Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 101897
Expected Start Date: To be Determined; Posted until Filled

Union: SUN
Facility: Carlyle Primary Health Care
City/Town: Carlyle
Department: Primary Care Sites
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days, Standby
Hours of Work: 149.36 hours per 4 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: Reporting to his/her designate, Primary Health Care Teams and in collaboration with physicians and health care provider team members, the RN (Nurse Practitioner) will provide Primary Health Care (PHC) services to assigned populations which may include: urban populations, visiting services to rural communities, and/or priority populations (e.g. newcomers, teens, residents in long term care facilities) as determined by community and program needs. As the PHC Team evolves, and based on needs of the population, the position may be required to provide new practices such as nurse-led extended hour clinic services and/or first on-call support. Primary Health Care services include: health assessment, health promotion and education, disease and injury prevention and assessment, treatment interventions; collaboration with, and referral to, other health care providers; participation in quality improvement, patient safety, community development, clinical practice redesign, and evaluation.
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)

Competencies

• Basic - Interpersonal skills
• Basic - Leadership skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Working knowledge in health promotion
• Communication skills to provide/obtain verbal and/or written opinions/advice
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge in community development
• Advance computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Access).
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships.
• Ability to make decisions on patient care and coordination of equipment
• Ability to make decisions, which must include coordination of staffing

Other Information

• Provide visiting services to sites within the community or area
• For more information on the town of Carlyle please visit https://www.townofcarlyle.com/
• Carlyle is located approximately 200 km east of Regina
• This position supports Redvers, Carnduff and Gainsborough communities
• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
• Travel required
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)