Nurse B - Infectious Disease

Position #: 9003279
Expected Start Date: November 09, 2026
Union: SUN
Facility: Royal University Hospital
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: Communicable Disease Prevention & Control - Provincial TB Program
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: November 09, 2027
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Field Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: The TB Nurse Clinician is part of a provincial program and multidisciplinary team working in collaboration with relevant agencies, health care professionals, First Nations partners, and Provincial Health Authority partners. The TB Nurse Clinician is an expert clinical nurse with a focus on leading best evidence care to prevent transmission and reduce the progression of Tuberculosis (TB) in Saskatchewan. The Nurse Clinician integrates experience, advanced level skills and knowledge of TB disease, TB infection and transmission, applying nursing theory, population health promotion strategies, public health principles, education, clinical care, and disease management strategies in communities. This position requires a high level of skill in collaborative consultation with managers, supervisors, nurse clinicians, acute care, public health nurses, physicians, community health workers, agencies, community stakeholders, and governmental departments to provide a comprehensive approach to communicable disease reduction, adherence, and management support for clients with TB.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience

• Experience in an acute care setting would be considered an asset
• Two years recent experience working in Public health/Communicable Disease
• Experience with TB prevention and treatment, including contact investigation

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
• OH&S Safety for Supervisors Training
• Masters degree in related field is an asset

Competencies

• Advanced - Communication skills
• Basic - Research skills
• Basic - Conflict resolution skills
• Basic - Critical thinking skills
• Basic - Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of population health approach to health promotion/prevention
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change
• Knowledge in the SHA, community resources and applicable programming
• Knowledge in education and program development, implementation and evaluation
• Knowledge in program development and implementation
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Knowledge in developing policies, procedures and standards

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Travel required