Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 205948

Expected Start Date: To be determined
Union: SUN

Facility: Candle Lake Primary Health Care

City/Town: Candle 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: Yes

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

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: IN COLLABORATION WITH PHYSICIANS AND THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM, THE NURSE PRACTITIONER WILL PROVIDE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO SEVERAL COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES: HEALTH PROMOTION AND PROTECTION, DISEASE AND INJURY PREVENTION, PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE, INSTRUCTIVE, TREATMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES; COLLABORATION WITH AND REFERRAL TO OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; CONDUCTING COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND PARTICIPATING IN EVALUATIVE PROJECTS. THE INCUMBENT REPORTS TO THE DIRECTOR OF PRIMARY CARE FOR THE PRINCE ALBERT PARKLAND HEALTH REGION.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• One (1) year community nursing experience
• Three (3) years nursing experience

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

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Level C Certificate (BCLS)
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Competencies

• Advanced - Decision making skills
• Advanced - Facilitation skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Advanced - Research skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Advanced - Leadership skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Problem solving skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in health promotion and prevention strategies
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge in program and community development process

Other Information

• Candle Lake is located approximately 81 km northeast of Prince Albert
• Travel within the region and provincially
• For more information on the village of Candle Lake please visit https://www.candlelakeresort.ca/
• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• One (1) year nursing experience in a primary health care setting preferred
• May be eligible for the Rural & Remote Recruitment Incentive of up to $50,000