Nurse B - Addictions

Position #: 199954

Expected Start Date: November 17, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Brief & Social Detox Centre

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Addiction Serv Res Care Unit & Trtmt Facil-Brief & Social Detox

Type: Part-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: October 02, 2026

FTE: 0.63

Shift Information: Days, Nights

Hours of Work: 8 shifts of 11.78 hours per 4 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

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

Travel Required: No

Job Description: The Detox Nurse has responsibility for providing nursing care to clients participating in the Brief and Social Detox Programs in the Saskatoon Heath Region. The incumbent must be familiar with current drugs of abuse and withdrawal management strategies as well as provincial resources available to assist in identifying the most appropriate care plan for clients. The incumbent is responsible to triage and provide nursing support to clients with acute medical, psychiatric and detoxification issues. The Detox Nurse will facilitate the development and monitor compliance of Withdrawal Management, Medication Management and Medical Protocols in the Brief and Social Detox Program. The incumbent will develop strong service relationships with the attending physician(s), team members, and other related service partners in the Saskatoon Health Region and throughout the province.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years clinical nursing experience
• 1 year experience in a mental health setting.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Memberships

• College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)

Other Education and Training

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment
• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Experience ensuring compliance with addiction related medical protocols an asset
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Level C Certificate (CPR)

Competencies

• Basic - Verbal communication skills
• Basic - Writing skills
• Basic - Decision making skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Basic - Critical thinking skills
• Basic - Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrates empathy, trust and respect in the provision of care
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships.
• Knowledge in Provincial Addiction Clinical Model and DSM-4R
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge in harm reduction in Addictions Medicine
• Knowledge in Transtheoretical model of change
• Ability to respond to clients' varying concerns and complex requests
• Knowledge in marginalized populations
• Knowledge in drugs of abuse and their effects

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)