About

• Position #: 197612

• Union: SUN

• Facility: Macklin Medical Clinic

• City/Town: Macklin

• Department: Primary Care Sites - Nurse Practitioner

• Type: Full-time temporary

• FTE: 1

• Shift Information: Days

• Hours of Work: 224 hours per 6 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: 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
• 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
• Master of Nurse Practitioner is acceptable
• Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Specialization
• Basic Life Support Level C Certificate (BLS-C)
• Competencies
• Advanced - Decision making skills
• Advanced - Research skills
• Advanced - Leadership skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Problem solving skills
• Advanced - Facilitation skills
• Knowledge and Abilities
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to develop and deliver formal education programs
• Other Information
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives