Quality Nurse for Health and Medical Care Unit in Askersund

Welcome to Askersund! Here, you enjoy all the benefits of working in a small municipality. We value building close relationships, the courage to make an impact, and the engagement that permeates our work. We have jobs that make a difference, and together we make a difference every day, in different ways but always with the municipality's residents in focus.

The Social Services Administration in Askersund Municipality is responsible for elderly care, LSS (Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) and care operations, social psychiatry, health and medical care, operations for unaccompanied refugee children, as well as individual and family care.

Exciting things are happening for the Health and Medical Care Unit in Askersund. An reorganization focusing on quality and the establishment of new exciting roles such as Quality Nurse, Quality Occupational Therapist, and HSE Coordinator. Do you want to be part of developing the future municipal health and medical care with a focus on quality, patient safety, and preventive work? Then we have the job for you!

1 position(s).

Job Responsibilities

The role of Quality Nurse will be a fully operational role with coordination responsibility for the quality work performed by the unit. The position will be entirely focused on quality work, where the coordinating part accounts for 50% and the remaining 50% involves working clinically as a nurse to ensure that all nurses have the prerequisites to work systematically with quality work in their areas.

You will:

• Work closely with the Municipal Medical Officer (MAS), unit manager, and licensed nurses to ensure quality and patient safety at the operational level.
• Combine clinical work with quality work for a close anchoring to the reality we operate in.
• Drive and follow up on quality and improvement work.
• Support investigations of deviations and implementation of guidelines.
• Contribute to preventive approaches and sustainable care processes.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who:

• Are a licensed nurse or specialist nurse.
• Have experience in municipal health and medical care.
• Have a good understanding of laws and guidelines within the Health and Medical Services Act (HSL).
• Preferably have experience in quality development and improvement work.

Personal Attributes

• Development-driven and solution-focused.
• Pedagogical, inspiring, and confident in change management.
• Flexible, structured, and collaborative.

Great importance is attached to personal suitability. It is crucial that you enjoy having many things going on at once and can prioritize and structure your days independently. You need to be brave and ego-free, as no one has the right answers; instead, we need to dare to test new ways of working and methods to find the most effective ways to improve quality, continuity, and patient safety according to the laws and guidelines we work towards. We believe it is important that you thrive in a leading role where great humility is required regarding the complexity of the work.

The position requires a valid driver's license (Category B).

Our Direction Forward

We want to create a sustainable and preventive municipal health and medical care where patients receive the right support at the right time, with a focus on quality, independence, and long-term health.

Salary: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Permanent employment.

Interviews will take place continuously throughout the recruitment process and will be held without union representatives in cases where we have internal applicants.

Askersund Municipality - our pearl at Sweden's best-kept archipelago secret. Askersund is a place where historical beauty meets nature's wild wonders. Not to mention our unique archipelago, which is a treasure waiting to be explored.

What makes Askersund Municipality even more special are its residents! 11,500 strong individuals who call this place home, and we are proud to be their community. We are just over 1,000 employees working together to ensure our municipality continues to flourish.

We welcome and value differences and ensure our workplace is open to everyone. Our vision is for Askersund Municipality to be a place where it is attractive to live and sustainably reside and work. We aim to contribute to our residents' opportunities to have a good everyday life. Come and become part of our community, and let us together continue to build a place we are proud to call home with joy, courage, and engagement.

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