Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 152094
Expected Start Date: September 18, 2026
Union: SUN
Facility: Kamsack District Hospital & Nursing Home
City/Town: Kamsack
Department: Primary Care Sites
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Field Hours
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

• Min. 3 years RN exp. in Emergency, Acute, LTC, Continuing Care, Primary Care

Education

• Master's degree in nursing

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certificate (BCLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certificate (PALS)
• Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) training

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to apply evidence-based decision making
• Ability to integrate clinical knowledge and experience into clinical practice
• Respects Indigenous health priorities, community context, client values
• Proven conflict resolution skills
• Knowledge in research processes and program evaluation
• Working knowledge in health promotion
• Knowledge in consultation
• Adaptability for competing/changing patient priorities, situations, environment
• Communicates through therapeutic relationships, client and family education
• Ability to work autonomously with high levels of responsibility & accountability
• Knowledge of social determinants/resource evaluation for assessment/management plan
• Knowledge in disease and injury prevention, health protection and harm reduction
• Demonstrates leadership abilities
• Ability to practice autonomously within NP scope, legislation, CRNS standards
• Knowledge in chronic disease prevention and management
• Demonstrates skills in clinical governance, research-informed practice
• Knowledge of diverse, culturally safe and representative workforce
• Knowledge of the diversity of cultures, values and traditions
• Demonstrates skills in safety initiatives and service innovation
• Integrates clinical knowledge/experience to support electronic documentation
• Knowledge in significance of quality improvement
• Able to practice autonomously within SHA policies, clinical practice guidelines
• Knowledge in wellness and holistic models of health care
• Demonstrated ability to use sound clinical judgement
• Demonstrates capacity to plan, implement and evaluate multiple assessments
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to lead, mentor, and support staff in a collaborative team environment
• Ability to take initiative
• Knowledgeable a trauma informed approach to patient and family care
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.

Other Information

• Standby may be required.
• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
• Multisite position serving Kamsack Hospital & Nursing Home & PHC
• For more information on the town of Kamsack please visit http://www.kamsack.ca/
• Travel required to provide services within the area
• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives