Healthcare Assistant at Medicine Department C3

In Region Gotland, you can develop and grow, both as an individual and together with others. When you work with us, you contribute to making Gotland an even better place for people in all walks of life. We make each other better.

Medicine Department C3

Medicine C3 is a department in development. We are about 30 employees; nurses and healthcare assistants who care for patients with internal medical diseases. We work with the patient in focus, and many of our development efforts aim to strengthen person-centered care, patient safety, and nursing within acute care.

We have 15 care places available during the day/evening. Here, we work in care teams consisting of a nurse and a healthcare assistant, where each team is responsible for 5-6 patients.

We offer a varied assignment where there is always something new to learn. We work with individualized introductions and skills development based on the needs of the organization. We strive for a climate where we share knowledge and learn from each other. We are an engaged and care-oriented workgroup.

Your Responsibilities

As a healthcare assistant in our department, you will be part of a care team with a nurse. Based on your different areas of responsibility, you will jointly ensure that the patient’s needs are met and ensure the care of acutely ill patients.

The healthcare assistant is largely responsible for monitoring, checks, some sampling, and ensuring that the patient’s basic needs are met. Furthermore, as a healthcare assistant, you have an important task of creating safety and well-being for our patients. Within the care team, you work proactively for good and safe care that is centered around the individual.

Documentation is included, as well as registering and following up on measurement values. As a healthcare assistant, you are responsible for conducting nursing rounds at least once per shift. You take responsibility and are independent in the tasks included in the assignment.

Who Are You?

You who are applying have a healthcare assistant education in accordance with the National Board of Health and Welfare's competence requirements for protected professional titles. Experience in acute care is an advantage.

You are more or less experienced with a personal maturity that we consider to be a good foundation for working with people in acute care. Curiosity and the desire to develop are driving forces, and you never see yourself as fully trained.

Your ability to collaborate is good, and you appreciate being part of a whole while also being self-driven and responsible for the tasks within your assignment. You care for the individual, are attentive and empathetic. Flexibility is a prerequisite in an organization where things can change quickly. You are a good caregiver and a great colleague.

Selection is ongoing during the application period. Before a hiring decision is made, a background check will be conducted through an extract from the criminal record.

About the Health and Medical Care Administration

As part of Region Gotland, the Health and Medical Care Administration is responsible for providing health-promoting healthcare and dental care on equal terms for those who live and stay in Gotland. We improve people's everyday lives, every day. Together, we develop health and medical care close to the patient. We create security through respect, integrity, and accessibility.

About Region Gotland

Region Gotland is not only Gotland's largest employer; we are also the only region in Sweden that has municipal, health, and medical care responsibilities and regional development responsibilities within the same organization. This, along with our island location, creates conditions for good cooperation across our areas of operation.

We have over 7000 employees. Together, we work for a sustainable, inclusive, and thriving society for everyone who visits, lives, and works in Gotland. We are driving the creation of a safe and sustainable development across the entire island.

Gotland is a fantastic place to live, with a rich cultural life, untouched nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. We are over 61,000 people who have chosen to live here year-round, and we would love to have more! For information about Gotland as a place to live and work, read more at gotland.com (https://gotland.com/leva-bo/flytta-hit/).

Through the Instagram account @viarregiongotland (https://instagram.com/viarregiongotland), we showcase the breadth of our professions and the significance of our work for society. Each week, a new employee presents their workday.

Other Information

Region Gotland works according to a competence-based recruitment method aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants from different backgrounds and genders.

The position is announced under the condition that it does not need to be claimed by employees with preferential rights and that the position remains vacant.

As the world changes, Region Gotland is increasingly working with quality and safety in the recruitment process. This means that you as a candidate may be subject to certain checks before employment. You will be informed about which checks the position you are applying for may be subject to before or during the interview.

Before all employments, you as a candidate need to present ID and a certificate of personal data.

We kindly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.