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The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health continues its proud tradition as a leader in population and public health. We encourage innovation and offer an environment where committed professionals can truly make a difference. Our ministry provides strategic leadership in population health and oversees the development and implementation of robust public health frameworks and systems across Saskatchewan. Learn more about our work at Ministry of Health.

In this exciting position, you will:

-Lead and supervise public health nursing program and policy development collaboratively, ensuring integrated public health and community-based services.
-Manage and mentor a team of public health nursing consultants.
Chair provincial committees and represent Saskatchewan on national committees.
-Drive strategic planning, priority setting, and policy development on public health nursing issues.
-Collaborate in providing critical input to the provincial vaccine budget.
-Analyze policy and develop proposals addressing significant population and public health challenges.
-Provide expert advice and administrative oversight on projects including Panorama, immunization programs, maternal and child health, women's health, and adult health.
-Advocate for public health nursing perspectives in population health promotion and primary healthcare initiatives.
-Represent the Ministry of Health in inter-agency collaborations.

Typically, the qualifications for this role include:
-A Bachelors degree in Nursing with credits in Public Health Nursing.
-A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in public health nursing with extensive Panorama experience, ideally including supervisory experience.
-Eligibility for registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS).