Vacant job

We are looking for you who are interested in pre- and postoperative care and want to contribute to advancing healthcare in Västmanland. Working with us is rewarding, challenging, and varied. You will become part of a wonderful team and have the opportunity to develop both yourself and the operations.

Are you our new colleague?

Job Responsibilities

As a nurse with us, you will have a varied and developmental role. You will develop your ability to assess the patient's vital parameters, understand connections, and identify complications after surgery.

The work involves preparing patients for surgery, assisting with blocks, monitoring vital parameters, continuously evaluating, and providing supportive treatment to prevent organ failure. You are responsible for the patient's recovery as well as preventing and alleviating pain, nausea, and anxiety through early detection of complications related to anesthesia or surgery.

With us, you work closely with the patient in a team where support is always available. We offer personal development through introduction programs.

About the Workplace

The Operating Clinic is responsible for surgical care in Region Västmanland and is located in Västerås and Köping. In Köping, day surgery is performed within orthopedics, surgery, urology, ENT, and gynecology. The operations include a day surgery unit, four operating rooms, a sterile supply department, and a planning unit.

We are approximately 40 employees working with the patient at the center.

The pre- and postoperative ward includes the Preop clinic and Postop. The team consists of specialist nurses, nurses, and assistant nurses. We collaborate closely with other professions and work for high patient safety with a holistic view.

At Preop, patients are prepared for surgery. At Postop, we are responsible for the care of children and adults after anesthesia and surgery. Preop has 7 care beds and Postop has 6 care beds. Rotation between the units is included.

It is important to us that you feel well and enjoy your job, therefore we offer you:

• an adapted 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, with the possibility of flexible working hours within certain frameworks
• 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/)

Working Hours

40-hour work week. We operate in 4 operating rooms Monday – Thursday and 3 rooms on Fridays, with closures every third Friday. We are closed for 4 weeks during the summer and have reduced operations over Christmas and New Year.

Opening Hours for Pre- and Postoperative Ward

7 – 18 Monday – Thursday

7 – 15 Fridays

Curious?

Feel free to contact us if you would like to book a no-obligation conversation or if you want 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 registered nurse with at least 3 years of experience in the profession and experience from emergency hospital care. Education as a specialist nurse in areas such as emergency, ICU, anesthesia, medicine, or surgery is meritorious.

Since you need to be able to communicate orally and in writing with patients, relatives, and colleagues in this role, good knowledge of the Swedish language is required. If you have worked in the medical record system Cosmic/Orbit, we consider this meritorious. We also look for you to be flexible, structured, have a good ability to prioritize in daily work as well as quickly reprioritize and adapt to changed circumstances. Your creativity, thoughts, and ideas are important puzzle pieces for us in the continued development work, also towards NAV. Therefore, we see that you are a person who likes to contribute your knowledge, ideas, and enthusiasm. That you are motivated by change and improvement work is seen as a given in these changing times that characterize the healthcare and social care sector.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Terms of Employment

Permanent position, 100%

Location: Köping

Start date: By agreement.

Application

Welcome to send your application no later than August 16, 2026.

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

Read more about the region's recruitment process and how you 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 are planned to take place on-site at Köping Hospital during week 35.

Protected Personal Data

If you have protected personal data, you should not apply via our recruitment system or via email. Instead, contact the recruiting manager or Recruitment Support [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, on 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 live up to 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.