Nurse B - Public Health Nurse

Position #: 119362

Expected Start Date: September 07, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: Idylwyld Centre

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Communicable Disease Prevention and Control

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Evenings, Weekends

Number of Hours per Rotation: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Field Hours

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

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: Reviews, develops and evaluates educational material. Assists in program planning, implementation and evaluation of activities. Maintains accurate client records, statistics and workload measurement tools. Provides health information, counseling, and referral through telephone and one on one contacts in a clinical, home and community setting. Assesses for continuing risk and immunization/prophylaxis of at-risk contacts. Provides individual client and group education programs related to program objectives. Assists in the investigation and control of illness outbreaks including case identification and implementation of control measures, including in care facilities. Uses strategies to reduce communicable disease such as surveillance, immunization, early case identification, timely follow-up and prophylaxis/treatment. Consults with health care professionals regarding communicable diseases. Provides observational experiences for medical students and precepts nursing students.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year Public Health Nursing experience is an asset.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Other Education and Training

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Competencies

• Basic - Computer skills
• Basic - Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

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)
• Travel required