Vacant job

Do you want to work like private providers while still enjoying the security and benefits of the Region?

Now is your chance!

We are looking for a driven and engaged sterile processing technician for the Planned Operations Unit Sala, EPOS. The highly productive hip and knee prosthesis unit at the Department of Orthopedics, Region Västmanland.

At EPOS, all staff are employed by the unit, from anesthesiologists to sterile processing technicians. This creates an efficient care chain similar to what private providers do, but with the advantage that we can offer most patients, even those with more complex conditions, hip or knee prosthesis surgery.

Job Responsibilities

In the role of sterile processing technician within our planned operations, you are part of a multidisciplinary team and a key person who develops and drives the operations together with your colleagues.

Your work includes instrument care, functional checks, and packaging of surgical instruments, as well as responsibility for disinfection and sterilization processes. Ordering and handling of materials are also part of the duties.

Since patient safety is central to your work, you are tasked with ensuring that disinfection, sterilization, and other processes are conducted in accordance with established goals, regulations, and standards.

About the Workplace

The Planned Operations Unit in Sala is part of the Department of Orthopedics, specializing in inpatient orthopedic care for hip and knee replacements. By consolidating the entire care chain and all expertise within the same unit in its own facilities, we increase productivity, reduce care time, and create higher quality for both patients, employees, and the region as a healthcare provider.

The goal is to create efficient flows and functional teams to evaluate and achieve efficiency and secure production, where all staff are employed by the Department of Orthopedics.

Our new unit in Sala consists of a reception, ward, operating department, postoperative ward, and sterile processing department. We have three operating rooms and 17 care beds on the ward. Currently, two operating rooms are in operation, with the third room primarily intended for use as a training room. The Planned Operations Unit in Sala opened on April 15, 2024, with its own high-production operating rooms where the entire care chain from new visits to completed care contacts is included.

We are proud to have recently won first prize in the quality index for the Swedish PeriOperative Register (SPOR) for the second year in a row.

EPOS aims to:

• Become Sweden's leading prosthesis center for hip and knee prostheses, from simple primary cases to complex revisions.
• Be a prosthesis center where patients and staff seek out from across the country due to the highest quality, best results, and high competence in the field.

For us, it is important that you feel well and enjoy your job, therefore we offer you

• a tailored introduction program to help you feel secure and confident in your professional role
• opportunities for competence development through, for example, internal training
• a workplace for all stages of life
• free training at our fully equipped gym
• health allowance of 3000 SEK/year

More about your benefits can be found here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/ (https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/)

Curious?

Please contact us if you would like to book a no-obligation conversation or if you would like to come and observe us to get a glimpse of our work and see the facilities.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a trained sterile processing technician with good computer skills.

Experience with T-doc and work in a sterile processing department or operating department is a requirement for the position.

You are a person who has the ability to take initiative and create involvement. Good cooperation and humility are natural to you. You are solution-focused and happy to share your knowledge, as well as having the ability to reprioritize and handle a high pace. You have a good command of the Swedish language in both speech and writing.

Since this is a new unit, it is meritorious if you are a person who has contributed to improvements and development work in your previous jobs.

Employment Terms

Permanent employment within the Department of Orthopedics with placement in Sala.

Full-time position, but negotiable.

Application

Welcome to submit your application by June 14, 2026

• When applying, you should only attach your CV and preferably relevant grades/certificates.
• You will also be asked to answer a number of questions included in our selection assessment.
• We do not use cover letters in our recruitment process.

Read more about the region's recruitment process and how to format a good CV here:

https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/att-soka-jobb-i-region-vastmanland/ (https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/att-soka-jobb-i-region-vastmanland/)

Interviews may take place continuously, so do not wait to submit your application!

Protected Personal Data

If you have protected personal data, you should not apply via our recruitment system or via email. Instead, contact the hiring manager or Recruitment Support at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) who can inform you about how to submit your application securely. (Do not attach personal data)

About the Region

If you want to know more about what it is like to work with us, you can see more on the region's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/ (https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/)

We at Region Västmanland are responsible for health, medical, and dental care for everyone living in the county. We also work with everything from public transport and culture to business issues, education, and research. Together we are 7,000 employees, with 300 different professions, across ten locations. We are in the middle of what affects people's lives. Every day. Together we are driven by creating a better society for everyone who lives and works here. We develop and find new solutions to meet people – where they are. That is how we can meet the high expectations of our commissioners and residents. Together we make a difference. For real. We say no to you who sell all kinds of recruitment services.