Nurse B - Registered Nurse

Position #: 9012149

Expected Start Date: September 11, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: Battlefords Union Hospital

City/Town: North Battleford

Department: Mental Health Community Day&Night Care - OP Psych Medical

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.32

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Evenings, Weekends

Number of Hours per Rotation: 4 shifts of 11.78 hours per 4 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Extended Shift Hours (11.78)

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

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: Competent clinical practitioner assisting individuals, groups and families with health-care needs ranging from uncomplicated to complex and rapidly changing status. Demonstrates a caring approach which reflects and incorporates expertise.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

•  2 yrs exp in Acute Psych or Comm. Mental Health nursing or a combo of the two.
• Exp in the last 5 years in psychiatric assessment & intervention required
• Exp in the last 5 yrs with acute and chronic psychiatric disorders

Education

• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN)

Other Education and Training

• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Basic CPR, ASSIST preferred
• Bachelor of Nursing is acceptable

Competencies

• Advanced - Assessment skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Planning skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in mental health and mental illness across life cycle
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Knowledge in mental health assessment systems
• Knowledge of human growth, development and human behavior.
• Knowledge in applicable health promotion and health prevention initiatives
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships/partnerships
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Knowledge in client psychosocial living needs and interventions
• Knowledge of psychopathology and the family life cycle and systems theory.
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of local human service organizations, resources & referral procedures
• Knowledge in mental health/mental illness impact on client, family and community
• Knowledge in mental health/illness in various settings (acute and community)

Other Information

• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
• For more information on the city of North Battleford please visit https://www.cityofnb.ca/
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Registered/eligible with College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of SK - CRPNS
• Scheduled hours of work may be reduced when a statutory holiday is recognized