Job Advertisement: Staff for the Pathology Laboratory

Together, we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe’s leading university hospital by 2032. Together with patients, we work for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – within a cohesive healthcare system in the Västra Götaland region. Our vision and goals aim for care of the highest quality, where the patient is always in focus. We provide healthcare locally and regionally, but also highly specialized care to patients throughout the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength and contribute to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify everyday life at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality.

About the Organization

The pathology laboratories at Norra Älvsborg County Hospital, NÄL, are part of Clinical Pathology and belong to Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Together, we create care of the highest quality with the patient in focus. With great commitment and continuous learning, we are one of the country’s leading university hospitals. We provide everything from county healthcare to nationally highly specialized care. Through interesting research, we are oriented towards the future of healthcare. With us, digital competence is important, and everyone contributes to digital development. In our work, we utilize the breadth of knowledge and experience we collectively have – Together with you, we want to create value for our patients.

Job Responsibilities

The pathology laboratory has about 40 employees, mainly biomedical analysts (BMA) and laboratory assistants. At the laboratory, cell and tissue samples are examined for the presence of pathological changes. The pathology laboratory is an organization in change and development with a strong focus on digitalization in diagnostics. As we are an accredited organization, this places high demands on accuracy and clear traceability in everything we do, with patient safety in focus.

We are now looking for a staff member to handle tasks related to sample management and registration. In this role, you will check patient information on incoming samples against the accompanying referrals, register these in our lab data system Sympathy, and sort samples for further handling in the laboratory. You will also work with sorting sample materials in our archive and assigning referrals for diagnostics in the system.

About You

To succeed in this role, you need to have at least a high school diploma and preferably experience in carefully following written instructions, such as method descriptions. You need to be meticulous in your work and have good IT skills as well as an interest in familiarizing yourself with new digital tools.

It is important for you to do the right thing in the right way, and you take responsibility for ensuring that samples are handled correctly and that registration is done according to applicable routines. You have good communication skills and a strong ability to collaborate, which allows you to communicate clearly with different professions in the clinic and thereby contribute to a well-functioning interaction. You have logical thinking and understand how information is interconnected, which helps you follow workflows effectively and in a structured manner.

The position is full-time. Working hours are scheduled Monday to Friday from 07:15 to 16:00.

Warm welcome with your application!

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About the Västra Götaland Region

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 communications throughout Västra Götaland. The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you bring basic skills and can 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 state of readiness.

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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