Nurse B - Clinician

HealthCareersInSask.ca•Regina, SK

1d•CA$42 - CA$52•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Clinician works closely with, and under the direction of the Medical Health Officers, the Primary Health Care Manager, and program supervisor and is responsible for the coordination of unit activities of Communicable Disease and Sexual Health Clinic. The Nurse Clinician is an expert clinical nurse in the specialty of Communicable Disease and Sexual Health. In collaboration with Primary Health Care Managers, supervisors/leads/specialists, the Nurse Clinician provides direct client service and is responsible for providing clinical supervision of staff, orientation, certification, continuing education, keeping the Public Health orientation program updated, developing clinical pathways for practice in Communicable Disease, Sexual Health, Immunization and participating in development of policies and procedures relating to Public Health, Primary Health, Immunization, Communicable Disease, and Sexual Health. The incumbent will participate in program planning and evaluation. This role requires expert knowledge in the Saskatchewan Communicable Disease Manual, Saskatchewan Immunization Manual, Saskatchewan Public Health Act, Disease Control Regulations, and local Sexual Health Clinic Public Health Nursing Manual and ensuring services follow the same. This position receives reports of all reportable diseases as identified in the Public Health Act and ensures through the work of others that appropriate action is taken to contain the disease. The Clinician monitors disease trends, provides clinical coordination of disease outbreaks, including notification and contact tracing, consults regarding complex cases and identifies health promotion and prevention strategies to contain and reduce transmission in future occasions. The clinician integrates experience, advanced level skills and knowledge in sexually transmitted infections and blood borne pathogens using nursing theory, population health promotion strategies and principles of adult learning and harm reduction. The Nurse Clinician provides direct client service as well as training and orientation of new staff in several areas including but not limited to: communicable disease investigations and outbreak management, client needs assessment, treatment of STI’s and under the direction of the physician/nurse practitioner, will provide specifically selected contraceptive supplies. Strategies such as policy development, immunization, creating environmental supports, client and staff education/orientation; resource development; and participation in research for the target population are employed for this purpose.

Requirements

Valid Class 5 driver's license
A minimum of three (3) years experience in public health nursing with at least 2 years experience in communicable disease/sexual health.
Experience in Program/resource development related to needs assessment, planning, program design, implementation, quality assurance and evaluation.
Experience in Teaching adults, facilitation skills, and leading group activities.
Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing with courses in public health nursing is required
Advanced knowledge of public health nursing theory and practices including levels of prevention and determinants of health
Advanced knowledge of population health promotion concepts and strategies
Advanced knowledge of immunization practices and principles
Is cognizant of the importance of culture on health
Advanced knowledge of the public health nursing role in a generalized practice setting as well as focused practice roles (i.e. specific target populations such as Family-Child and School age, rural populations, inner city populations)
Extensive knowledge of current trends, issues and best practice strategies in disease control and sexual health
Extensive knowledge of the principles of adult learning
Knowledge of and experience in policy and procedure development, quality assurance initiatives, research, program planning and evaluation
Knowledge of legislation relevant to public health nursing
Knowledge of the community’s health and social resources
Knowledge of leadership strategies in order to lead, encourage, advise and cooperate with colleagues to promote and maintain positive relationships, to achieve client, team and organizational goals within available resources
Knowledge of communication techniques and approaches
Knowledge of conflict resolution techniques
Ability to be self directed and exercise independent nursing judgment and adapt to ever changing environments.
Knowledge of the applicable legislation such as the Public Health Act, Disease Control Regulations and HIPA.
Knowledge of Infection Control Practices.
Demonstrates application of the nursing process in dealing with individuals and groups
Makes independent nursing judgments based on evidence-based practice and public health principles and primary health care reform
Uses critical analysis, reflective practice, and assessment and utilizes evidence-based practice
Skill in program planning and evaluation as these relate to orientation and staff education
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of Panorama
Demonstrates word processing skills using Microsoft Office programs
Demonstrates skill in retrieving information and resources via the internet
Demonstrates skill in problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution
Demonstrates strong leadership skills
Ability to be self-directed and work relatively independently. Is expected to make decisions based on sound assessments in accordance with the policies of Primary Health Care and the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the CRNS Standards of Practice, the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice and other relevant legislation
Ability to make sound decisions on complex communicable disease, sexual health, and immunization issues. Makes decisions as a delegate of the Medical Health Officer under the Saskatchewan Public Health Act
Demonstrates ability to recognize situations and notify appropriate public health staff and Ministry of Health of communicable disease cases, clusters, outbreaks and other situations that may draw media attention.
Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal and consultative relationships.
Ability to work collaboratively with the team
Demonstrates leadership skills
Demonstrates critical thinking to creatively solve problems in an open and resourceful manner.
Demonstrates analytical skills for making decisions.
Demonstrates conflict resolution skills
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with clients of varying ages, socio-economic status, and targeted population.
High level of accuracy is required in all aspects of assigned responsibility
Demonstrates flexibility by adjusting workload to accommodate variable needs within the program development and implementation
Ability to demonstrate appropriate level of professional conduct and judgment
Ability to be flexible in meeting diverse learning needs of adult learners
Ability to understand and apply a strength-based approach to adult learning
Ability to accept and implement change
Ability to mentor others
Demonstrates ability in teaching health care professionals and clients in one to one and group settings.
Demonstrates basic computer skills including email, microsoft word, excel and powerpoint.
Demonstrates ability to interpret laboratory results related to disease etiology.
Demonstrates ability to immunize.
Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Demonstrates effective organizational skills for multiple projects and deadlines.
Demonstrates the utilization of research and theory based knowledge to design, manage, coordinate and provide an advanced level of response to disease outbreak situations as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Demonstrates ability to implement change.
Demonstrates a proven ability to work independently.
Demonstrates ability to interpret and apply applicable laws and regulations.

Nice To Haves

Additional supervisory experience is an asset.
Additional course in supervision and administration is an asset.

Responsibilities

Coordination of unit activities of Communicable Disease and Sexual Health Clinic.
Providing clinical supervision of staff, orientation, certification, continuing education.
Keeping the Public Health orientation program updated.
Developing clinical pathways for practice in Communicable Disease, Sexual Health, Immunization.
Participating in development of policies and procedures relating to Public Health, Primary Health, Immunization, Communicable Disease, and Sexual Health.
Participating in program planning and evaluation.
Ensuring services follow the Saskatchewan Communicable Disease Manual, Saskatchewan Immunization Manual, Saskatchewan Public Health Act, Disease Control Regulations, and local Sexual Health Clinic Public Health Nursing Manual.
Monitoring disease trends.
Providing clinical coordination of disease outbreaks, including notification and contact tracing.
Consulting regarding complex cases.
Identifying health promotion and prevention strategies to contain and reduce transmission.
Providing direct client service.
Providing training and orientation of new staff in communicable disease investigations and outbreak management, client needs assessment, treatment of STI’s and providing specifically selected contraceptive supplies.
Developing policies, implementing immunization strategies, creating environmental supports, client and staff education/orientation, resource development, and participation in research for the target population.