Nurse B - Infectious Disease

Position # : 158784

Expected Start Date: Open until filled

Union: SUN

Facility: Royal University Hospital

City/Town: Prince Albert

Department: Communicable Disease Prevention & Control

• Provincial TB Program

Type: Casual

FTE: 0

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends, Standby

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Field Hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: No

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 with TB prevention and treatment, including contact investigation

Two years recent experience working in Public health/Communicable Disease

Experience in an acute care setting would be considered an asset

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

Masters degree in related field is an asset

OH&S Safety for Supervisors Training

Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Competencies

Basic - Critical thinking skills

Basic - Interpersonal skills

Basic - Conflict resolution skills

Basic - Research skills

Advanced - Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge in developing policies, procedures and standards

Knowledge in program development and implementation

Ability to be flexible and willing to change

Knowledge in education and program development, implementation and evaluation

Knowledge in the SHA, community resources and applicable programming

Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients

Knowledge of population health approach to health promotion/prevention

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

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.