Nurse B - Donor Coordinator

Position #: 196002
Expected Start Date: July 16, 2026
Union: SUN
Facility: St. Pauls Hospital
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: Organ Donation
Type: Part-time regular
FTE: 0.75
Shift Information: Days, Nights, Evenings, Weekends, Standby
Number of Hours per Rotation: 21 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Standard Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440
Travel Required: No
Job Description: The incumbent is an expert clinical practitioner who integrates experience, skills and knowledge from nursing theory and principles of adult learning and thrives to make a difference. Our mandate includes increasing public awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation, education of health care professionals, and ensuring a safe and effective donation and transplant system in Saskatchewan. Working collaboratively with our stakeholders and fostering organizational and individual growth, we value respect for all, collaborative partnerships, compassionate caring, excellence and stewardship. The Deceased Donor Coordinator guides each step of the donation process including donor identification through referral indicators, donor suitability assessment, declaration, approach and consent with families, to the medical donor management optimizing organ and tissue yield for recipient transplantation. After each donation there is family follow-up and support and information transfer with donation and recipient programs.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience

• Experience in critical care
• Recent (within last 2 years) clinical experience in organ/tissue donation

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Competencies

• Basic - Communication skills to provide/obtain verbal and/or written opinions/advice
• Intermediate - Decision making skills
• Intermediate - Written Communication Skills
• Intermediate - Computer skills
• Intermediate - Verbal communication skills
• Intermediate - Interpersonal skills
• Intermediate - Problem solving skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in statistical reporting, research and analysis
• Ability to set priorities, recognize, and maintain confidential information.
• Ability to recognize and maintain confidential information
• Demonstration of extreme attention to detail
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to meet treatment needs with a client/family centered approach to care

Other Information

• 2 years clinical experience in a highly acute environment (ex. critical or ER).
• 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)

About Us

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in Saskatchewan, employing more than 45,000 staff in a dynamic healthcare environment. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing coordinated quality services that are seamless, safe and patient-centred.