Registered Nurse in Lieu

Position #: 9015075
Expected Start Date: November 14, 2026
Union: SUN
Facility: Wawota Memorial Health Centre
City/Town: Wawota
Department: Long Term Care Nursing Unit
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: December 31, 2026
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends, Standby
Number of Hours per Rotation: Per 4 weeks:

• 12 shifts of 11.78 hours
• 1 shifts of 8 hours

Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Extended Shift Hours (11.78)
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse A $38.580 to $50.070
Travel Required: No
Job Description: The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RN/RPN) is accountable for promoting high quality care through assessing, planning, implementing, documenting and evaluating the total care needs of our patients/residents/clients (P/R/C). The RN/RPN is required to coordinate with all the departments within the facility, families and professionals associated with P/R/Cs care. The RN/RPN must promote effective communication in the facility through care given and reporting mechanisms. The RN/RPN is expected to participate in staff meetings and educational opportunities to maintain their own professional competence.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Other Education and Training

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable
• Nursing diploma is acceptable

Competencies

• Basic - Communication skills to provide/obtain verbal and/or written opinions/advice
• Basic - Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate with clients from diverse social backgrounds
• Ability to make decisions, which must include coordination of staffing
• Ability to make decisions on patient care and coordination of equipment
• Ability to competently use computers and software applications

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Registered/eligible with College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of SK - CRPNS
• For more information on the town of Wawota please visit https://wawota.com/
• Wawota is located approximately 150 km northeast of Estevan
• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives