Vacant job

Hospitals in the West

The Hospitals in the West is an administration within the Västra Götaland Region 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.

About ICU

The Intensive Care Unit is part of the Anesthesia, Surgery, and Intensive Care Operations. The department is of a general nature, where we provide intensive care from several areas such as medicine, surgery, and psychiatry. We perform postoperative care from various departments including surgery, orthopedics, urology, medicine, and dental. In our day surgery unit, we receive outpatient patients before and after planned surgery/examination. We have about 70 intensive care nurses and nursing assistants working with us.

Description

We offer a stimulating job with a wide variety of patients, from critically ill to less ill. As a nursing assistant in the ICU, you are an important part of the team around the patient, together with the responsible intensive care nurse and doctor. Within the department, several active development projects are ongoing in interdisciplinary groups consisting of nursing assistants, nurses, and doctors, to improve quality and patient safety within our unit. Kungälv Hospital is a trauma-receiving hospital, which means we focus on internal training and skill enhancement in this area.

Responsibilities

Regular tasks as a nursing assistant in an intensive care unit. Your introduction is individualized and tailored for you in consultation with your supervisor and department head.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for you who are a trained nursing assistant and enjoy working in a team as well as independently. You like challenges, have the ability to be flexible, and can handle stressful situations calmly and methodically. We place great emphasis on good collaboration skills and a positive attitude towards both patients and colleagues. Experience from anesthesia, surgery, and/or intensive care or emergency services is an advantage.

Protected Professional Title for Nursing Assistants

As of July 1, 2023, nursing assistant is a protected professional title. This means that you will need a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare to use the title nursing assistant within healthcare and social services. You can read more about the protected professional title for nursing assistants on the National Board of Health and Welfare's website – which also outlines the transitional regulations that apply: Nursing Assistant Protected Professional Title from July 1, 2023 - (socialstyrelsen)

Other

Selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis. Welcome with your application!

About the Västra Götaland Region

The Västra Götaland Region 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. The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more work processes. 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. 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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