Vacant job

Helping people achieve better health is one of the most important missions one can have. At Södra Älvsborg Hospital (SÄS), we are 3,700 employees with 120 different professions who contribute to this every day. What role do you want to play?

Regardless of your role, we can offer you a meaningful, secure, and developing job where you make a difference for others. Our employees often say that SÄS is a "just right-sized hospital" – it's large enough to develop and build a career, yet small enough to foster a sense of community across departments. We have a forward-thinking spirit, and exciting initiatives and research are always underway to improve care for our patients and meet future challenges in healthcare.

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Summer work at SÄS provides experiences that make a difference – for both you and our patients.

About our job openings

We are currently seeking ambulance paramedics/nursing assistants with experience in non-emergency patient transport for SÄS this summer. On the ambulance, you are expected to work days, evenings, nights, and weekends; in non-emergency transport, you will work days, evenings, and weekends. The SÄS summer period runs from week 23 to week 35, and to best plan and execute our summer positions, we value that you can work eight consecutive weeks during this period.

As an ambulance paramedic, you will perform standard tasks in the ambulance. It is important to be able to handle technical equipment such as communication devices and vehicle computers where patient cases are received from SOS and the healthcare alarm center.

Your role involves significant responsibility as you collaborate with a nurse as a colleague in the ambulance. The assignment involves ensuring care and transport of patients between different healthcare units. We expect you to work from an ethical standpoint and contribute to good interactions, quality patient care, and a positive work environment.

About us

By summer 2026, we will need substitutes for units in Borås, Herrljunga, Skene, Svenljunga, Tranemo, Ulricehamn, and non-emergency transport. The units are part of the emergency care area, which consists of over 230 employees. The operation also includes the emergency department in Borås.

As a newcomer with us, we offer you:

• Introduction with guidance in daily work
• A positive work climate
• The opportunity to work with specialized healthcare in a just right-sized hospital
• Summer position with potential for extension
• A varied job characterized by collaboration

Your profile

We are looking for someone who is a trained ambulance paramedic by June 2026 or a trained nursing assistant with experience in non-emergency transport. If you are a trained ambulance paramedic, experience in ambulance care and non-emergency transport is an advantage. Good physical condition, swimming skills, and a valid driver's license are required. Good knowledge of the SÄS catchment area is advantageous. It is also beneficial if you can work at least eight consecutive weeks during our summer period, preferably from week 25 to week 32.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability and expect you to handle stress well, thrive in changing tempos, and find this stimulating and varied. As a person, you are engaged, responsible, and able to work independently. The operation is based on a shared value foundation, where patient perspective, professionalism, and a holistic view are fundamental. We value a warm approach towards patients and relatives.

To provide our patients with good and safe care, it is important that our employees have good language skills and the ability to communicate effectively in Swedish.

Your contact information

It is important that the contact information you provide in the recruitment system Varbi is accurate, as this is how you will be contacted.

Other

For employment in emergency care, we require a background check from the criminal record and suspicion register.

Interviews and tests are planned to be held on March 10.

Please attach your educational certificates with your application.

Selection and interviews will be conducted continuously, so please submit your application today!

About Västra Götalandsregionen

Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

Västra Götalandsregionen 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 development to learn new things.

Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in reserve.

If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, 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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