Occupational Therapist to Region Jämtland Härjedalen

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 who lives in or visits 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.

Do you enjoy working in teams and are interested in both emergency care and outpatient clinics? Are you flexible, enjoy collaborating, and can prioritize? Are you an occupational therapist who wants to work in a workplace where we focus on continuous improvements and enjoy working together? Welcome to us, occupational therapists and physiotherapists within the medical clinic!

Here you will find competent, dedicated colleagues and the opportunity to work in a forward-thinking organization. We work in teams within emergency care in medicine, cardiology, pulmonology, stroke, and infection at Östersund Hospital. We also run outpatient clinics for several of these patient groups.

We have 13 employees within the professions of physiotherapists and occupational therapists. The unit is tasked with providing inpatient and outpatient patients within specialized somatic care with occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

We are now looking for occupational therapists within the medical clinic. The responsibilities mainly consist of mapping and assessing activity ability and cognitive functions after acute illness. You are an integral part of the team around the patient, where collaboration with the next level of care is important.

Examples of tasks may include assessing activity and cognitive ability for discharge planning and the need for continued rehabilitation. Assessing the need for assistive devices, prescribing, and testing assistive devices are other important tasks. The work includes documentation and reporting to colleagues in the next step in the care chain, such as inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient care, and community.

QUALIFICATIONS

Licensed Occupational Therapist

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 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.

Selection and appointment may occur continuously during the advertising period, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

We have an established recruitment process and kindly but firmly request no contact from advertising sellers or other recruitment service sellers.