Job Opening for Specialist Physician in Pulmonology

Helping people achieve better health is one of the most important missions one can have. At Södra Älvsborgs 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 right-sized hospital" – it is large enough to allow for development and career progression, yet small enough to foster a sense of community across departments. We have a forward-thinking spirit, and there are always exciting initiatives and research underway to improve care for our patients and meet future challenges in healthcare.

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About Our Job Opening

We are looking for someone who wants to help build up pulmonology at SÄS.

We are restarting the medical team this winter and aim for a fully developed diagnostic operation within a couple of years.

We are looking for someone with experience in lung oncology combined with pulmonology. Over the coming year, lung oncological treatment will be transferred to the oncology treatment unit. This is the first step in creating a Cancer Center and consolidating expertise and treatment in one place. This is done to ensure strong oncology for the future.

As a specialist physician in pulmonology at our medical department, you will strengthen our team within the lung section and work closely with the nurses and nursing assistants at the lung clinic. As a specialist physician, you will also have the opportunity to initiate and drive development based on knowledge and interest in consultation with the rest of the team. You will mentor residents and medical students.

About Us

Our mission is to provide internal medicine and oncological care for the residents of our catchment area, and we do this with great and dedicated commitment. Our medical department is one of the largest areas of the hospital and has a broad operation with specialists in general internal medicine, cardiology, hematology, pulmonology, allergology, nephrology, gastroenterology, diabetes, endocrinology, and oncology. We have a significant educational mission with large parts of the medical education's internal medicine course held at SÄS. We are proud to call ourselves a university hospital unit, which signifies a quality stamp on our research and educational capacity.

The medical department is organized into three sections: hema/onc section, lung/gastro/endocrine/medicine/kidney section, and cardiology section. Within the sections, there are medical chiefs, operationally responsible senior physicians, and unit managers who lead the development of the work.

Within the lung operation, there is an inpatient unit with 8 beds for pulmonology. Our outpatient care includes the lung clinic, where lung physiological examinations are also conducted, as well as allergology. We also have a consulting mission towards other departments within and outside the hospital.

Your Profile

We are looking for someone who is a qualified specialist in pulmonology, preferably with experience in bronchoscopy and EBUS. You must be authorized to work as a physician in Sweden and master the Swedish language at level C1. As a person, we see that you are confident in your medical role and driven to develop work methods to contribute to better care. Being able to work in a team while also being comfortable working independently is a prerequisite for the position, as is enjoying mentoring both medical students and residents. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Welcome to apply today! We process applications continuously and may contact interesting candidates for interviews during the application period. Please attach your medical license with your application.

About Västra Götalandsregionen

The Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communications throughout Västra Götaland. The Västra Götaland Region 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 the development to learn new things. The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in a war placement.

If you want to know more about the Västra Götaland Region, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link introduction (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation at presentation (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

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