Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 127603

Expected Start Date: To Be Determined

Union: SUN

Facility: Battlefords Community Health

City/Town: North Battleford

Department: Primary Care Sites

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: September 30, 2025

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: 28 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:

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.

Travel Required: Yes

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)
• Master of Nurse Practitioner is acceptable

Competencies

• Advanced - Assessment skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions

Other Information

• For more information on the city of North Battleford please visit https://www.cityofnb.ca/
• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
• Travel within the region and provincially
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)