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Nursing Assistant for Outpatient Psychiatry
REGION JÄMTLAND HÄRJEDALENJämtlands län, Östersund
Previous experience is desired
18 days left
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This position is located at our outpatient clinic Psychiatry, PSFN, (Unit for Mental Functional Impairment) where we work with patients over 18 years old.
At the clinic, we receive patients who need assessment, investigation, and treatment for psychotic disorders or other severe psychiatric issues. The work is done through teamwork where doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, and caregivers play an important role in patient care. Additionally, there are resources in the form of occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, and physiotherapists.
Are you looking for a position where no day is the same and offers you challenges that are solved through teamwork, developing tasks where you create good relationships and regularly have both phone and physical meetings with patients in the role of patient-responsible nursing assistant - then this is a job for you!
The Psychiatry area is facing an exciting time, we are turning the page and looking towards the future! We are working towards person-centered care and are now looking for someone who is proactive, engaged, and flexible to handle varying workloads and prioritize between different tasks.
RESPONSIBILITIES
You will be the responsible contact person for a number of patients and will work in a team of doctors, nurses, social workers, and other caregivers/nursing assistants. You will primarily work with psychotic patients but also with patients with other severe psychiatric issues.
Your responsibilities include coordinating efforts from several different actors such as inpatient care, primary care, social services, and the Social Insurance Agency, among others.
The tasks involve regularly contacting patients in various ways such as phone calls, clinic visits, and home visits.
We have a person-centered approach where conversation and meeting with the patient is the most important tool in the work. The initial goal is to create calm and security for the patient and to make an assessment and agree on a care plan that is regularly followed up.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified nursing assistant. We prefer that you are used to working both independently and in a team and have good collaboration skills.
Great consideration is given to personal suitability.
A prerequisite for the position is the ability to meet patients with severe psychiatric issues. You should also have a knack for and be able to demonstrate that you have good administrative skills and the ability to document, as this is part of the job.
OTHER
Since driving is part of the job throughout the county, you need to have a Class B driver's license and driving experience.
We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible as interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.
Listen to our colleagues talk about their work at Adult Psychiatry in Östersund via https://regionjh.se/psykiatri (https://regionjh.se/psykiatri)
New to the municipality or the county? The recruiting manager can answer questions about housing where we as an employer have certain opportunities to offer it.
For more information for you who are new to the county on the journey towards moving to Jämtland Härjedalen, take part in Ta steget's relocation website: https://tasteget.nu/ (https://tasteget.nu/)
We have made our choice of recruitment services and kindly but firmly decline further offers.
As an applicant, you must submit a criminal record extract in connection with the job offer.
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