Job Order Detail

Description

Position #: 100334

Expected Start Date: March 30, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: La Ronge Health Centre

City/Town: La Ronge

Department: Public Health Specialist

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: August 28, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work:  224 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse C $45.830 to $56.140

Travel Required: Yes

Human Resources Exemption: No
Job Description:
The incumbent is responsible for communicable disease control policy and program development and implementation and for communicable disease health status surveillance and reporting within the former Keewatin Yatth Health Region, the former Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region, and the Athabasca region. The focus of practice includes the areas of vaccine preventable diseases, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, food and water-borne diseases, animal bites, other communicable diseases regulated under The Public Health Act. The incumbent works closely with the Medical Health Officers, health region managers and staff, and in liaison with Saskatchewan Health, other health regions and First Nations agencies.
Education
- Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing
- Master's degree in nursing, community health and epidemiology, or public health or a suitable combination of education and experience is preferred
Experience
- Progressive experience in public health/primary care nursing with demonstrated clinical competence
- Experience in communicable disease control programs
Knowledge and Abilities
- In depth knowledge of community health problems and resources; communicable diseases, prevention and control measures; and service delivery systems in the North.
- Proven skills in leadership, problem solving, effective oral and written communication, report writing
- Problem-solving and decis...
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