Paramedic at Södra Älvsborg Hospital

Helping people achieve better health is one of the most important missions one can have. At Södra Älvsborg Hospital (SÄS), we are 3,700 employees with 120 different professions who contribute to this every day. What role do you want to play?

Regardless of your role, we can offer you a meaningful, secure, and developing job where you make a difference for others. Our employees often say that SÄS is a "just right-sized hospital" – it's large enough to allow for development and career advancement, and small enough to foster a sense of community across departments. We have a forward-thinking spirit, and exciting initiatives and research are always underway to improve care for our patients and meet future challenges in healthcare.

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About our job opening

Our large and varied mission gives you as a paramedic great opportunities to develop in your profession.

The ambulance is often the first on the scene, and the intervention can be crucial for the patient. You will work with pre-hospital emergency care, usually with one patient at a time. You meet patients of all ages who have suffered from acute illness or injury, assessing and treating patients at home, at the scene of the accident, and during transport to healthcare facilities. The focus is on good care and compassion in patient interactions.

The work is done in teams, and as a paramedic, you will always travel with an ambulance nurse, another nurse, or a specialist-trained nurse. You need to thrive in a varying pace and be comfortable with not knowing how the day’s shift will develop.

The position is a temporary contract expected to last from 2025-04-01 to 2025-09-30. You will work 33.20 hours/week or 36.20 hours/week, depending on the degree of night shifts. Work will be scheduled across all hours of the day. Your base station is at the station in Borås.

We offer

• Thorough introductory training and shadowing
• Continuous education
• Follow-up/debriefing after major events (if needed)

About us

The ambulance service at Södra Älvsborg Hospital is part of the emergency care department and operates from our ambulance stations in Borås, Skene, Herrljunga, Svenljunga, Tranemo, and Ulricehamn. We closely collaborate with the emergency department, alarm center, and police and rescue services during joint alarms and responses. Other important partners include primary care and the municipality to ensure optimal care levels.

Our stations have different characteristics, from urban environments with a high frequency of ambulance missions to smaller towns where we cover a larger geographical area and transport patients to several different hospitals. In total, we are 120 colleagues who care for each other and develop our operations together. We believe it is important to be humble about our broad mission; not everyone can do everything – we help and support each other. We hope you want to become our new colleague!

Your profile

We are looking for someone who is a licensed nurse and has pre-hospital training or training in anesthesia or intensive care. Additionally, you have experience in ambulance and/or emergency care. You have a driver's license with B category, and we would prefer you to have C1 category as well. You need to have good physical ability and be able to swim; tests will be conducted for each area.

As a person, you are secure, stable, and easily collaborate with others. You have good problem-solving skills and make the decisions that the situation requires. It is natural for you to have a good attitude, stand for good patient care, and take responsibility for contributing to a good work environment. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We process applications continuously, so we warmly welcome your application today! Please attach your professional license.

About Västra Götalandsregionen

Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more work methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should possess basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and are motivated to participate in the development to learn new things.

Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in a reserve.

If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link introduction (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation at presentation (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

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