Nursing Assistant to the Intensive Care Unit

Do you want to be part of Region Jämtland Härjedalen - a region to long for and grow in? With us, you contribute to development and growth throughout the county and work to provide the best possible service, care, and support for everyone living in or visiting the region.

We offer a work environment characterized by collaboration, participation, and commitment, where both breadth and specialized skills are utilized. Here, you have the opportunity to develop in your role, whether you are new to the profession or have long experience.

We at the Intensive Care Unit look forward to welcoming you who want to work with us in the summer of 2026!

We operate a general intensive care unit and care for seriously ill and severely injured patients of all ages, including children. Operations are conducted around the clock. Every year we have about 2,000 patients, of which about 600 are intensive care patients. Others include postoperative patients as well as CVK and epidural catheter insertions.

As a nursing assistant with us, you are part of a professional intensive care team consisting of doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, and physiotherapists. We meet people in one of life's most critical stages and have a meaningful and developing job every day. We work with continuous improvements in patient-centered care and work environment to be a workplace where you can thrive.

When you start with us, you will receive an introduction over 3 weeks that includes, among other things, shadowing and theory.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a nursing assistant in the intensive care unit, you will work closely with patients who are seriously ill and have significant care needs. This includes constant monitoring, daily hygiene, respiratory care, and mobilization. The work also includes caring for postoperative patients and assisting with various procedures.

Working hours are day/evening and night.

Since the training period is three weeks long, it is desirable that you can work at least four additional weeks during this period.

QUALIFICATIONS

Primarily, we are looking for someone with a nursing assistant education, but you who are a nursing or medical student and have previous experience in care or support are also welcome to apply.

The work requires good communication skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with colleagues and other partners. To be able to meet the specific needs of our patients, it is important that you have a well-developed empathetic ability and enjoy being close to patients and relatives.

You thrive in a structured working method and can independently take responsibility and prioritize between different tasks on your own initiative. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

OTHER

In Region Jämtland Härjedalen, our work is permeated by our core values: we create value for those we serve, act with decisiveness, and strive to always be perceived as reliable. With us, you have the opportunity to work in an organization where these values shape everyday life and where your work truly makes a difference.

As an employee, you will have access to a wide range of benefits through our benefits portal. We care about your health and offer wellness grants or wellness hours. At Östersund Hospital, you can also train for free at the gym Zefyren and participate in instructor-led classes.

Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis during the application period, so please submit your application as soon as possible!

Probationary employment may be relevant during the training period.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Region Jämtland Härjedalen and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or in paper format.