Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 185012

Expected Start Date: February 17, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Canora Hospital

City/Town: Canora

Department: Primary Care Sites

Type: Casual

FTE: 0

Shift Information: Days, Evenings

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

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 and specific client groups 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
• One (1) year experience with community development/health promotion activities

Education

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

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Master of Nurse Practitioner is acceptable
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider Certificate (BLS-HCP)

Competencies

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

Knowledge and Abilities

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

Other Information

• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
• Travel within the region and provincially
• For more information on the town of Canora please visit https://www.candlelakeresort.ca/
• Canora is located approximately 49 km north of Yorkton
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)