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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 together contribute to this every day. What role do you want to play?

Regardless of your role, we can offer you a meaningful, safe, and developing job where you make a difference for others. Our employees often say that SÄS is a "just right-sized hospital" – it's big enough to develop and build a career, yet small enough to foster a sense of community across departments. Here, 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

As a specialist physician in pulmonology with us in the medical department, you will strengthen our team within the lung section and work closely with the nurses and nursing assistants in the lung clinic.

As a specialist physician, you will also have the opportunity to initiate and drive development based on knowledge and interest in consultation with the rest of the team. You will supervise resident and specialty training doctors as well as medical students.

About us

Our mission is to provide internal medicine and oncology care for the residents in our catchment area, and we do this with great and dedicated commitment. Our medical department is one of the largest areas of the hospital and has a broad operation with specialists in general internal medicine, cardiology, hematology, pulmonology, allergology, nephrology, gastroenterology, diabetes, endocrinology, and oncology. We have a significant educational mission with large parts of the medical education's internal medicine course based at SÄS. We are proud to call ourselves a university hospital unit, which signifies a quality stamp on our research and educational capacity.

The medical department is organized into four sections: Hematology/Oncology section, Pulmonology/Gastroenterology/Endocrinology section, Nephrology section, and Cardiology section. Within the sections, there are chief physicians, department heads, and unit managers who lead the development of the work. Within the department, there is an inpatient unit with 8 beds for pulmonology, as well as an associated clinic. Our outpatient care includes the lung clinic, where lung physiological examinations are also conducted, as well as allergology. We also have a consulting mission towards other departments within and outside the hospital. We have an established bronchoscopy service, including EBUS examinations.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who is a qualified specialist in pulmonology, preferably with experience in bronchoscopy and EBUS. As a person, we see that you are confident in your role as a physician and driven to develop methods to contribute to better care. Being able to work in a team while also being comfortable working independently is a requirement for the position, as is enjoying supervising both medical students and resident and specialty training doctors. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Welcome to submit your application today! We process applications continuously and may contact interesting candidates for interviews during the application period. Please attach your medical license with your application.

About Västra Götalandsregionen

The Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good health and medical care for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

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The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in a reserve for emergencies.

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