Nurse Practitioner

Position #: 205858

Expected Start Date: November 20, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: Herbert & District Integrated Health Facility 

City/Town: Herbert

Department: Integrated Nursing Unit

Type: Full-time regular

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 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

Multi-Site:

• Yes

Experience

• 3 years experience as a RN in critical care, ER, acute care or primary care.


• 3 years experience as an RN in primary care, public health or acute care

Education

• Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certificate (PALS)


• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)


• Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) training


• Basic Cardiac Life Support Level C Certificate (BCLS)

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in consultation


• Demonstrated ability to use sound clinical judgement


• Respects Indigenous health priorities, community context, client values


• Knowledge in research processes and program evaluation


• Demonstrates skills in clinical governance, research-informed practice


• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.


• Demonstrates skills in safety initiatives and service innovation


• Knowledge of diverse, culturally safe and representative workforce


• Knowledge in chronic disease prevention and management


• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously


• Demonstrates capacity to plan, implement and evaluate multiple assessments


• Demonstrates leadership abilities


• Proven conflict resolution skills


• Recognizes the need for holistic care for individuals, families, and groups


• Adaptability for competing/changing patient priorities, situations, environment


• Ability to work autonomously with high levels of responsibility & accountability


• Ability to practice autonomously within NP scope, legislation, CRNS standards


• Integrates clinical knowledge/experience to support electronic documentation


• Working knowledge in health promotion


• Ability to lead, mentor, and support staff in a collaborative team environment


• Ability to apply evidence-based decision making


• Able to practice autonomously within SHA policies, clinical practice guidelines


• Knowledge of social determinants/resource evaluation for assessment/management plan


• Knowledge in significance of quality improvement


• Knowledgeable a trauma informed approach to patient and family care


• Knowledge in disease and injury prevention, health protection and harm reduction


• Communicates through therapeutic relationships, client and family education

Other Information

• Multisite position serving H&DIF & Hodgeville/Vanguard Health Centers


• Travel required to provide services within the area


• For more information on the town of Herbert please visit https://townofherbert.ca/


• Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)


• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives


• Standby may be required.


• Herbert is located approximately 47 km east of Swift Current


• May be eligible for the Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive of up to $50,000