Surgical Emergency Care Unit

The Surgical Emergency Care Unit is a department with a heart for both development and care.

Do you want to make a difference in an exciting and developing healthcare environment where the pace is high but the care is even greater? Welcome to KAVA – part of the surgical clinic at the University Hospital in Linköping.

Our Offer

Here, care and treatment of patients within emergency surgery and trauma are conducted. We have 4 care teams, each caring for 6 patients. At KAVA, your safety, participation, and development are at the center. We are now looking for someone with experience in inpatient care who is curious about surgical emergency care.

With us, you will meet cheerful and competent colleagues in fresh premises. We value both job satisfaction and quality, and believe that these go hand in hand. Here are some examples of how we work:

• Patient safety in focus: including nursing rounds, structured head-to-toe assessments, and bedside rounds.
• Ongoing training during working hours: every Tuesday, training sessions are held, we have theme weeks in nursing, and scheduled time for individual development.
• Support in everyday life: our experienced specialist nurses are an obvious sounding board, and we unit managers are present both on the floor and in the office. We both have extensive experience as nurses in surgical emergency care.
• Career development: the opportunity to continue education to become a specialist nurse with maintained salary.
• Introduction: An individually tailored introduction that lays the foundation for the job at KAVA.
• Flexibility: An individual scheduling via the Tessa system – your recovery is important to us.

Here you can read about our career ladder for nurses and also about your benefits with us.

Job Description

As a nurse, you will be part of a team with several professions such as doctors, specialist nurses, advanced specialist nurses, nursing assistants, and rehabilitation staff. We have a pharmacist daily to facilitate and ensure safety regarding medication management, for example, before discharge, which gives you as a nurse the opportunity to spend more time with patients.

About You

We see that you are meticulous, responsible, and have the patient's best interests in focus. You enjoy collaborating, are genuine in your interactions, and contribute to a positive atmosphere in the team. We value curiosity and the desire to learn.

As you work in constant dialogue with patients and colleagues, it is a requirement that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written.

We are looking for someone who:

• wants to work in a professional and present team caring for acutely ill patients around the clock
• wants to develop in your professional role in a safe, learning, and welcoming workplace
• wants to be involved, influence, and develop surgical emergency care at our university hospital
• wants to work in a clinic where research and clinical work go hand in hand
• wants to work from a person-centered approach

If this sounds like you, send us your application now!

Application and Employment

We offer 1 permanent position and 2 one-year temporary positions.

Feel free to follow our daily life on instagram@kava182linkoping.

Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will need to fill out a form (https://ledsys.lio.se/Document/Document?DocumentNumber=54500).

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