Vacant job

Do you want to work with highly specialized surgical care and be part of a national mission? We are now looking for nurses with surgical competence to join our team within the NHV (National Highly Specialized Care) operations.

What we offer

• A unique opportunity to work within national highly specialized care
• A dedicated and competent team
• An evolving operation where you can influence
• Opportunities for professional development
• A workplace focused on quality and patient-centered care

Naturally, you will also benefit from the general perks that Karolinska University Hospital offers.

About the position

We are a specialist clinic and day-care unit that investigates and treats patients with gastrointestinal diseases. Patients come here for investigation prior to treatment, as well as for follow-up after inpatient care.

We also have a day-care unit where patients receive medical treatments such as infusions and injections.

The operation conducts a national highly specialized mission (NHV) in reconstructive surgery, which means we meet patients with complex care needs from all over the country.

Here, you also have the opportunity to participate in our ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) work and contribute to the development of modern, evidence-based care processes.

We are both a medical and surgical clinic and are in an exciting phase of development where we are building up a surgical clinic operation linked to our NHV mission. Here, the nurse plays a central and important role in the entire care process, which is why we want to expand our surgical competence with this recruitment.

You will work closely with patients in their surgical journey, with a focus on:

• Pre-optimization before surgery
• Postoperative follow-up with a focus on recovery, self-care, and early detection of complications
• Continuity throughout the patient's entire care journey
• Coordination and close collaboration with surgeons, dietitians, and other professions

Here you will have a qualified and varied job with a clear surgical focus. You will:

• Work both at the clinic and in day care
• Meet patients in complex surgical care pathways
• Plan, implement, and follow up on treatments
• Assist with examinations such as proctoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and rectoscopy
• Work with stoma care and patient education
• Be involved in the development of care processes within surgery
• Work in close collaboration with doctors and other professions

The position contributes to our 24/7 operations by working two weekend shifts per month. The advertisement concerns two positions: one permanent position and one one-year fixed-term contract.

We are looking for you who

• have surgical competence
• preferably are a Step 3 nurse (specialist level)
• have experience or interest in working as a contact nurse
• have knowledge of stoma care
• have experience working according to ERAS
• are confident, structured, and independent in your professional role
• thrive in teams and contribute to a good work climate

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Swedish nursing license
• 3 years of experience as a nurse
• Experience in gastro-surgery

Merits:

• Contact nurse
• Specialist nurse in surgery

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly motivate why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application – Together we are Karolinska!

Before appointing a position involving care of children and young people, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and burden register. You can read more about the recruitment process and the controls performed at Karolinska here.

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If you are or have previously been employed in Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or former manager if you become a candidate for employment.

For permanent positions, a probationary period may be applied.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main mission is to train tomorrow's healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research together with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing our work to develop care for the benefit of the patient. We work within a range of different areas and professions.

You can read more about our mission within care, research, and education here.

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

Theme Inflammation & Aging

Theme Inflammation and Aging includes internal medicine specialties such as endocrinology and metabolism, nephrology, gastroenterology, and pulmonology, as well as geriatrics, rheumatology, dermatology, and venereology.

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