Temporary Position as Nurse at the Gastrointestinal Center

Do you want to work closely with patients suffering from gastrointestinal diseases and develop your skills as a nurse? We are now looking for a colleague for a temporary position of about one year at the Gastrointestinal Center.

Here you will have a varied and educational workday with both independent tasks and close collaboration in an engaged team. Welcome with your application!

You will be offered

• a meaningful and varied job with close patient contact within specialized care for IBD patients
• independent work combined with close collaboration in a competent and engaged team
• daytime work Monday–Friday with the opportunity to influence your work schedule and balance between work and leisure
• a workplace that values initiative, collaboration, and creating security for both patients and colleagues.

Of course, you will also benefit from our general benefits that Karolinska University Hospital offers you.

About the position

We are a specialist clinic and day care unit that receives patients for investigation, assessment, and follow-up of gastrointestinal diseases. With us, patients receive support both before treatment, as part of their ongoing care, and during follow-up visits after inpatient care.

Our day care is specifically adapted for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), where we offer medical treatments such as infusions, injections, and nutritional drops. As a nurse with us, you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in both medicine and surgery for IBD patients.

Your tasks will include:

• receiving patients for assessment, follow-up, and treatment
• administering infusions and injections
• collaborating with doctors and other professionals in the team
• providing telephone advice
• assisting in sigmoidoscopies/colonoscopies
• working with wound care
• contributing to the development of the operations and creating security for our patients
• working both independently and in close collaboration with colleagues

We offer daytime work Monday–Friday in a stimulating work environment with a focus on patient-centered care and professional development.

We are looking for someone who

• works independently and confidently, but also knows when to seek help from colleagues for the best patient care
• is flexible and adaptable, and can meet both planned and unexpected situations with calm and engagement
• takes initiative and contributes to developing work routines and creating improvements for both patients and the team
• communicates clearly and empathetically, creating security and trust with both patients and colleagues.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability for the role.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Swedish nursing license
• At least 2 years of clinical experience as a licensed nurse
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written

Meritorious:

• Experience working with Always Open and TeleQ
• Knowledge of surgery.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a personal letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly motivate why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

Warm welcome with your application – Together we are Karolinska!

Before filling the position that involves care of children and adolescents, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and criminal records. Read more here (https://www.karolinska.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekrytering-pa-karolinska/).

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If you are or have previously been employed in Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or previous manager if you are considered for employment.

For permanent positions, a probationary period may be applied.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main mission is to educate the healthcare professionals of the future together with Karolinska Institute and conduct world-leading research while continuing our work to develop care for the best of the patient. We work in a variety of areas and professions.

Our vision - We will cure and relieve tomorrow what no one can cure and relieve today.

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