Posted 8 days ago
Nurse B - Clinician
@ HealthCareersInSask.ca
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Overview
Saskatchewan Health Authority is hiring a full-time temporary Nurse Clinician at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon for the COPD program, with a pay band of $42.04 to $52.44 per hour. The work covers COPD assessment, self-management education and program development, with some travel to RUH. Candidates need a BScN or nursing diploma and CRNS registration.
Responsibilities:
- Provide primary clinical care and self-management education for clients with COPD
- Assess client needs through chart review, history and physical assessment
- Liaise with multidisciplinary teams, hospital departments and community agencies
- Assist in developing and evaluating COPD programs, protocols and standards
Requirements summary:
- Five years of clinical experience with COPD patients
- Experience in patient, family and professional education
- Experience in program development and group facilitation
- BScN required; nursing diploma acceptable
- BLS certification required
- Registered or eligible with CRNS
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-04
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | BLS |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Background checks | criminal record, vulnerable sector |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Nursing |
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Position #: 199267
Expected Start Date: November 30, 2026
Union: SUN
Facility: St. Paul's Hospital
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: CDM COPD Specialty Services
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: November 30, 2027
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 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: Yes
Job Description: Reporting to the manager of the COPD program, the nurse clinician: has primary clinical responsibility for the COPD program. Utilizes established criteria to assess and plan each client's self-management care needs, providing appropriate intervention to ensure timely access to care. Assesses client needs/concerns through chart review, history taking, physical assessments, and lab data and in consultation with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. Liaises with multidisciplinary team members, hospital departments, and community agencies to advocate for continuity and coordination of care. Provides efficient and effective self-management education/counselling for clients/families/caregivers in all aspects of COPD management, care and treatment. Assists in the development, monitoring and evaluation of programs, protocols, guidelines and clinical standards of practice, in collaboration with the manager, physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- 5 years of clinical experience related to patients with COPD required.
- Experience in patient/family/professional education is required.
- Experience in program/resource development related to needs assessment planning, program design, implementation and evaluation, teaching/counseling, facilitation skills and leading group activities is required.
- Experience in teaching staff and patients in one to one and group settings
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
Other Education and Training
- Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS) required
Competencies
- Ability to competently use computers and software applications as required by the position
- Ability to travel both within the region and provincially
- Advanced communication skills
- Advanced counseling skills
- Advanced decision making skills
- Advanced facilitation skills
- Advanced interpersonal skills
- Advanced leadership skills
- Advanced mediation skills
- Advanced organizational skills
- Advanced problem solving skills
- Advanced time management skills
- Case management skills
- Demonstrated experience & ability to deliver programs within a holistic and culturally appropriate framework for the population served Knowledge & understanding of health needs of individuals & families living with COPD & chronic conditions, and of health equity and impact of poverty and risk conditions on health
- Willingness to provide patient care in a variety of settings within health system & patient homes
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge in health needs of individuals living with COPD and chronic conditions
Other Information
- Travel required
- The COPD Program is ran out of RUH and SPH, this position's primary location will be SPH's. Intermittent travel to RUH will be required.
- Willingness to acquire Respiratory Trec certification within 6 months of start date
- A valid driver's license and a vehicle is required to carry out duties
- Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
- For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca
Applicants must upload all relevant documents (ex: certificates, diplomas, proof of enrollment, licenses and/or memberships) relating to the qualifications of the position. By submitting your application, you consent to your application history and talent profile being shared with Human Resources and the applicable hiring team.
Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Those being interviewed are required to bring a valid Criminal Record Check (CRC) to the interview; it must be dated within six (6) months and include a vulnerable sector search.
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Please note: Only applications that include all required documentation will be considered.
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.Journal
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