Nurse B - Public Health Nurse

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience delivering a diverse range of immunizations
• Minimum of two (2) years recent relevant experience in public health nursing

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Other Education and Training

• Public Health Nursing courses
• International Travel Medicine course

Competencies

• Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Risk management skills
• Collaborative skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Facilitation skills
• Negotiation skills
• Communication skills
• Decision making skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to analyze health issues in the context of political & social climate
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and the community at large.
• Willingness to adhere to established Public Health policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated high degree of accuracy is required of assigned responsibility
• Able to assist all levels of clients to take responsibility for their own health
• High level of accuracy in health assessment, nursing diagnosis and treatment.
• Demonstrates skill in group education, individual counselling and advocacy
• Demonstrates flexibility by adjusting workload to accommodate client needs.
• Demonstrated knowledge in media communication and social marketing.
• Ability to exercise independent decision making in a community-based environment
• Identifies the importance of culture on health.
• Uses independent judgment based on Public Health principles.
• Ability to be self-directed
• Uses critical analysis, reflective practice and assessment.
• Uses knowledge of determinants of health in interactions with clients.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to demonstrate appropriate level of professional conduct and judgement.
• Demonstrates knowledge in community development/assessment.
• Demonstrates application of the nursing process
• Evaluates nursing interventions in individual, group and community outcomes.
• Demonstrates knowledge of multiple health promotion strategies
• Knowledge of prevention used in promotion, prevention and protection of health.
• Demonstrated knowledge in educational resource development.

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/
• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives