Vacant job

Helping people achieve better health is one of the most important missions one can have. At Södra Älvsborg Hospital (SÄS), we are 3,700 employees with 120 different professions who contribute to this every day. What role do you want to play?

Regardless of your role, we can offer you a meaningful, secure, and developing job where you make a difference for others. Our employees often say that SÄS is a "just the right size hospital" – it's big enough to develop and build a career, yet small enough to foster a sense of community across departments. We have a forward-thinking spirit, and exciting initiatives and research are always underway to improve care for our patients and meet future challenges in healthcare.

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About our job opening

We are now looking for someone interested in an independent and varied job as a healthcare administrator, primarily focusing on appointment scheduling within the medical area.

With us, you will have a challenging and skill-developing job where you will gain new experiences and grow in your professional role. We believe it is important for you to feel comfortable, and you will of course receive an introduction in the unit where you will work.

Your responsibilities include:

• Booking referrals and follow-up appointments
• Answering patient phone calls for cancellations and rescheduling
• Setting and adjusting schedules in Elvis
• Case management in 1177
• Working with waiting lists
• Supervising students during their internships with us

This is a permanent position.

About us

The medical area is large, with over 500 employees. We have nurses, nursing assistants, doctors, medical secretaries, administrators, and assistants working in teams.

The medical department is divided into three sections: Hematology, Oncology, and Pulmonology, Cardiology, and the Medical section.

We are responsible for specialized care in emergency medicine, heart diseases, blood disorders, lung diseases, allergy investigations, kidney diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, diabetes, hormonal diseases, and cancers. Our primary mission is the care of acutely ill, multi-ill, and chronically ill patients. In addition to outpatient and inpatient care, we also conduct day care activities. We also have a close collaboration with social workers, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.

Your profile

We are looking for someone with a YH education as a medical secretary/healthcare administrator or equivalent higher education and who is interested in a varied job where you will play a significant role in developing the operation with new digital work methods. Good knowledge of Swedish, English, and the Office suite is a requirement, but it is an advantage if you have knowledge of SÄS's patient administrative systems Melior, Elvis, and Mequal.

As a person, you are service-oriented, have good communication skills, and are flexible. It is also important that you can work in a structured, independent, and meticulous manner and have a good ability to work in teams to meet the needs of the operation. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Selection and interviews are ongoing, so please submit your application today! Please attach a copy of your educational certificate with your application.

About Västra Götalandsregionen

Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for everyone. 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 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.

Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanently employed staff in a state of readiness.

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

Västra Götalandsregionen prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you, as an applicant, have questions about the advertised position or for specific and special reasons cannot register your information in a public system - please contact the contact person for the respective advertisement.

To staffing, placement, and recruitment companies and to you as a seller: We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing, placement, and recruitment companies as well as other external actors and sellers of additional job advertisements. Västra Götalandsregionen has contracted agreements.