Occupational Therapist Wanted for Shared Position in Outpatient/Home Rehab at Rehab City Östermalm

Do you want to become one of us?

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist for a permanent position at our clinic in Östermalm to work in a shared role focusing on activity structure and balance as well as home rehabilitation.

Rehab City is a results unit within SLSO, the Stockholm County Healthcare Area. We consist of about 85 employees across three different clinics and provide primary care rehabilitation. At our clinic in Östermalm, 26 people work, of which 8 are occupational therapists.

Your work will be characterized by patient focus, job satisfaction, and the belief that all people are equally valuable. You can read more about us at Rehab City Östermalm (https://www.regionstockholm.se/rehabcityostermalm).

We have a collective agreement and generous wellness benefits. As an employee of SLSO, you also enjoy the benefit of “free open healthcare and flexible working hours when the operations allow it.” You can read more about this at Benefits at Stockholm County Healthcare Area (https://www.regionstockholm.se/formaner).

Job Responsibilities:

As an occupational therapist in primary care, you will meet patients of all ages and from different cultures. The patients have various diagnoses and disabilities.

We prefer that you have an interest in and experience working with activity balance and structure, as well as experience working in home rehabilitation. Job responsibilities in home rehab include prescribing assistive devices, activity assessments, and training in patients' homes and local environments.

Employment Type:

Permanent employment. Full-time 100%, part-time can possibly be discussed. A probationary period may apply. Working hours Monday to Friday. Start date by agreement.

Qualifications:

• Licensed occupational therapist with a bachelor's degree of 180 credits
• Master's degree is an advantage
• Experience working in primary care is an advantage

Personal Attributes:

We place great importance on personal suitability and your personal qualities, which means that you:

• Appreciate the variation between independent work and being part of a team.
• Are eager to share your knowledge with both patients and colleagues.
• Are good at prioritizing and organizing your work and can quickly adapt to new conditions.
• You are social, responsible, engaged, and have an easy time making contacts.

Additional Information:

When working in patients' homes, you need to be able to manage environments with pets and should not be sensitive to smoke.

We will continuously review applications and may call for interviews before the application deadline.

Warm welcome to your application! The position will be filled on the condition that it is not needed for internal relocation, according to current regulations.

For patient-related work within Stockholm County Healthcare Area:

• background checks will be applied before employment decisions according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for background checks during employment.
• employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment health examination, according to current directives, which is conducted through occupational health services before employment.
• in addition to Swedish professional certification, good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is required. The same requirements apply to non-licensed personnel with patient contact.

Stockholm County Healthcare Area (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer health and medical care under the auspices of Region Stockholm within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, as well as assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institute, we conduct research, education, and development. Read more here (https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/).

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