Nurse B - Addictions

• Competencies
• Decision making skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Advanced - Demonstrates word processing skills using Microsoft Office programs

• Knowledge and Abilities
• Demonstrates empathy, trust and respect in the provision of care
• Advanced knowledge of drug abuse and their effects during use and withdrawal
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge in Mental Health nursing processes and appropriate interventions
• Knowledge in harm reduction in Addictions Medicine
• Knowledge Transtheoretical Model of Change
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge in methadone/methadone assisted recovery
• Knowledge in Provincial Addiction Clinical Model and DSM-4R
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
• Knowledge in drugs of abuse and their effects
• Knowledge in mental health and addictions and concurrent medical conditions
• Knowledge of Motivational Interviewing/Assessment
• Ability to treat patients with compassion and empathy
• Demonstrated high degree of accuracy is required of assigned responsibility

• 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/
• Registered/eligible to be registered with RPNAS (Reg Psych Nurses Assoc of Sask)

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in Saskatchewan, employing more than 45,000 staff in a dynamic healthcare environment. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing coordinated quality services that are seamless, safe and patient-centred.

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Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Those being interviewed are required to bring a valid Criminal Record Check (CRC) to the interview; it must be dated within six (6) months and include a vulnerable sector search.

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Only applications that include all required documentation will be considered.

Nurse A - Registered Nurse General Duty Nurse