Vacant job

Do you thrive in an environment with fast-paced workflows and are you driven to make a difference for patients with high care needs? Then AVA Solna is the right place for you. Here, you will work with highly specialized emergency care, developing broad competence in complex care.

What we offer

• A complex and stimulating workplace with friendly and helpful colleagues.
• Interprofessional team-based work.
• Individually tailored introduction and mentorship.
• Opportunities for competence development through internal and external training, as well as further education in emergency care.
• Opportunities to initiate and drive development projects to promote nursing care.
• Multiple career paths; for example, collaboration with IMA allows for rotational positions.
• Regular reflection and collegial support.
• Present and engaged managers.

Naturally, you will also benefit from our general perks offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the role

AVA Solna is undergoing a transformation with a clearer mandate within highly specialized emergency care. We treat patients with acute deterioration of vital functions or unclear conditions requiring investigation, stabilization, increased supervision, monitoring, and treatment. Tasks may include initiating Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV), High-Flow therapy, blood gas sampling, telemetry monitoring, and NEWS 2 with closer intervals. The patient's condition should be potentially reversible or treatable, with an average length of stay of approximately 1.5 days. We also treat patients with tracheostomies and EDA (Emergency Department Access). Common reasons for admission include arrhythmia, pulmonary embolism (PE), intoxication, COPD, sepsis, neutropenic fever, electrolyte disturbances, and smoke inhalation injuries.

We work in two teams, with each team consisting of one nurse and one assistant nurse, jointly responsible for four patients. We work in three shifts according to a preferred schedule:

• Day shift: 07:00–15:30
• Evening shift: 13:00–21:00
• Night shift: 20:30–07:15

At AVA, there is a charge nurse who leads and distributes work during day and evening hours, as well as on weekends (08:30–17:00).

We are looking for you who

• Have knowledge of the mandate of emergency care.
• Are confident in your professional role.
• Are structured and able to prioritize effectively, as patient interactions often require immediate actions, quick decisions, and close follow-up.
• Are positively driven and have a genuine interest in patient- and person-centered care. We value that you see the patient and relatives as a natural part of the team.
• Enjoy a varied pace, are responsible, and have a strong solution focus.
• Have good collaboration skills, are unpretentious, humble, and confident enough to ask for and accept help from the team when needed.
• Are engaged in AVA's development and take initiative for improvement work.
• Keep up to date by accessing available information and guidelines. We expect you to actively seek new knowledge and apply it in practice to drive the development of the unit forward.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensed nurse with eligibility to practice in Swedish healthcare.
• At least 1 year of experience from emergency care or another relevant area.

Merits:

• Specialist education in a relevant area.
• Supervisor training.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period. When applying, you must attach your CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly explain why you are suitable for the role. Answering these questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application – Together we are Karolinska!

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About Karolinska University Hospital

Karolinska University Hospital is one of the world's leading university hospitals. Our main mission is to train tomorrow's healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research in collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing to develop care for the benefit of patients. We have a special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region.

Read more about our mission in care, research, and education here.

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

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