Paramedic to Kungälv and Alingsås

The hospitals in the west are an administration within the Västra Götaland region and consist of four hospitals – Alingsås Hospital, Angered Local Hospital, Högsbo Local Hospital, and Kungälv Hospital. Approximately 3000 employees work with us every day to provide good and safe specialist healthcare of the highest quality.

Description

The Kungälv ambulance service consists of four ambulance stations: Ale, Kungälv, Stenungsund, and Tjörn, as well as a unit for non-emergency patient transport. There are 53 permanent employees working within the ambulance service.

The Alingsås ambulance service consists of two ambulance stations: Alingsås and Lerum. Approximately 45 permanent employees work within the ambulance service.

Responsibilities

As a paramedic, you will play an active role in planning, performing, and being responsible for the tasks within ambulance care based on the Health and Medical Services Act, the Patient Safety Act, and directives from the ambulance chief physician. The paramedic should, based on an ethical approach, contribute to good communication, quality patient care, and a positive work environment.

Introductory training starts on 26-05-01.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a nursing assistant with further education in ambulance care; you must have training and experience in emergency driving. A driving license with at least C1 qualification is required. Good local knowledge within the respective ambulance district is highly meritorious.

You should have practical experience in the field of ambulance care and good physical ability as we conduct physical tests. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability where flexibility and the ability to work independently are important aspects.

The recruitment process includes checks with IVO, the National Board of Health and Welfare, the Swedish Transport Agency, and extracts from the suspicion and criminal records.

Testing days for Kungälv are 26-01-21 and 26-02-18. Testing days for Alingsås are 26-02-05 and 26-02-20.

Employment Type

This is a fixed-term employment until 2026-08-31 with the possibility of extension.

Work Location

Please indicate in your application if you wish to work in Kungälv or Alingsås.

Other

This is a joint advertisement for both placement requests in Kungälv or Alingsås. Selection and interviews are conducted continuously.

Welcome 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. Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should have basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in development to learn new things. Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in a state of readiness.

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

Application

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