Healthcare Assistant at the Infection Clinic, Vrinnevisjukhuset

Are you a flexible healthcare assistant who enjoys variety, fast-paced work, and teamwork? Welcome to us at the Infection Clinic at Vrinnevisjukhuset!

Our Offer

For life ahead.

Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It is about health and care, about the development of our region, and about those who live and stay here. We want to continue to be at the forefront, with care, research, and education. This means daring to think anew – and having the best employees. Therefore, we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with effective systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and relatives, while others create the conditions for life-saving interventions. With us, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and for life ahead.

Job Description

As a healthcare assistant on ward 20, you will perform standard healthcare assistant tasks within acute care. Patient work is conducted in care teams with nurses and healthcare assistants responsible for about 7 patients. The team, in addition to nurses/healthcare assistants, consists of other professionals such as doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and social workers. Other support functions available during weekdays are care coordinators and coordinators. During the day and evening, there are three care teams, and at night, one team is responsible for the entire ward. Daily life on ward 20 is very varied with a wide range of diagnoses and patient clientele. The pace of work is also diverse. These variations in work mean that as a healthcare assistant, you must be flexible and able to adapt to the situations you face. This allows you to gain experience and breadth early on. The unique competence of the Infection Clinic includes caring for diseases that require isolation and the application of special hygiene routines to prevent infection to/from patients and healthcare staff.

Your tasks will include being responsible for the basic care that patients need, venipuncture, care of urinary catheters, wound care with or without various types of drainage, handling Bladder Scan, taking EKGs, and all other nursing work that falls within the concept of acute care.

Work Group

The Infection Clinic is a regional clinic with about 160 employees. On ward 20, we have a work group with both experienced and relatively new employees. Here, it is important that we take responsibility for the work together and that we are each other's work environment. As an employee at the Infection Clinic, you will be included in the community and become an obvious part of the team. We believe we have an environment where everyone continuously learns new things and that it is very important to have a learning and open climate where you always dare to ask questions. We have a clear structure for continuous development and information dissemination in the form of internal and external lectures, weekly ward meetings, weekly newsletters, and through collaboration with the infection department at the university hospital.

About You

Basic requirements for employment as a healthcare assistant:

• Approved upper secondary education of at least 2250 points, Health and Care program or equivalent
• For adult education, approved upper secondary education corresponding to at least 1400 points within Health and Care education or equivalent.
• Grading criteria: At least grade E in all courses (passed).
• Desirable is a diploma from certified training via Health and Care College, applicable to both youth and adult education.

Experience in acute care is an advantage.

Utilizes knowledge, skills, and abilities in interactions during patient meetings or care situations. As you work in constant dialogue with patients and colleagues, it is a requirement that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written.

To thrive and fit in with us, your personal qualities are important. See examples of continuation below:

”For this position, we are looking for someone who is flexible. Being flexible with us means being able to adapt to the current situation and change focus, which is crucial as unpredictable events occur daily.”

”We work closely together and need to have good communication to successfully solve the tasks we encounter in everyday life. Thus, this position suits you if you enjoy collaboration and are attentive and communicative with both colleagues, patients, and relatives.”

Application and Employment

Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will need to fill out an application (https://ledsys.lio.se/Document/Document?DocumentNumber=54500).

Warm welcome to submit your application! If you need help registering in the system, contact customer service Support and Service, 010-103 60 00, during office hours.

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