Job Advertisement: Administrative Staff at Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Together, we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe’s leading university hospital by 2032. Together with our patients, we work for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – in a cohesive healthcare system in the Västra Götaland region. Our vision and goals are aimed at providing care of the highest quality, where the patient is always the focus. We offer healthcare locally and regionally, as well as highly specialized care to patients across the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength and contribute to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify everyday life at the hospital and provide modern, accessible, and effective care of the highest quality.

About the Organization

Sahlgrenska University Hospital has one of the largest maternity clinics in the Nordic countries, located at Östra Hospital. Here, we provide care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the immediate postpartum period. In addition to the maternity and postpartum unit, there is also an outpatient unit where specialist maternity care, routine and specialist ultrasounds, postpartum clinics for parents and their newborns, as well as an emergency department for pregnant women and new mothers are conducted.

What Can We Offer You?

We offer a stable and well-functioning operation with a focus on the beginning of life. Within our administrative unit, approximately 20 employees work in roles such as medical secretaries, system administrators, and administrators. The unit is characterized by high satisfaction, good collaboration skills, and strong professional commitment.

We conduct structured work environment and development efforts with regular workplace meetings and routine meetings. Our well-being group is responsible for planning community-promoting activities that contribute to a positive and sustainable work environment. We offer benefits such as wellness grants of 2000 SEK/year, terminal glasses, benefit bicycles, and free healthcare, among others.

Job Responsibilities

With us, you will be offered a wide variety of tasks as we support healthcare staff in both outpatient, emergency, and inpatient care. You will function as a resource throughout our unit, and your working hours are Monday to Friday during the day.

Together with your colleagues, you will have a central role in the daily administrative work. Your main tasks will include diagnosis setting, medical record documentation, appointment scheduling, and handling referrals, mail, and cases that come in via 1177. You will also meet and register patients at our emergency department and postpartum offices, making you an important part of the patient's first contact with our organization. Within the administrative unit, we work in several systems, and it is essential for both your own sake and the organization’s that you have a genuine interest in learning these. It is also part of our mission to supervise students.

Our unit is constantly participating in development work to improve and streamline our operations so that we can offer our patients the best possible care experience. Individual assignments based on interest and aptitude may also become relevant.

About You

We are looking for someone with a degree in healthcare documentation. You demonstrate a positive attitude and a professional demeanor. You are engaged, take initiative, and have a strong desire to develop and acquire new knowledge. You have the ability to work independently as well as closely with colleagues. As the job involves functioning as a resource, you need to be flexible. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Interviews are conducted continuously, so if this position interests you, we welcome you to submit your application today.

Warm welcome to your application!

Meet Some of Our Employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital

About Västra Götaland Region

The Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland. The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should possess basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in development to learn new things. The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in reserve duty.

If you want to know more about the Västra Götaland Region, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link here (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation here (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

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