Physiotherapist Wanted at Heart Center in Umeå

Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and ensure that research and innovation yield results.

The Heart Center in Umeå aims to provide the best care for heart patients in northern Sweden. We offer highly specialized cardiac care and have overarching responsibility for the region's patients.

About 400 employees work at the Heart Center. The center includes the Heart and Vascular Clinic, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiology, PCI Lab, Arrhythmia Unit, Clinical Physiology, and the Center for Cardiovascular Genetics. We investigate, treat, and operate on patients from the entire northern healthcare region with diseases of the heart, lungs, and coronary arteries. By collaborating across boundaries, maintaining effective care pathways, continuously working on improvements, and having competent staff, we can offer care of very high quality.

At the Heart and Vascular Clinic, there are physiotherapists, nurses, nursing assistants, social workers, medical secretaries, and doctors. We collaborate between professions to provide good care and improve the operation. The physiotherapists are tasked with meeting all Heart Center patients' needs for physiotherapy, both in outpatient and inpatient care.

We are now looking for a physiotherapist for a temporary position.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a physiotherapist with us, you contribute knowledge and commitment that makes people feel secure.

Your work involves patient contact at the Heart Center's care units and in outpatient services.

In the care units, the work includes mobilization, training, and respiratory care for newly operated thoracic patients and intensive care patients, patients with heart attacks, heart failure, or other heart diagnoses. It also involves providing advice and information on physical training and activity, as well as support and education to other staff categories.

In outpatient services, the physiotherapist follows up with patients after a hospital stay due to heart disease or after a referral to a heart specialist. Patients within our catchment area who have experienced a cardiac event are offered to participate in the physical training included in our outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. We also offer tailored training for individuals diagnosed with heart failure.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for a licensed physiotherapist or alternatively a physical therapist. Experience in cardiac care is an advantage.

We seek someone who easily adapts their work based on different situations in collaboration with colleagues according to the needs of the operation. You have good collaboration skills, are flexible, can take initiative, and are service-oriented. You have a good attitude towards both your colleagues and patients.

OTHER

Read more about our benefits for those who work with us on our website here (https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner).

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants from various backgrounds.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly request no contact from media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then send your application documents by post.