Nurse B - Addictions

Position #: 107367

Expected Start Date: July 13, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: Calder Centre

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Addiction Serv Res Care Unit&Trtmt Facil-Calder Centre

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: November 06, 2027

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Standard Hours

Salary or Pay Band

Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: No

Job Description

The Adult Program Nurse is responsible for triaging admissions to Calder Centre for clients with and affected by chemical dependency. They provide info/education to a wide variety of disciplines across the province utilizing the motivational assessment process, the provincial addiction clinical model, DSM- 4R and the transtheoretical model of change to assist in the triaging of clients needing addiction services. Must be familiar with current drugs of abuse/withdrawal mgmt strategies as well as available provincial resources to assist Case Managers with identifying the most appropriate care plan for their clients. They are responsible to triage acute medical, psychiatric and detoxification issues and will provide nursing related workshops and education sessions to clients and other professionals. It will be required to provide support to brief and social detox programs, for the purpose of ensuring provision of service to clients, in situations that vary from normal course of business.

Human Resources Exemption: No

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

• Education
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

• Other Education and Training
• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

• Competencies
• Advanced - Decision making skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Advanced - Communication skills

• Knowledge and Abilities
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work independently

• 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 with College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of SK - CRPNS

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Only applications that include all required documentation will be considered.