Nurse B - Registered Nurse
About The Position
Reporting to the Primary Health Care (PHC) Manager, the Primary Health Care (PHC) Nurse is an integral member of the PHC team, providing and coordinating initial, continuing, and comprehensive nursing services to patients in the PHC site. The PHC Nurse promotes quality health care outcomes working within established standards to ensure patients/clients receive a high standard of primary health care. The PHC Nurse works alongside physicians, clinic staff, and other health care professionals to promote quality health care outcomes, while working with established standards to ensure patients/clients receive a high standard of primary health care. PHC Nurse initiates and/or participates in community development initiatives and participates in the evaluation of PHC initiatives within the site. The PHC Nurse works relatively independently and is expected to make decisions based on competent assessment knowledge and skills. The PHC Nurse plays a key role in quality improvement in the function of the clinic, primary health supports offered in the community and supports linkages between primary and secondary health care.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) or Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Critical thinking skills
- Facilitation skills
- Organizational skills
- Computer skills
- Minimum one year of recent nursing experience in a clinic-based setting
- Demonstrated clinical competency
- Knowledge in various diagnostic for cardiopulmonary disease and/or diabetes
- Ability to act independently/work independently/make decisions autonomously
- Knowledge in LEAN management system
- Ability to work independently and with broader interdisciplinary teams
- Knowledge of motivational interviewing
- Knowledge and application of quality improvement principles, tools, and outcomes
- Knowledge in First Nation and Metis history in Saskatchewan
- Demonstrated ability to use sound clinical judgement
- Knowledge in chronic disease prevention and management
- Systems thinking approach to health care delivery
- Demonstrates empathy, trust and respect in the provision of care
- Demonstrates ability to accept and implement change
- Competent critical thinking/judgement/autonomous decision making capabilities
- Knowledge in time management
- Demonstrates ability in teaching, facilitation and group activities
- Ability to handle difficult situations resulting in productive outcomes
- Demonstrated understanding of the prevention and management of chronic diseases
- Knowledge of population health approach to health promotion/prevention
- Ability to prioritize to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure
- Basic Life Support Level C Certificate (BLS-C)
- Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a community-based setting (Public Health, Home Care)
- Experience in case management in health care setting
- Nursing experience in Chronic Disease Management
Responsibilities
- Providing and coordinating initial, continuing, and comprehensive nursing services to patients in the PHC site
- Promoting quality health care outcomes working within established standards to ensure patients/clients receive a high standard of primary health care
- Working alongside physicians, clinic staff, and other health care professionals to promote quality health care outcomes
- Initiating and/or participating in community development initiatives
- Participating in the evaluation of PHC initiatives within the site
- Making decisions based on competent assessment knowledge and skills
- Playing a key role in quality improvement in the function of the clinic
- Supporting primary health supports offered in the community
- Supporting linkages between primary and secondary health care
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
