Vacant job

Are you a nurse or radiology nurse interested in working with the healthcare of the future?

Are you also interested in working with bone density measurements and want to develop in your professional role? Then you might be the one we are looking for!

You will be offered

• a secure workgroup with experienced colleagues
• varied and challenging tasks
• individual onboarding based on your previous experiences

Of course, you will also benefit from the general advantages that Karolinska University Hospital offers you.

About the position

At the endocrinology clinic in Huddinge, highly specialized investigations and treatments of all kinds of endocrinological diseases are conducted. We have particularly high competence in diabetes, diabetic foot ulcers, lipid disorders, and osteoporosis. This position is located at the osteoporosis clinic, which is part of the endocrinology clinic.

At the osteoporosis clinic, you will work in a technical environment and have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills. You will collaborate closely with the rest of the team, where everyone plays an important role in providing the best care for the patient.

The role includes both independent work and collaborations with nursing colleagues and physicians.

Region Stockholm has decided to establish a competence center for osteoporosis. The hope is that this will lead to the expansion of our operations, and it may also be relevant to administer osteoporosis medications as part of the position in the future.

As a nurse with us, you will:

• meet unique patients
• perform DXA examinations with subsequent analysis work
• work to ensure evidence-based care is provided
• promote collaboration between different professions to offer the patient an effective, safe, and person-centered meeting.
• work partially administratively, such as referral assessments and, if necessary, support our fracture coordinator
• participate in clinical research and drug studies

The position includes work on an inpatient care unit if the need arises.

We are looking for someone who

• takes responsibility for their tasks and structures, together with the team, workflows and processes to drive the work forward.
• has a genuine interest in developing their competence through new knowledge and research, and keeps updated within their profession and the operations.
• is curious, engaged, and strives to continuously develop and improve daily work, as well as find new solutions to old problems.
• remains calm in pressured situations, maintains a realistic perspective, and focuses on the essentials, while working well with others.
• is attentive and flexible, resolves conflicts constructively, and is willing to go the extra mile for our patients when needed.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• licensed nurse or radiology nurse

Meritorious:

• previous experience working with bone density measurements
• good computer skills
• good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• good knowledge of RIS/PACS and/or Take Care

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews are ongoing during the application period, and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

Warm welcome with your application – Together we are Karolinska!

Before filling the position that involves caring for children and youth, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and criminal record register. Read more here (https://www.karolinska.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekrytering-pa-karolinska/).

As an employee at Karolinska University Hospital, you may be placed in a war situation. Read more here (https://www.karolinska.se/jobba-hos-oss/var-arbetsplats/totalforsvarsplikt-allman-tjansteplikt-och-krigsplaceringar-pa-karolinska-universitetssjukhuset/).

If you are or have previously been employed in Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or previous manager if you become a candidate for employment.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, the main mission is to educate the healthcare professionals of the future together with Karolinska Institute and conduct world-leading research while continuing our work to develop care for the best of the patient. We work in a variety of areas and professions.

Our vision - We will cure and relieve tomorrow what no one can cure and relieve today.

Please read more about us at karolinska.se (https://www.karolinska.se/) and follow us on social media!

Theme Inflammation & Aging

The Theme Inflammation and Aging includes internal medicine specialties such as endocrinology and metabolism, nephrology, gastroenterology and pulmonology, as well as geriatrics, rheumatology, dermatology, and venereology.

Read more here (https://www.karolinska.se/om-oss/teman-och-funktioner/tema-inflammation-och-aldrandeon/).

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