10 Jan
University of Regina
Regina
Faculty/Department Faculty of Nursing Unit Nursing Employee Group URFA Collective Agreement Consideration Open to the Public. CUPE 5791 Job Family N/A Category Academic Number of Vacancies 1 Position Summary The Faculty of Nursing, University of Regina, invites applications from qualified individuals for one full-time, tenure-track instructor at the rank of Instructor II or III (depending on qualifications) within the Faculty of Nursing. Faculty are based at the Saskatoon Campus; however some travel is required to support student learning, community engagement, and institutional collaboration.. This is a teaching-focused position.
The Faculty of Nursing seeks candidates with experience in nursing education and broad clinical experience that will be drawn upon to make their teaching relevant and engaging. The incumbents will directly support learners and work collaboratively with colleagues and other stakeholders in the province’s Saskatoon and rural and remote areas.
The start date is negotiable. Position Requirements The successful candidates must have excellent communication skills, comprehensive knowledge of nursing practice, and a demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm for teaching, including student advising. Successful candidates will be expected to use a variety of teaching modalities, including offering courses in practice education settings, labs, and seminars.
Applicants will have a minimum of two years of recent and relevant practice experience in their area of specialization.
Reading:
- Read and understand written documents (charts, orders, flow sheets, graphics)
- Read digital displays
Math:
- Comprehend and interpret graphic trends
- Calibrate equipment
- Convert to and from the metric system (dosage calculations)
- Tell time
- Measure time (CPR, contractions)
- Count rates (drip rates,
pulse)
- Read and interpret measurement tools (measure tapes and scales)
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide
- Compute fractions and decimals (dosage calculations)
- Document numbers in records using a computerized database
Emotional Stability
- Establish professional relationships
- Provide emotional support (students, patients and families)
- Adapt to changing environments/stress
- Deal with the unexpected (student reactions, patient crash, death, etc.)
- Focus attention on the task
- Cope with your own emotions
- Multitask
- Cope with strong emotions in others (students, family grieving, patient upset, etc.)
Analytical Thinking
- Transfer knowledge from one situation to another
- Process and interpret information from multiple sources
- Analyze and interpret abstract and concrete data
- Evaluate outcomes
- Problem-solve
- Prioritize tasks
- Use long-term memory
- Use short-term memory
- Synthesize knowledge and skills
- Sequence information
- Independent decision making
- Adapt decisions based on new information
Critical Thinking
- Ask questions
- Gather relevant information
- Think through solutions and conclusions
- Consider alternative systems of thought
- Communicate effectively
- Admit when wrong or when they don’t know the answer
Interpersonal & Communication Skills
Interpersonal Skills:
- Establish rapport with students, families, patients, and healthcare team
- Respect/value cultural differences
- Negotiate interpersonal conflict
Communication Skills:
- Teach (patient and family)
- Influence people
- Direct/manage/delegate activities to others
- Speak in English
- Write in English
- Listen/comprehend spoken/written work
- Collaborate with others
- Manage information
Hiring preference will be given to candidates who have completed a PhD. A minimum of one graduate degree in Nursing is required and the ability to practice as a nurse practitioner will be considered an asset. The ability to speak French, Cree, Dene or Saulteaux would be considered an asset.
Applicants must be registered or eligible for unencumbered registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan and have certification in CPR, TLR, and be mask fit tested.at least two years of recent and relevant practice experience in their Physical Demands Gross Motor Skills
- Maintain balance in multiple positions
- Reach above shoulders/overhead (IV poles, monitors, etc.)
- Move within confined spaces
- Reach below the waist (electrical plugs, etc.)
- Reach in front (assist the patient with arms out)
Fine Motor Skills
- Pick up objects with hands
- Grasp small objects with hands (IV tubing, pencils, electrode patches, etc.)
- Write with a pen
- Use a computer (type)
- Pinch/pick or otherwise work with fingers (use a syringe, etc.)
- Twist at the waist
- Twist wrists/hands (turn objects/knobs using hands)
- Squeeze with fingers (eye droppers, bulb syringes, ear bulbs, etc.)
Physical Endurance, Strength and Mobility
Endurance:
- Walk long distances (transfer patients, etc.)
- Stand (at the patient’s side during surgery or therapeutic procedure, etc.)
- Sustain repetitive movement (CPR compressions, bagging, etc.)
- Maintain physical tolerance (stand/walk/work on your feet for 8-12 hours at a time with minimal breaks)
Strength:
- Push and pull 50 pounds (position patient, move equipment, etc.)
- Support 50 pounds of weight (ambulate patient, assist to bedside toilet, etc.)
- Lift 50 pounds (pick up a child, transfer a patient, etc.)
- Carry equipment/supplies
- Use upper body strength (CPR, physically restrain patient, etc.)
- Squeeze with hands (operate fire extinguisher)
Mobility:
- Twist
- Bend
- Stoop/squat
- Move quickly (respond to emergency)
- Climb stairs
- Walk
- Stand
Hearing and Visual
- See information up to 24 inches away (monitors, computer screens, skin conditions)
- See objects up to 20 feet away (patient in the room)
- Use depth perception
- Use of peripheral vision
- Distinguish colour and colour intensity (flushed, as coloured, or pale skin, colour of labels)
Tactile and Smell
Textile:
- Feel vibrations (pulses)
- Detect temperature (temperature of skin, IV solutions, etc.)
- Feel differences in skin characteristics (rash, turgor, etc.)
- Feel differences in sies, and shapes (palpate veins, body landmarks)
- Detect environmental temperatures
Smell:
- Detect odours (drainage, alcohol, smoke, gasses, etc.)
Environment:
- Tolerate strong soaps
- Tolerate strong odors
- Tolerate disturbing sounds (vomiting, diarrhea, coughing from trach)
Pay Grade Faculty Instructor Salary Range As per URFA Collective Agreement Status Tenure-Track Work Hours Varied (Days/Evenings/Weekends/Nights) in order to provide student learning support and guidance Duration (if Term/Temporary) Full-Time/Part-Time Full Time Preference Posting No Preference Target Posting Not Targeted Additional Information
Contact Information [email protected]
Job Open Date 01/08/2025
Job Close Date 02/15/2025
Open Until Filled No
Special Application Instructions If you require further information regarding this competition, please contact the Faculty of Nursing.
Diversity Statement The University of Regina is committed to an inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the community that we serve. The University welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including individuals within the University’s employment equity categories of women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, individuals of diverse gender and sexual orientation and all groups protected by the Human Rights Code.
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