Assistant Nurse to the Intensive Care Unit

The hospitals in the west are an administration within the Västra Götaland Region and consist of four hospitals – Alingsås Hospital, Angered Local Hospital, Högsbo Local Hospital, and Kungälv Hospital. About 3000 employees work with us every day to provide good and safe specialist healthcare of the highest quality.

About ICU

The Intensive Care Unit is part of the Anesthesia, Surgery, and Intensive Care operation. The department is of a general nature, where we provide intensive care from several areas such as medicine, surgery, and psychiatry. We perform postoperative care from several areas including surgery, orthopedics, urology, medicine, and dentistry. In our day surgery unit, we receive outpatient patients before and after planned surgery/examination. We have about 75 intensive care nurses and nursing assistants working with us.

Description

We offer a stimulating job with a wide variety of patients, from critically ill to less ill. As a nursing assistant in the ICU, you are an important part of the team around the patient, together with the responsible intensive care nurse and doctor. Within the intensive care unit, several active development projects are ongoing in interdisciplinary groups, consisting of nursing assistants, nurses, and doctors, to improve quality and patient safety within our unit. Kungälv Hospital is a trauma-receiving hospital, which means we focus on internal training and skill enhancement in this area.

Job Responsibilities

Standard job responsibilities as a nursing assistant in an intensive care unit. Your introduction will be individualized and tailored for you in consultation with your supervisor and manager in the intensive care unit.

Working Hours

You should enjoy working varying hours.

Who Are We Looking For?

We are looking for you who are a trained nursing assistant and who enjoys working in a team but also independently. You like challenges, have the ability to be flexible, and can handle stressful situations in a calm and methodical way. We place great importance on good collaboration skills and a positive attitude towards both patients and colleagues. Experience in intensive care is an advantage.

Protected Job Title for Nursing Assistants

From July 1, 2023, nursing assistant is a protected job title. This means that you will need a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare to use the title nursing assistant in healthcare and social services. You can read more about the protected job title for nursing assistants on the National Board of Health and Welfare's website – which also outlines the transition rules that apply: Nursing Assistant Protected Job Title from July 1, 2023 (https://www.socialstyrelsen.se).

Conditions

The employment is for a fixed-term until 260831. Selection and interviews will be ongoing. Welcome with your application!

About the Västra Götaland Region

The Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communications throughout Västra Götaland. The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more work processes. To be part of the digital transformation, you should have basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in the development to learn new things. The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in a state of readiness.

If you want to know more about the Västra Götaland Region, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link here (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation here (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

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