Registered Nurse (MAS) for the Quality and Development Department

In Region Gotland, you can develop and grow, both as an individual and together with others. When you work with us, you contribute to making Gotland an even better place for people in all walks of life. We make each other better.

Quality and Development Department

The Quality and Development Unit consists of seven development leaders, a medically responsible nurse (MAS), and a medically responsible for rehabilitation (MAR), led by the quality manager.

The department is responsible for the overall quality and development work across the administration. We have several representatives in national networks and serve as a link between national and local levels. Our tasks are varied and concern the entire administration.

We are now looking for a driven and confident MAS who wants to take a key role in our work to create patient-safe, modern, and person-centered care. With us, you will have the opportunity to work both strategically and operationally, and be a force in the development of Good and Close Care.

Your Responsibilities

As MAS, you are responsible for ensuring that healthcare within the social administration is conducted in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and that patients receive safe care of good quality. You will follow up on the operations' work with patient safety and propose improvements based on identified deficiencies.

You have a central role in leading, developing, and quality assuring social services and municipal healthcare together with development leaders. The work is done in close collaboration with managers, employees, and external partners, especially the healthcare administration.

Your role includes:

• Being an expert in the healthcare field
• Monitoring laws and regulations and developing and following up guidelines, especially regarding documentation, medication management, and delegation
• Keeping abreast of issues related to quality and patient safety and participating in relevant forums
• Participating in and conducting quality reviews of both in-house and private providers
• Investigating and, if necessary, reporting care injuries according to Lex Maria
• Providing support, advice, and training to unit managers and nurses on patient safety and quality issues
• Supporting operations in improvement work
• Responding to referrals and writing service letters
• Compiling and following up the annual patient safety report
• Collaborating with the region's healthcare, including primary care, inpatient care, specialist care, and psychiatry

Who Are You?

We are looking for a driven registered nurse who is confident in their professional role and wants to take a key role in developing patient-safe, modern, and person-centered care. You have extensive experience in healthcare and experience from social services or municipal healthcare. You have also worked with quality and development issues.

You have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, as well as good computer skills. A B driver's license is a requirement for the position. The role also requires good communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and that you feel comfortable giving presentations.

It is advantageous if you have specialist training in a relevant area, such as elderly care or as a district nurse. It is also advantageous if you have experience working as a medically responsible nurse or working in a politically governed organization. Furthermore, education in healthcare law, leadership, or quality work is seen as an advantage, as well as experience in patient safety and quality issues.

To succeed in the role, you need to have a consultative approach and a positive mindset. You work independently and systematically while being able to collaborate with others and build trusting relationships.

You are strategic, driven, and proactive, with good analytical skills that allow you to assess different situations and adapt to changing conditions. In your working style, you are clear and pedagogical, and you have an easy time conveying knowledge and creating understanding in dialogue with others. You need to have a holistic view of the organization and a desire to contribute to a good working environment.

Selection for interviews will take place continuously during the application period.

About Region Gotland

Region Gotland is not only Gotland's largest employer, but we are also the only region in Sweden that has municipal, healthcare, and regional development responsibilities within the same organization. This, along with our island location, creates conditions for good collaboration across our areas of operation.

We are over 7000 employees. Together we work for a sustainable, inclusive, and thriving community for all who visit, live, and work in Gotland. We are proactive in creating a safe and sustainable development across the island.

Gotland is a fantastic place to live, with a rich cultural life, untouched nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. We are over 61,000 people who have chosen to live here year-round, and we would love to have more! If you want information about Gotland as a place to live and work, read more at https://gotland.com/leva-bo/flytta-hit/ (https://gotland.com/leva-bo/flytta-hit/)

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Other

Region Gotland works according to a competence-based recruitment method aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination. We place great importance on personal suitability in accordance with the competencies described in the advertisement. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants from different backgrounds and genders.

The position will be filled provided that no employee with preferential rights claims it.

As the world changes, Region Gotland is increasingly working with quality and safety in the recruitment process. This means that you as a candidate may be subject to certain checks prior to employment. You will receive information about which checks the position you are applying for may involve before or during the interview.

Before all employments, you as a candidate need to present ID and a personal certificate.

We kindly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.