Nurse B - Public Health Nurse

Position #: 9009026

Expected Start Date: April 05, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: West Winds Primary Health Centre

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Healthy & Home Program

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Weekends

Hours of Work: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

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

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: Promotes the healthy and home program with mothers and hospital staff. Assists with preparing mothers from hospital to the community. Completes kids first universal screening of all clients who deliver at royal university hospital - includes one to one interviews. Assesses clients as per nursing guidelines and individualizes care plan to meet client needs. Reports and/or refers to physician based on client need and/or test results. Provides nursing care and interventions and teaches and reinforces care activities for the mother and infant in the home. Assists with client referral to community health nurse at time of discharge from the program. Serves as an expert clinical resource for staff members, clients/families, students and interdisciplinary team members as required. Demonstrates normal positioning techniques for mother and baby as well as identifies possible conditions or problems requiring intervention. Educates parents on infant feeding.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Five (5) years experience in acute care postpartum nursing required

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Certificate (IBCLC)

Other Education and Training

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Competencies

• Basic - Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge in the SHA, community resources and applicable programming
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting

Other Information

• 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/