Job Advertisement: Nurse at the Infectious Disease Clinic

We offer a developing and interesting job at the infectious disease clinic.

As a nurse at the infectious disease clinic, you will work independently and have a varied job every day. The department operates around the clock, and we strive for good and equitable care with high quality and staff with appropriate competence. The tasks can change quickly depending on which patients are being treated at the moment. After about a year of experience at the infectious disease clinic, you will be dual-qualified and able to handle both infectious and ear patients. As a nurse at the infectious disease clinic, you will work with many different diagnoses, which will give you a high level of competence in the field. We play an important role in the region's preparedness, for example, during infectious outbreaks and pandemics. You will work alongside a stable and experienced nursing team.

We are a relatively small clinic with close collaboration between professions, and we work closely in teams of doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, and medical secretaries. This creates a dynamic workplace with engaged employees. We are a university hospital unit that conducts broad and clinic-related research that involves all professional categories. We appreciate and encourage individual initiatives for research and development, and there are also opportunities for further education as a specialist nurse in infectious medicine. We have fun together!

The position may be filled before the application deadline. Submit your application today!

About You

We are looking for a licensed nurse with a few years of experience in the profession, preferably in infectious care. The work as a nurse in the Shared Care Department 39 requires an interest and knowledge to care for both infectious and ear patients. As a person, you take initiative and get things done with good results. You see opportunities in changes and work well with other people with a focus on the operation. You are someone who can handle rapid changes, has the ability to make quick prioritizations with good judgment, and make decisions based on the patient's best interest. We place great importance on personal suitability.

Your Future Workplace

The infectious disease clinic has a regional responsibility for highly specialized infectious care and provides both outpatient and inpatient care, treating patients with a wide range of diseases across all age groups. In addition to infectious patients, patients with ear, nose, and throat diseases are cared for in the department. With us, collaboration around the patient is the focus, which creates a very good team spirit between the professions. We warmly welcome you to our clinic, where you will receive a good introduction and feel secure in your role as a nurse.

The County Hospital in Kalmar is one of three hospitals in Kalmar County. The hospital is an emergency hospital with specialized care, maternity care, and postnatal care. Here, over 2,300 people work to provide good care and high patient safety to the county's residents. Our employees' continuous development work allows us to achieve good results in several different national measurements. The hospital is located near Kalmar city center and Kalmarsund.

Region Kalmar County is responsible for healthcare, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transport, and regional development. We are over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the county's residents. With us, you will receive many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people in all stages of life and have meaningful and developing work – every day.

Region Kalmar County offers all employees a full-time position. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of the position may be offered at another workplace.

We ask that you attach your CV, cover letter, and relevant educational certificates to your application. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Region Kalmar County, we ask that you apply for the position in our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format.

We welcome calls from those interested in the job but decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.