Assistant Nurse at the Infection Clinic at Vrinnevisjukhuset

Are you a flexible assistant nurse who enjoys variation, 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, 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 an assistant nurse in department 20, you will perform standard assistant nurse tasks within acute care. Patient work is conducted in care teams with a nurse and assistant nurses responsible for about 7 patients. The team, besides the nurse/assistant nurse, 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 department. The daily routine in department 20 is very varied with a wide range of diagnoses and patient clientele. The pace of work is also variable. These variations in work mean that as an assistant nurse, 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 responsibility for the basic care that patients need, venipuncture, care of urinary catheters, wound care with or without drainage of various kinds, handling Bladder Scan, taking ECGs, and all other nursing work that falls within the scope of acute care.

Work Group

The Infection Clinic is a regional clinic with about 160 employees. In department 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 is constantly learning 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 department meetings, weekly newsletters, and through collaboration with the infection department at the University Hospital.

About You

Basic requirements for employment as an assistant nurse:

• Approved high school education of at least 2250 points, Health and Care Program or equivalent.
• For adult education, approved high school education equivalent to at least 1400 points within Health and Care education or equivalent.
• Grade criteria: At least grade E in all courses (approved).

It is desirable to have a diploma from certified training via the Health and Care College, applicable to both youth and adult education.

Experience in acute care is preferred. Experience in infectious disease care is also highly meritorious.

Utilizes knowledge, skills, and abilities in interactions during patient meetings or care situations. Since 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: For this position, we are looking for someone who is flexible. Flexibility for 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. Therefore, this position suits you if you enjoy collaboration and are responsive 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, please contact customer service Support and Service, 010-103 60 00, during office hours.

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