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Surgical Nurse at Uppsala University Hospital

REGION UPPSALA

Uppsala län, Uppsala

Previous experience is desired

30 days left
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Department of Anesthesia, Surgery, and Intensive Care

We are Uppsala University Hospital – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer services to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is celebrated as a hero. With us, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. See parts of our reality in our photo exhibition; akademiskafotoutstallning.se (http://akademiskafotoutstallning.se). Welcome with your application!

Our Operations

The Department of Anesthesia, Surgery, and Intensive Care (AnOpIVA) is a comprehensive and high-tech operation that covers a wide range of care needs. Here we conduct anesthesia and surgical operations with associated postoperative departments as well as a sterile technical department.

We are also responsible for intensive care and airborne intensive care.

For children, we offer specialized care through our pediatric section, which includes both pediatric intensive care and pediatric anesthesia and surgical departments, including a recovery unit.

Within the section for anesthesia and surgery (AnOp), we work in four different operating departments within our core area at Uppsala University Hospital. These units are part of the assignment for surgery, orthopedics, operating department ing 95/96, and pediatric surgery.

Your Mission

As a surgical nurse within our competence pool, you will have the opportunity to broaden your skills by working in several different departments and meeting a variety of patient categories. An individualized schedule gives you the security of knowing when you work, but the variation in workplaces makes each day an exciting challenge. Here you will have the chance to develop your knowledge.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for a licensed specialist nurse in surgery with at least 8 years of experience. You have a broad competence and are secure in your professional role. Experience with journal systems such as Cosmic, Orbit, and MetaVision is an advantage, but your curiosity and ability to adapt to new situations are what we value most.

Your Competence

You are a person who thrives on variety and has a strong ability to collaborate. As part of our competence pool, you work in several teams and meet new colleagues and patients daily. Therefore, your flexibility and ability to adapt quickly are invaluable. You are used to sorting/prioritizing what is important and can make independent decisions. You are attracted by the challenge of always learning new things and are driven by achieving set goals and requirements.

We Offer

We offer you a secure permanent position with good benefits - but also a varied, developing, and challenging job. Here you will have the opportunity for personal development, a flexible work schedule, and a flexibility supplement. We mainly work during the day, but we can also offer evenings and weekends and have the possibility for individual scheduling. Welcome to a workplace that both challenges and develops!

To give you the best conditions for success in your new role, you will receive an individually tailored introduction and training plan. We want you to develop and broaden your competence. As an employee of Region Uppsala, you are covered by one of Sweden's best collective agreements and through your employment, you will benefit from perks (such as occupational pension, accident insurance, more vacation days for those over 40 years old). As an employee, you also have the opportunity to purchase a period ticket on UL at a favorable price and utilize the Friskhuset gym, where you can take part in group training, physiotherapy, ergonomics, personal training, lectures, massage, and transfer training. With us, you will receive benefits that make a difference, read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/ (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/)).

Want to Know More?

Contact Margareta Eidenert, head of the competence pool, business developer AnOp, 018–611 96 86
Union contact person can be reached via the switchboard 018-611 00 00

Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to the organization and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala places all permanent staff based on the needs of total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before a hiring decision, a check of suspicion and criminal records regarding all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers will be conducted, areas that are subject to optional record extracts. This applies to everyone who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not primarily intended to include work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely by Region Uppsala and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers not to call.

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