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Are you interested in pediatric ophthalmic care and do you have experience in eye care? We are now looking for a staff member for the eye clinic at the Neuropediatric Unit at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital. Please send us your application!

What we offer

• A part-time position at 40% with the opportunity to contribute to our ambition to be a leader in the neuropediatric field
• An stimulating and varied work in an engaged and competent team
• Opportunity to work with both clinical work and joint planning in close collaboration with other professions
• A developing work environment where knowledge sharing and team spirit are in focus.

Of course, you will also enjoy our general benefits offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the position

We are looking for a staff member within eye care with experience with children to join our operations. Here, you will have the opportunity to work with a broad spectrum of pediatric neurological and pediatric oncological conditions within both outpatient and inpatient care as well as intensive care.

The work takes place in teams where the focus is on neuro-ophthalmic investigation and treatment of children and adolescents within pediatric neurology and oncology. At the team clinic, you are responsible for performing clinical status, OCT, fundus photography, and visual fields prior to the ophthalmologist visit.

An important part of the job is joint planning with other professions around the patients as well as administrative tasks such as bookings from the waiting list and planning of consultation cases in inpatient care and the pediatric intensive care unit. You will also work with chat and telephone advice to patients, parents, and other professional groups within the hospital.

If needed, you will have your own clinic when the ophthalmologist is on official duties or on leave.

Observation (hospitation) before employment is conducted to ensure that the team spirit feels good for both parties, and a probation period of 6 months applies.

We are looking for you who

• thrives in an environment where collaboration and communication are at the center
• have a warm and service-oriented attitude towards both patients and their parents
• contribute to a positive atmosphere in the team
• are flexible and have an easy time adapting to different situations.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensed nurse
• Professional experience in eye care
• Experience working with children and adolescents
• Good ability to meet children with special needs

Merits:

• Specialist nurse in eye care
• Experience in pediatric care
• Orthoptist degree
• Extensive experience with OCT, fundus cameras, and various visual field methods
• Technical knowledge of the equipment used in eye care.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly motivate why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application – Together we are Karolinska!

In connection with the appointment of a position involving care of children and adolescents, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and burden register. Here you can read more about the recruitment process and which checks are performed at Karolinska.

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If you are or have previously been employed by Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or former manager, if you become a candidate for employment.

For permanent positions, a probation period may apply.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main task is to train tomorrow's healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research together with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing our work to develop care for the benefit of the patient. We work within a number of different areas and professions.

Our vision - We shall cure and alleviate tomorrow what no one can cure and alleviate today.

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