Care Assistant/Nursing Assistant for the Emergency Department

The Hospitals in the West is an administration within the Västra Götalandsregion and consists of four hospitals – Alingsås Hospital, Angered Local Hospital, Högsbo Local Hospital, and Kungälv Hospital. Approximately 3000 employees work with us every day to provide good and safe specialist healthcare of the highest quality.

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference for others!

The emergency department currently has about 45 employees. We receive emergency cases in surgery, orthopedics, and internal medicine during the emergency department's opening hours from 08:00 to 21:00 every day of the week. In surgery and orthopedics, we also accept children. The emergency department has approximately 22,000 emergency visits annually. We are now looking for a nursing assistant/care assistant who wants to be part of our team this summer. You should be stimulated by changes in pace at work and be good at prioritizing your tasks. You want to contribute to optimizing the acute care for our patients, and your perspective is characterized by care for people.

Job Responsibilities

Here in the emergency department, you will be part of interdisciplinary teams together with doctors, nurses, and medical secretaries in the acute care of patients with surgical, orthopedic, and general medical conditions. You will work in various positions in the emergency department, such as in triage or in a team. The work is varied, challenging, and stimulating.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is a trained nursing assistant, alternatively a medical student or nursing student. If you are a medical student, we prefer that you have completed semester 6. If you are a nursing student, you need to have completed semester 3 or semester 4 depending on your educational program. Experience in emergency care is a significant advantage, preferably from an emergency department. Knowledge of casting is meritorious. We are looking for someone who is stimulated by changes in pace at work and is driven to work in a developing environment. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability, where the ability to collaborate in a team and prioritize are important qualities, as well as being flexible.

Nursing Assistant Protected Title

As of July 1, 2023, the title of nursing assistant is a protected title. This means that you will need proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare to use the title of nursing assistant within healthcare and social services. You can read more about the protected title for nursing assistants on the National Board of Health and Welfare's website – it also states what transitional rules apply: Nursing Assistant Protected Title from July 1, 2023 (https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/).

Conditions

The positions are summer temporary positions with day, evening, and weekend shifts.

Other

We apply ongoing selection in the recruitment process.

Welcome with your application!

About Västra Götalandsregionen

Västra Götalandsregionen 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. Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitalize more ways of working. 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. Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in wartime positions.

If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, 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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