Facility: Yorkton Community Services - Broadway St W
City/Town: Yorkton
Department: Needle Exchange
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: December 05, 2027
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: No
: The Primary Health Care Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner [RN (NP)] reports directly to the Primary Health Care Manager. This position will also have reporting responsibilities to other managers in the Primary Health Care portfolio and/or to managers of facilities that they provide services in. Accountability will be maintained through a close working relationship with the Primary Health Care Leadership team.
The Primary Health
Care RN (NP) works within the full scope of practice of a RN (NP) and promotes quality health care outcomes working within established standards of practice to ensure that clients receive a high standard of primary health care. As a member of an interdisciplinary, Primary Health Care Services team, the RN (NP) promotes and integrates the goals and principles of primary health care into daily work. This will be done in accordance with the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s mission statement, philosophy, objectives, policies, procedures, and standards of the RN (NP) professional association. The incumbent is responsible and accountable at all times for their personal practice.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- Minimum of three (3) years of full time recent nursing experience
- Two (2) years advanced RN (NP) in applicable area
- Inpatient services and/or harm reduction setting is required
Education
- Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP)
Other Education and Training
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)
- Current CPR Level C
Knowledge and Abilities
- Demonstrates leadership, confidence and autonomy in the RN (NP) role
- Knowledge in HIV, Hep C and addiction recovery
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational skills and attention to detail
- Knowledge in community development and facilitation strategies
- Ability and flexibility in adapting to changing situations and environments
- Demonstrates ability in verbal and non-verbal communication techniques
- Commitment to continued learning and professional development.
- Knowledge in time management
- Ability to be self directed and work relatively independently
- Knowledge in unique issues of HIV/STD and hepatitis
- Ability to implement holistic, comprehensive care to individuals/groups/families
- Ability to initiate and exercise critical thinking and decision-making
Other Information
- Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
- For more information on the city of Yorkton please visit https://www.yorkton.ca/
- Travel within the region and provincially
- May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
- Verified training: maintenance prescriber - Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST)
📌 Nurse Practitioner (Yorkton)
🏢 Saskatchewan Health Authority
📍 Yorkton
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