Nurse B - Public Health Nurse

Position #: 9001439

Expected Start Date: December 02, 2024

Union: SUN

Facility: Kipling Primary Health 

City/Town: Kipling

Department: Primary Care Sites

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.36

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends, and Stats

Hours of Work: 5 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: The Public Health Nurse (PHN) provides services within the Population Health Promotion Model and Primary Health Care framework. The PHN translates knowledge from health and social sciences to support health-enhancing behaviors of individuals, families and population groups through targeted interventions, programs, and advocacy. Inherent in the role are knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to health promotion, prevention, and protection. The PHN works relatively independently and makes decisions based on sound assessments in accordance with Public Health Act, Public Health Nursing program policies and the Health Authority, CRNS Standards of Practice, Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice, and other relevant legislation. This employee liaises with, and refers to, other health personnel, sectors and community groups. The PHN works within established guidelines established by SHA policy to plan, organize, implement and evaluate nursing programs in an assigned area.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• One (1) year of public health experience required

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Other Education and Training

• Public Health Nursing courses

Competencies

• Negotiation skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Facilitation skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to be self-directed 
• Uses independent judgment based on Public Health principles.  
• Ability to exercise independent decision making in a community-based environment
• Demonstrates knowledge of multiple health promotion strategies
• Identifies the importance of culture on health.
• Ability to demonstrate appropriate level of professional conduct and judgement.
• Evaluates nursing interventions in individual, group and community outcomes.  
• Demonstrates flexibility by adjusting workload to accommodate client needs.
• Willingness to adhere to established Public Health policies and procedures.
• Uses critical analysis, reflective practice and assessment.  
• Demonstrated knowledge in media communication and social marketing.
• Ability to analyze health issues in the context of political & social climate
• High level of accuracy in health assessment, nursing diagnosis and treatment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Knowledge of prevention used in promotion, prevention and protection of health.
• Demonstrated high degree of accuracy is required of assigned responsibility
• Demonstrates application of the nursing process
• Uses knowledge of determinants of health in interactions with clients.
• Demonstrates skill in group education, individual counselling and advocacy
• Demonstrates knowledge in community development/assessment.
• Applies understanding of child development.
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and the community at large.
• Demonstrated knowledge in educational resource development.
• Able to assist all levels of clients to take responsibility for their own health

Other Information

• Travel required due to public health area.
• Home Base for this position is in Kipling, Saskatchewan
• 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