Vision Educator at the Vision Center in Skövde

habilitation & Health offers specialized care and support to individuals with permanent disabilities; such as reduced ability to communicate, see, hear, or move. The goal is to maintain and develop functional ability, create conditions for good health, and enable active participation in society. Do you want to make a difference for people with disabilities? Welcome to Habilitation & Health, part of the Västra Götaland Region. Together we have the power to change.

Description

At the Vision Center, we work with habilitation and rehabilitation for individuals of all ages with visual impairments or blindness.

Our team consists of dedicated vision educators, social workers, administrative staff, optometrists, and ICT technicians who collaborate to meet each patient's unique needs.

We are now looking for someone who wants to be part of our team and make a difference for individuals with visual impairments or blindness. With us, you will have the opportunity to contribute your expertise in a meaningful job where collaboration and development are in focus.

This is a position to be filled at the Vision Center in Skövde. To reach out to relevant professional categories, more than one advertisement has been published, as several professional categories are eligible to apply for the position.

Responsibilities

As a vision educator with us, you will have an important and varied role where you primarily meet adult patients with visual impairments or blindness. Your responsibilities include, among other things:

• Conducting assessments and establishing care plans based on a person-centered approach and our mission.
• Testing, training, and prescribing assistive devices. Visual adaptations in smart devices.
• Working to strengthen the patient's independence through strategies in daily activities.
• Collaborating with other healthcare providers.

Qualifications

You are positive, have a good demeanor, and the ability to switch between independent work and teamwork. It is important that you see opportunities, can take initiative, organize your work, and contribute to a good work environment. You are structured and take responsibility for driving your and the team's work forward.

Applicants should be trained occupational therapists, optometrists, ophthalmic nurses, orthoptists, or have completed other academic training deemed relevant by the employer. If you have work experience in rehabilitation/habilitation, education, or work experience in visual rehabilitation or ophthalmic care, it is an advantage. As support in your introduction, we offer internal training and the opportunity for shadowing with an experienced vision educator. This provides you with a secure start and good conditions to integrate into the work effectively. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Within Habilitation & Health, we strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, where our employees' differences enrich and develop the organization. Interviews will be held on December 15th and 16th.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

About the Västra Götaland Region

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

The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more work processes. 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 the development to learn new things.

The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in crisis positions.

Want to know more about the Västra Götaland Region?

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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