Make a difference. Every day.

We need to expand our important work at our recovery unit! Are you a nurse looking for the opportunity to develop and broaden your knowledge in advanced postoperative care? If so, we welcome your application to our exciting organization.

At the thoracic clinic in Lund, approximately 2,000 surgeries and interventions are performed each year, including around 1,300 heart surgeries and about 600 lung procedures. The clinic is one of Sweden's two centers for thoracic transplantation surgery and also has a national mission for the operation and care of adult patients with congenital heart defects (ACHD).

At the recovery unit (THUVA), we have a close collaboration with the Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (THIVA) to care for patients postoperatively. Our unit has two rooms located within THIVA. In one of the rooms, patients are cared for around the clock. The other room is staffed between 10 AM and 6 PM, where patients with shorter postoperative care needs, up to a few hours, are treated. The pace of work is variable, with periods of high flow of recovery patients.

The proximity to THIVA creates a sense of security and provides great opportunities for development. An interest in further education in areas such as intensive care is also seen as positive, as recovery units work closely with THIVA and can feel like a natural step in your further development.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a nurse in our recovery unit, you will be part of a smaller workgroup that focuses on advanced postoperative care in connection with the intensive care unit. The workgroup includes nurses, nursing assistants, physiotherapists, anesthesiologists, social workers, and medical secretaries. You will work bedside and be responsible for one to two patients at a time, depending on the flow, the number of patients may vary during your shift. You have full responsibility for the patient's care and strive for safe treatment. Among other things, you will monitor vital parameters, perform medical treatments, stabilize, and mobilize patients.

In our unit, we care for patients who have undergone heart or lung surgery and have good conditions for quick recovery. Patients have varying lengths of stay depending on the procedure, ranging from a few hours to a day in the recovery unit before being transferred to the lung or thoracic surgical ward for further postoperative care. When you start with us, you will receive an individual introduction with theory and shadowing tailored to your previous knowledge and experience. After the introduction, you will have a mentor, and you will meet regularly for structured meetings during your first year in the recovery unit to ensure you feel secure in your role.

Everyone in the unit works three shifts between Monday and Saturday. The unit closes after the day shift on Saturday and on public holidays.

QUALIFICATIONS

We welcome you who are a licensed nurse with the authority to practice in Swedish healthcare. Proficiency in Swedish at least at level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is required. To succeed in this role, you need to have some years of experience in the profession.

You have a humble approach towards both patients and colleagues. Furthermore, you have the ability to take responsibility and make independent decisions, but you also value teamwork. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability and a genuine interest in the operations conducted by thoracic.

In this recruitment, we are working with ongoing selection. Welcome with your application today!

We hope you find our unit exciting; if you wish, you are warmly welcome to shadow with us!

OTHER

Region Skåne is responsible for healthcare, public transport, and sustainable development throughout Skåne. Our highest decision-making body is the regional council, which is directly elected by the residents of Skåne. Region Skåne is a value-driven organization that operates with the values of welcoming, driving, caring, and respect in everything we do.

Skåne University Hospital (Sus) is located in Lund and Malmö and is the country's third-largest hospital. Sus is a knowledge hub for healthcare at all stages of life on a regional, national, and international level. Our 12,000 employees contribute to the development within the university hospital's three mission areas: care, research, and education. With us, you will work in a value-driven organization that develops healthcare together with patients and their relatives. Welcome!

At https://www.skane.se/ledigajobb (https://www.skane.se/ledigajobb), you can see the status of Region Skåne's recruitments and how many have applied for the positions.

If you have protected personal information, please contact the contact person indicated in the advertisement so that your application can be handled according to special procedures. When you apply for a job with Region Skåne, your application becomes a public document under the principle of public access. The information is processed and stored according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

To staffing and recruitment companies and to you as a salesperson: We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of additional job advertisements.