Nurse a - Registered Nurse General Duty Nurse
Job Description
Position #: 9000372 (48504)
Expected Start Date: October 01, 2024
Union: SUN
Facility: Healthline - Regina
City/Town: Regina
Department: Healthline - Clinical Operations
Type: Part-time regular
FTE: 0.36
Shift Information: Days, Nights, Evenings, Weekends, Stats
Hours of Work: 10 shifts of 80 hours per 6 weeks; 8hrs
Scheduled hours of work may be reduced (if applicable) during the rotation stipulated when a statutory holiday is recognized during that period.
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse A $38.580 to $50.070
Job Description: HealthLine 811 is a technology rich, evolving provincial program that offers free, confidential health, mental health & addictions information and supportive telephone advice available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all residents of Saskatchewan. Current services include health information, service referral, assessment and triage for inbound callers. HealthLine 811 outbound call service is expanding and new programs are being developed. HealthLine 811 Registered Nurses work in a team environment with Social Workers and Psychiatric Registered Nurses.
Travel Required: No
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- Recent acute care experience.
- 5 years clinical experience using high levels of independent assessment skills.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
Other Education and Training
- Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
- Nursing diploma is acceptable
Knowledge & Abilities:
- Working knowledge of computers and strong keyboarding skills, Minimum typing speed of 25 wpm
- Effective listening, assessment and communication skills are considered an asset in a telephone triage contact centre to assist callers in finding the most appropriate solution for their health concern
Other Information
- Healthline 811 is a safe and clean environment.
- Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
- Must be available at any time during shift to assist another caller/patient.
- For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/
- All clinician roles at Healthline 811 are sedentary.