Vacant job

Assistant Nurse to the Care Department

Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for research and innovation to yield results.

Lycksele Hospital is a suitably sized, well-equipped hospital. We maintain close collaboration with all clinics in the hospital. The proximity to each other provides a unique opportunity for development and strong community.

The Surgical Center of Southern Lapland is a clinic with broad operations and high competence. Within the clinic, there are care departments, outpatient clinics, operating rooms, emergency departments, intensive care units, recovery units, and helicopter services.

The care department has 21 care places on weekdays and 16 care places on weekends that must be staffed around the clock. We have a wide variety of diagnosis groups in our surgical orthopedic department. We primarily provide elective care in the form of hip, knee, and obesity surgery. The acute operations include, among other things, abdominal observations and various types of trauma.

We are now looking for an assistant nurse for our care department.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As an assistant nurse with us, you contribute knowledge and commitment that makes people feel safe during their care time with us.

The workday consists largely of various nursing measures that are important for the patient's recovery. Therefore, you as an assistant nurse have a central role with the patient and their relatives.

The work offers great variation in content and pace. You work in a team, in close collaboration with other professional categories. Your work is very varied, and you will meet people with diseases and conditions in various surgical areas. Daily tasks include patient care, as well as specific tasks such as sampling, catheter insertion, drainage management, wound dressings, and more. The work offers great variation in content and pace.

Our workplace offers:

• Security created through respect, support, and open communication. Teamwork with all professions and clear routines, as well as strong collaboration.
• To make a difference for each other and our patients, we focus on encouraging, respecting, and seeing each other. Empathy, helpfulness, and professional treatment are crucial for us.
• Development that means continuous education, innovative thinking, and that all opinions are taken seriously. Rotation services, flexibility, and constructive criticism that promotes improvements.
• Together we build a positive work environment where we learn from each other, share knowledge, and develop every day.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is a trained assistant nurse with an interest in surgical and orthopedic care. Experience working in a hospital ward or other acute operations is an advantage. We want you to be engaged and have a strong team spirit, see opportunities and solutions as you play an important role in our team. You have the ability to prioritize between different tasks. The work requires good collaboration skills and high flexibility. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Applications are processed continuously.

As of July 1, 2023, the title of assistant nurse is a protected professional title. This means that you need to present a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare, or an employment certificate that allows you to be covered by the National Board's transitional provisions and use the title until June 30, 2033. If you have already received this certificate, we ask that you attach it to your application.

OTHER

Read more about our benefits for those working with us on our website here (https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner).

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have considered recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly ask for no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then send your application documents by post.