Summer Temporary Position as Occupational Therapist

Do you want to contribute and do something meaningful? At the same time, develop yourself and make many connections? Then our summer temporary positions are something for you.

With the patient in focus, we provide effective care with knowledge, quality, and empathy. With your help, both we and the patients will improve – welcome to Region Värmland!

Your Workplace

The Rehabilitation Specialist Care at the Central Hospital in Karlstad is a unit within the health and rehabilitation area. Approximately 80 employees work within occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and music and art therapy. The unit also employs rehabilitation assistants.

The Rehabilitation Specialist Care works with rehabilitation across several different clinics at the Central Hospital in Karlstad, such as neurology, geriatrics, oncology, infection, pediatrics, women's clinic, surgery, medicine, orthopedics, ICU, among others, both in outpatient and inpatient care.

Your Responsibilities

The work involves occupational therapy assessments, planning and implementing interventions, and follow-up. The job is characterized by mobility and requires flexibility as well as a willingness and ability to work both in teams and independently. We believe that healthcare must be based on our patients' needs and our employees' competencies. We want to drive healthcare forward together with our employees.

As a summer temporary employee, you will receive an introduction to your role. A summer position with us is a great start to your career as an occupational therapist or an opportunity to further develop in your profession.

Your Skills and Competencies

We are looking for a licensed occupational therapist with an interest in rehabilitation within inpatient care. Experience in specialized inpatient care is an advantage but not a requirement. We place great importance on personal suitability, good collaboration skills, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. An interest in working within specialized inpatient care is a prerequisite.

Selection is ongoing, so please submit your application today!

About Region Värmland

We exist to ensure that everyone living here feels good and that our region is attractive and competitive. We make a difference in healthcare, dental care, public transport, regional development, and culture and education. We meet people in life's biggest moments and in all those everyday moments in between. Our vision is world-class quality of life. Read more about what it is like to work with us (https://regionvarmland.se/regionvarmland/jobb-utbildning--forskning/jobba-med-oss/vara-formaner), and follow us on social media.

Do you also want to work for everyone in Värmland? Welcome with your application.

Other

In connection with a potential employment, we may ask you as an applicant to provide an extract from the police criminal record. Before employment in psychiatric care, care of the disabled, care of children or adolescents, the employer will conduct a check in the police's suspicion and criminal record. An entry in this register may affect your eligibility for employment.

If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, we ask you to contact the HR Competence Supply Unit via the Region's switchboard at 010-831 50 00. You will receive assistance in submitting your application without it being processed in Varbi. Please only include information that is relevant to the current position.

In preparation for the recruitment process, Region Värmland has made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.