Vacant job

Helping people when they are in greatest need of help, making a real difference, saving lives. This is what ambulance staff cite as some of the reasons why they enjoy their profession.

Working in prehospital emergency care is meaningful and varied. When an alarm comes to the ambulance station, the staff must be in the vehicle within 90 seconds, and they do not know which patient they will meet until then. Being prepared for all types of patients and adapting to every situation requires the ability to switch pace and adjust quickly to best meet the needs of the patient and their relatives, as well as the ability to process information and make well-founded medical decisions.

Prehospital care demands a broad range of competencies to provide good, efficient, and safe close care to all citizens. This can involve prehospital care for patients of all ages who may have breathing and circulation issues, be unconscious, in pain, mentally unstable, or in labor. Patients are assessed, examined, and treated by ambulance personnel on-site and/or during transport to a healthcare facility. Ambulance care also includes transporting patients between healthcare facilities locally, regionally, and nationally.

The work involves close collaboration with the closest colleague in the vehicle. There is also extensive collaboration with other functions. Nurses and ambulance care workers work in various interprofessional teams with doctors and other vital societal actors.

The position is located in Vimmerby, but there may also be shifts at other stations. The ambulance in Vimmerby is staffed 24/7, which means you will work days/evenings/nights/weekends.

Selection is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the application deadline, so do not wait with your application!

About you

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse with experience in patient-facing work and an interest in prehospital emergency care. Experience in prehospital care or emergency care is meritorious.

We would like you to have competence in the following training concepts; D-CPR, A-CPR, B-CPR, prehospital medical command, ambulance technology, AMLS, PHTLS, and RETTS. If any of these trainings are missing, you will receive them during your introduction.

You are an experienced driver and hold a B license. A C/C1 license will be a requirement for employment, and if you do not have it already, you will have the license paid for.

The profession requires good physical fitness. To be employed as a nurse in the ambulance service, physical tests must be passed and approved. These physical tests must also be performed and approved every other year.

Great importance will be attached to personal suitability and teamwork skills.

Your future workplace

Kalmar County consists of 12 municipalities with a total of approximately 247,000 inhabitants, and the catchment area covers an area of 11,694 square kilometers. The county features sparsely populated areas, rural areas, cities, lakes, islands, and archipelagos. The main task of ambulance care is to meet the population's need for ambulance services. The goal of ambulance care is to assess the patient, treat if necessary, and refer to the correct level of care. Within ambulance care, there are resources such as emergency ambulances, light care ambulances, and a bus that transports patients between the county's hospitals and the University Hospital in Linköping. Ambulance care in Region Kalmar County has over 200 employees. During the summer half-year, the number of inhabitants increases due to tourists and events in the county.

The ambulance station in Vimmerby belongs to the northern management area, which also includes Hultsfred, Virserum, Västervik, and Gamleby. In the northern management area, there are two department managers who together have shared leadership. Both managers share responsibility for operating the businesses, but all employees have a nearest manager who has the dialogue in, for example, employee interviews, salary negotiations, and other matters.

The County Hospital in Kalmar is one of three hospitals in Kalmar County. The hospital is an acute care hospital with specialist care, maternity care, and neonatal care. Over 2,300 people work here to offer good care and high patient safety to the county's inhabitants. Our employees' continuous development work allows us to achieve good results in several different national measurements. The hospital is located near Kalmar center and Kalmarsund.

Region Kalmar County is responsible for healthcare, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transport, and regional development. We are over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the county's inhabitants. With us, you get many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people in all stages of life and have meaningful and developing work – every day.

Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% employment. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of the position may be offered at another workplace.

We want you to attach a CV, cover letter, and education certificates relevant to the position to your application. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Region Kalmar County, we want you to apply for the position in our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format.

We are happy to receive calls from you who are interested in the job but decline calls from those who sell advertisements and recruitment services.