Field of Activity: Heart and Lung Diseases

We are Akademiska sjukhuset – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer services to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is hailed as a hero. With us, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. See parts of our reality in our photo exhibition; akademiskafotoutstallning.se (https://akademiskafotoutstallning.se). Welcome with your application!

Do you want to work in an intensive care unit with a unique mission?

We at the Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (TIVA) are now looking for colleagues who want to contribute their knowledge and experience to our team and make a real difference! Are you interested in developing as a nursing assistant? The work at TIVA is both exciting, varied, and offers you great development opportunities. Want to know more about why you should work with us? Keep reading!

Our Operations

At TIVA, we work with high-tech intensive care. We are a specialist department that provides advanced treatment and care after planned and emergency thoracic surgery. The level of intensive care can vary from treatment with ECMO or mechanical heart pumps to standard intensive care after heart-lung surgery. TIVA has 6-8 beds and about 90 staff members.

We are a large team and have close collaboration where everyone is needed and focused on the patient. It is important to us that you feel secure in your work.

Your Mission

As a nursing assistant in the thoracic intensive care unit, you will have an exciting and meaningful job. You will work in a team with nurses and doctors to closely observe changes in the patient's condition and meet their care needs.

Your Qualifications

To qualify as an applicant, we are looking for someone who is a trained nursing assistant, preferably with experience working in a hospital. Experience in an intensive care unit is an advantage.

Your Competence

We are looking for someone who has good teamwork skills, is communicative, can handle stressful situations, and can quickly switch pace. After training, you should be able to independently manage patient care for sedated patients. We highly value personal suitability.

We Offer

Permanent employment, with rotation shifts including days, evenings, nights, and weekends. A probationary period may apply. Start date according to agreement.

The introduction is fully tailored to individual needs based on previous experience. For applicants without prior experience, we have a developed extended introduction program. Our experienced nursing assistant mentors will provide you with guidance, feedback, and help you in your development. As a nursing assistant at TIVA, you will receive ongoing professional development through advanced training and educational days.

Read more about your career paths and what you get as a nursing assistant at TIVA Develop with us in the thoracic intensive care unit! (https://www.akademiska.se/arbeta-hos-oss/vara-olika-omraden/jobba-med-hjart--och-lungsjukdomar/pa-thorax-utvecklas-du-genom-ett-helt-yrkesliv/utvecklas-med-oss-pa-thoraxintensiven/)

If you want to shadow us and see how we work, we are happy to welcome you. Call the TIVA coordinator at 018-611 25 59 to arrange a day.

With us, you will receive benefits that make a difference, read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/).

Want to know more?

Department Head Patrik Wallnor Fundin 018-611 27 08
TIVA Coordinator 018-611 25 59
Union representative for Kommunal can be reached via the switchboard 018-611 00 00

Do you want to work with us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. We conduct interviews continuously, and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and diversity bring to the organization and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala places all permanently employed staff based on the needs of the total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before a hiring decision, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted for all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas that are subject to optional record extracts. This applies to everyone who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not primarily intended to include work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely by Region Uppsala, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers not to call.