Operating Nurse/Ophthalmic Nurse at Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Together, we develop Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe’s leading university hospital by 2032. Together with our patients, we strive for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – within a cohesive healthcare system in the Västra Götaland region. Our vision and goals aim for care of the highest quality, where the patient is always in focus. We provide healthcare locally and regionally, as well as highly specialized care to patients throughout the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength, contributing to knowledge exchange both nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify everyday life at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality.

About the Department

We are an ophthalmic surgical department at Mölndal Hospital. In our unit, we perform all types of eye surgery, with cataract surgeries being the most common procedure. We work with both day surgery and inpatient care. There are a total of seven operating rooms, three of which are equipped for anesthesia.

What We Offer

We offer a broad and versatile ophthalmic surgical service. We provide you with a process structure where all employees are involved in different surgical processes to develop ophthalmic surgical care. We work with regular internal training in the department.

Job Responsibilities

As an operating nurse/ophthalmic nurse with us, you are part of the team around the patient, where we place great emphasis on the care of our patients. The responsibilities include standard tasks performed in an eye surgical department, such as ensuring sterility and instrumentation during various procedures.

You will be involved, together with the process-responsible physician and your colleagues, in one or more of our seven surgical processes for the development and deepening of surgical care.

We have on-call schedules for evenings, nights, and weekends, but primarily with daytime schedules.

About You

You are a licensed nurse with specialized training in operating room nursing or an ophthalmic nurse. Experience working as an operating nurse or ophthalmic nurse in an eye surgical department is an advantage. You view the team as an essential part of the work and have a positive attitude. You should want to contribute to a pleasant work environment and be willing to share good ideas and be structured.

You should have an interest and the prerequisites to work in ophthalmic surgical nursing.

Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis.

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If you are a newly graduated nurse, you will be part of the Clinical Foundation Year, which is our introductory program. The Clinical Foundation Year is mandatory and lasts for the first year of your employment with us. It includes lectures, nursing supervision, and practical training of your profession at the Simulator Center. In addition, it also includes service in at least two different departments to broaden your competence.

In the event of recruitment of nurses/physicians with foreign licenses/specialist certificates, the relevant position will be preceded by a process to meet the requirements for Swedish licenses/specialist certificates.

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Application

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