidisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) (RN(NP)) is responsible for the provision of primary health care services to individuals, communities, Long Term Care facilities and specific client groups in Foam Lake and Theodore. This is in accordance with evidence based knowledge and advanced nursing practice. This role includes clinical practice, consultation and collaboration with other health care professionals, education, leadership, research, and development of quality improvement initiatives.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• 3 years experience as an RN in primary care, public health or acute care
• Five (5) years nursing experience
• One (1) year experience with community development/health promotion activities
• Two (2) years advanced RN (NP) in applicable area

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
• Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Competencies

• Advanced - Facilitation skills
• Advanced - Assessment skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills

Knowledge and Abilities

•  Demonstrates educational skills & strategies produce positive healthy outcomes
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development
• Knowledge in disease and injury prevention, health protection and harm reduction
• Demonstrates ability in verbal and non-verbal communication techniques
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Demonstrates clinical/health assessment, diagnostic, pharmacotherapeutic
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to provide holistic care to individuals,families & the community
• Therapeutic intervention skills working relevant to practice of the RN(NP) role
• Knowledge in health status of population and inequities in health
• Knowledge in health determinants and primary care principles

Other Information

• 1st preference given to staff of fSunrise HR employees and its affiliates
• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
• For more information on the town of Foam Lake please visit https://foamlake.com/
• Foam Lake is located approximately 92 km west of Yorkton
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Travel within the region and provincially
• Provincial posting open to SUN members - SUN/SAHO CBA Articles 27.02 and 27.05