Position #: 098177
Expected Start Date: October 09, 2026
Union: SUN
Facility: St. Joseph's Health Centre
City/Town: Ile-a-la-Crosse
Department: Community Clinics&Programs
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Standby
Number of Hours per Rotation: 112 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Standard Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse Practitioner $52.590 to $62.910
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: This Nurse Practitioner (NP) role provides autonomous, evidence-informed care across continuing care, long-term care, primary health care, acute care, urgent care, and emergency settings. The position will report to and work under the direction of a manager in one of the designated program areas. Practicing within Saskatchewan Health Authority policies, CRNS standards, and legislated NP scope, the NP assesses, diagnoses, treats, prescribes, orders and interprets diagnostic tests, performs authorized procedures, and evaluates care for clients with common acute illnesses, stable chronic conditions, urgent and emergent needs, and health promotion priorities as the most responsible provider (MRP). The NP works collaboratively with clients, families, physicians, multi-disciplinary teams, community partners, and managers to support safe, person-centred, culturally responsive, and coordinated care.
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
- Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) training
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certificate (PALS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)
- Basic Cardiac Life Support Certificate (BCLS)
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge in wellness and holistic models of health care
- Ability to lead, mentor, and support staff in a collaborative team environment
- Ability to work autonomously with high levels of responsibility & accountability
- Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge in research processes and program evaluation
- Ability to take initiative
- Working knowledge in health promotion
- Demonstrates skills in safety initiatives and service innovation
- Knowledge of the diversity of cultures, values and traditions
- Knowledge in significance of quality improvement
- Knowledge in disease and injury prevention, health protection and harm reduction
- Demonstrated ability to use sound clinical judgement
- Able to practice autonomously within SHA policies, clinical practice guidelines
- Knowledge in consultation
- Proven conflict resolution skills
- Ability to apply evidence-based decision making
- Knowledge in chronic disease prevention and management
- Knowledge of social determinants/resource evaluation for assessment/mngment plan
- Knowledgeable a trauma informed approach to patient and family care
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Communicates through therapeutic relationships, client and family education
- Ability to integrate clinical knowledge and experience into clinical practice
- Demonstrates leadership abilities
- Adaptability for competing/changing patient priorities, situations, environment
- Demonstrates skills in clinical governance, research-informed practice
- Knowledge of diverse, culturally safe and representative workforce
- Demonstrates capacity to plan, implement and evaluate multiple assessments
- Integrates clinical knowledge/experience to support electronic documentation
- Ability to practice autonomously within NP scope, legislation, CRNS standards
- Respects Indigenous health priorities, community context, client values
Other Information
- Travel required to provide services within the area
- May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
- Standby may be required.
- Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
- Multisite position serving Primary Health Care
- May be eligible for the Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive of up to $50,000
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.
