Secretary Wanted at Skaraborg Hospital

Skaraborg Hospital (SkaS) operates in several locations in Skaraborg, including Falköping, Lidköping, Mariestad, and Skövde. We provide specialized healthcare in around thirty specialties and work together for the health of our patients throughout their lives, offering cohesive and safe care. Every day and every hour, our employees make contributions that impact the lives of others. We care about those who make a difference for others, and together we create the workplace of the future.

Do you thrive in a coordinating role where your efforts contribute to developing healthcare and enhancing patient safety at Skaraborg Hospital?

We are looking for an engaged, structured, and driven secretary for our staff area.

In this role, you will work closely with the chief nurse, chief physician, and development manager, contributing your expertise both in daily operations and in improvement projects alongside other staff members.

Description

Your tasks include providing administrative support to the chief nurse, chief physician, and development manager. You will schedule meetings and training sessions, book venues, and write meeting notes and minutes. You will be responsible for the administration of web pages related to patient safety and development, as well as coordinating and facilitating various activities.

Your work will also involve handling cases from the Patient Board and IVO, including lex Maria. You will dispatch responses from Skaraborg Hospital, communicate with internal and external parties, and ensure that patient complaints and lex Maria cases are handled according to legal requirements.

You will also participate in and support specific assignments, such as Children’s Rights in Healthcare and the Contact Nurse Network within cancer care.

What can we offer you?

As a secretary with us, you will enjoy variety in your daily work and over time. In addition to your usual tasks, we will build on your skills and competencies; perhaps you have a special expertise that is valuable to us.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with a KY or YH education as a medical secretary/healthcare administrator, or a high school diploma combined with work experience deemed equivalent. We prefer that you have experience with similar tasks in healthcare.

You have strong administrative skills and are used to working independently. You express yourself well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing. You are accustomed to working in various digital environments and have extensive experience with Microsoft 365. Knowledge and practical experience with MedControl PRO and Optimizer are advantageous.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability and are looking for someone with strong commitment and a genuine interest in patient safety and development issues. You find it easy to collaborate and coordinate both tasks and people, which provides good conditions for effective working methods. You have the ability to create structure and overview, maintain a high service level, and are used to handling assignments and rapid changes.

Are you interested and want to become one of us?

Apply today and tell us what you can contribute. Selection and interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period, so do not wait to submit your application.

Welcome with your application!

About Västra Götalandsregionen

The Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland. The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more work 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. The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in a reserve for emergencies.

If you 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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