Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 205915

Expected Start Date: July 07, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Yorkton Community Services - Broadway St W

City/Town: Yorkton

Department: Primary Care Sites

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: July 07, 2026

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: 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

• Basic Cardiac Life Support Level C Certificate (BCLS)
• Master of Nurse Practitioner is acceptable
• Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Specialization

Competencies

• Advanced - Facilitation skills
• Advanced - Problem solving skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Leadership skills
• Advanced - Communication skills to transfer knowledge/skills
• Advanced - Decision making skills
• Advanced - Research skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of the diversity of cultures, values and traditions 
• Ability to develop and deliver formal education programs
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Yorkton please visit https://www.yorkton.ca/
• One (1) year nursing experience in a primary health care setting preferred
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Travel within the region and provincially
• May be eligible for additional incentives, please see Ministry of Health website