Intensive Care Nurse for the Intensive Care Unit

We offer you an exciting job in a high-tech environment where you will work alongside a safe, knowledgeable, and positive team characterized by good communication and close collaboration.

The Intensive Care Unit is a development and research-oriented clinic with modern facilities and newly updated equipment such as the digital information system ICCA. Currently, research is underway on postoperative delirium in children, and there is also a well-developed post-ICU reception. The department is at the forefront in several areas, including ventilator care and continuous dialysis. With us, you have the opportunity to influence your own development as you can work across multiple specialties. This contributes to a stimulating and varied work environment.

We operate in a setting where no two days are alike. Your role is to work in a team-based manner, alongside doctors, nursing assistants, and physiotherapists, focusing on the patient and their relatives. We value our workplace culture, which is characterized by seeing each other at work, being kind, and sharing our knowledge. We hope you want to contribute to our good work climate.

The department applies a working time model that rewards times considered less attractive by employees with higher compensation. The working time model and individual scheduling allow employees to a large extent to influence both their work hours and their compensation. We are running a project with reduced weekly working hours for those working nights down to 32 hours per week. You will receive an individual introduction tailored to your previous experiences. In the department, we have a shared leadership, which means that we are two managers who jointly are responsible for the department's operations, finances, and staff.

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About You

You are a licensed nurse with specialist training in intensive care, preferably with experience in emergency, surgical, and/or intensive care. You have a positive attitude and are flexible in both thought and action. We would like you to see development and improvement work as a natural part of your job as we hope you want to help develop the intensive care unit by contributing your knowledge and engagement. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We ask that you attach your nursing license and specialist certificate as an intensive care nurse to your application.

Selection is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the application deadline. We welcome your application today!

Your Future Workplace

The Intensive Care Unit is part of the Anesthesia and Intensive Care Clinic and is a regional resource with seven intensive care beds and two recovery units with a total of 24 beds. The department employs about 40 intensive care nurses and 40 nursing assistants. The department has a general focus and serves the entire hospital. The clinic conducts active research and development work, both in nursing science and medicine. The Kalmar County Hospital is one of three hospitals in Kalmar County. The hospital is an emergency hospital with specialized care, maternity care, and postnatal care. Here, over 2300 people work to provide good care and high patient safety to the county's residents. Our employees' continuous development work enables us to achieve good results in several national measurements. The hospital is located near Kalmar city center and Kalmarsund.

Region Kalmar County is responsible for healthcare, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transport, and regional development. We have over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the county's residents. With us, you get many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people at all stages of life and have a meaningful and developing job – every day.

Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% employment. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of the position can be offered at another workplace.

We ask that you attach your CV, cover letter, and relevant educational certificates for the position to your application. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Region Kalmar County, we ask that you apply for the position in our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format.

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