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Nurse for Psychiatric Emergency Department

REGION ÖREBRO LÄN

Örebro län, Örebro

Previous experience is desired

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If you are interested in being part of the further development of psychiatric inpatient care, this is where you should work. General psychiatric inpatient care provides treatment for patients with the highest care needs as well as general psychiatric short-term care for patients requiring inpatient care. The operation consists of a psychiatric emergency department, as well as general psychiatric wards with inpatient services in Örebro, Karlskoga, and Lindesberg. We have about 150 employees from various professional categories working with common processes and goals. We work in multiprofessional teams based on a holistic view of the individual and strive to promote the involvement of relatives in care. Our patients may require both psychiatric and somatic care simultaneously.

Working with us means a varied and stimulating job where you have close collaboration with all professional groups in our organization. We have a dedicated staff group focused on our patients, good treatment, and quality. With us, you will find collegial community and have plenty of patient contact. As a new employee, you will receive introductory training.

The outpatient care of general psychiatry is part of the general psychiatry operational area. Our general psychiatric clinics are located in Hallsberg, Karlskoga, Lindesberg, and Örebro. Specialized clinics for, for example, electroconvulsive therapy, affective disorders, neuropsychiatric assessments, deaf psychiatry, and gender dysphoria are located in Örebro. We work with both individual and group therapy as well as planned and acute visits and telephone counseling. Rehabilitation is included as part of our work, as well as mobile interventions through our specialist psychiatric nursing teams (SPOT) and patient and relative education. Together, we work with common processes and goals. We work in multiprofessional teams based on a holistic view of the individual and tailor our care interventions to the patient's needs and circumstances. We strive to promote the involvement of relatives in care.

The psychiatry in Region Örebro County is a specialist operation divided into five operational areas, all with a strong focus on ethics, collaboration, and development, as well as a well-functioning educational and research environment. Together, we are about 900 employees.

Region Örebro County is one of the largest employers in the county and an important growth engine in the region. We work for people's health, safety, and well-being and for the county's development. With us, there are exciting and important jobs in areas such as health and medical care, dental care, public transport, culture, and business development. Together, we create a better life.

Nurse for Psychiatric Emergency Department

Job Responsibilities

The work consists of making an initial assessment of patients who seek psychiatric emergency care, triaging, leading/ coordinating the reception work, and together with the unit manager developing, implementing, and creating routines for patient and team work. Ensure that routines are followed and collaborate with the care placement coordinator, on-call doctors, other healthcare providers, and partners. Responsible for introducing new employees to the organization.

The job responsibilities also include nursing and patient work, medication management, and contacts with relatives in the ongoing reception work. If this sounds interesting and you want to know more about how the work is practically carried out, you are welcome to shadow us at the psychiatric emergency department.

Additional Information

As we within Psychiatry care for our patients and value patient safety highly, we will, in connection with the recruitment, request extracts from the suspicion and criminal records from the National Police Board. More information about suspicion and criminal records can be found in SFS 1999:1135 and SFS 1999:1134.

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Qualifications

Specialist nurse with a focus on psychiatry or a licensed nurse who lacks specialist nursing qualifications.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working closely with patients and has the patient's best interests in mind. You should be confident in yourself and in your role as a nurse. You are interested in working with both care and treatment interventions for patients with severe psychiatric symptoms in the acute phase and working together with the team to ensure good and safe care and treatment.

Work in the organization is based on great commitment, responsiveness, a positive attitude, and a good collegial community, which requires collaboration skills and social competence. You have an ethical and professional approach in all interactions. We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Application

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

Applications should include a CV and cover letter. Certificates, grades, diplomas, etc., should be provided at a possible interview.

If you are or have previously been employed by Region Örebro County, we will take internal references from your current or previous manager if you are a candidate for employment.

Verification of police record extracts may occur according to current legislation.

We place our permanent employees in military service and, in some cases, also temporary employees. Read more about what this means. (https://www.regionorebrolan.se/sv/jobb-och-utbildning/sok-jobb-hos-oss/fragor-och-svar/?E-167071=167071#accordion-block-167071)

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Our offer to you and information on how it is to live and work in our county

https://www.regionorebrolan.se/vierbjuderdig

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