Vacant job

We are a department with 12 patient beds and about twenty-five employees who, together with the clinic, provide internal medicine around the clock to the population in the western part of the region.

Our common focus is to offer emergency care with good patient safety and a positive approach.

At Cardiology, we work in teams closely with the patient at the center. A nurse from cardiology shares: “There is something special about working with the heart. Every day, I get to meet a grateful patient group that is often very motivated to get better.” We have an open work climate with a good community that contributes to a sense of security when the pace can vary.

Our Offer

For life ahead. Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It is about health and care, about the development of our region, and about those who live and stay here. We want to continue to be at the forefront, with care, research, and education. This means daring to think new – and having the best employees. Therefore, we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with effective systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and relatives, while others create the conditions for life-saving interventions. With us, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and for life ahead.

Since we believe that a safe working environment and competence are the foundation for safe care, we place great emphasis on introduction and training. Our goal is engaged and knowledgeable employees, and therefore we offer interesting side assignments in the department, opportunities for internships at the hospital's heart clinic, and also study visits to the cardiology and sedation unit in Linköping. We provide both internal and external training and lectures.

Here you can read about our career ladder for nurses and about your benefits with us.

Job Description

With us, you will meet patients from all internal medicine areas of inpatient care, but especially you will meet patients who have acutely fallen ill or worsened in their heart disease. We work in teams together with the patient, where our goal is to meet the patient's needs in the acute phase and plan for the continued care needs moving forward. With us, the care flow is often fast with short hospital stays. Your responsibilities as a nurse include everything from nursing, medication administration, preparations for examinations to reviewing heart monitoring. The work also involves handling medical technical equipment such as manual defibrillators, mobile and fixed heart monitoring. The department performs electrical conversions for both outpatient and inpatient patients. We are also responsible for the hospital's cardiac arrest alarms.

About You

Both newly graduated nurses and experienced ones are welcome to apply for a job with us. Since you work in constant dialogue with patients and colleagues, it is a requirement that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. You need to be a team player as we work together in teams. In stressful situations, you should be able to maintain a calm and stable exterior, both for the patient's best interest and to ensure smooth collaboration. You should enjoy the acute flow where no day is the same. We want you, like us, to have a good approach, a positive attitude, and focus on the patient's best interest. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability and maturity.

Application and Employment

We care about ensuring that your working hours are balanced with the rest of your life. Therefore, we offer the working time model 90/10, which means you work 90 percent with a full-time salary. We work with ongoing selection, so please send in your application as soon as possible. Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will need to fill in a here (https://ledsys.lio.se/Document/Document?DocumentNumber=54500).

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