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Together, we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe's leading university hospital by 2032. Together with our patients, we work for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation within a cohesive healthcare system in the Region of Västra Götaland. Our vision and goals aim for care of the highest quality, where the patient is always at the center. We offer local and regional healthcare, as well as highly specialized care for patients throughout the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength, contributing to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify life at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality.

Regional Laboratory Medicine belongs to Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Area 4, and has a clear coordination mandate for the entire Region of Västra Götaland. The organization consists of the laboratory medicine operations at Södra Älvsborg Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Hospitals in the West, and NU Hospital Group.

Do you want to work at the forefront of digital pathology and be part of an activity that combines high medical quality with development and innovation?

We are now looking for you who want to contribute your competence and develop together with engaged colleagues in an activity where digital diagnostics is a natural part of everyday life.

About Us

Clinical Pathology at Norra Älvsborg County Hospital (NÄL) is part of Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Together, we create care of the highest quality with the patient in focus. With great commitment and a strong focus on continuous learning, we are one of the country's leading university hospitals.

Our operations range from county healthcare to national highly specialized care, and through active research, we contribute to the development of future healthcare. Digital competence is a natural part of our work, and we are far ahead in the development of digital working methods.

Here, we value the combined knowledge and experience present in the operations. Together with you, we want to create value for our patients.

We are now looking for new colleagues who want to join our continued journey of development. You will become part of a pleasant workplace with competent colleagues and good opportunities for personal development.

Responsibilities

At the laboratory, cell and tissue samples are analyzed for pathological changes. The operations are constantly developing, and we work fully with digital pathology in diagnostics.

Work is carried out in teams where you collaborate with biomedical analysts, laboratory technicians, biologists, and doctors. The tasks include, among other things: assisting with dissection, independent dissection, frozen sectioning, paraffin embedding, slicing and staining, including immunohistochemistry, scanning to digital images, working with digital slides and image review, as well as participating in development and improvement work.

Digital pathology is an integrated part of our daily work, and you will actively work with digital images to ensure high-quality morphological assessments and contribute to further development in the field.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are educated as a biologist with a Bachelor's degree.

You are meticulous, structured, and have a good ability to handle several tasks simultaneously. You are solution-oriented and have a positive and engaged attitude towards your work.

Since the work largely takes place in teams and in close collaboration with colleagues, we place great emphasis on your communicative and cooperative skills. You need to have very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

We warmly welcome your application!

Meet some of our employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital

About the Region of Västra Götaland

With us, you become part of a larger whole. We are 56,000 employees in over 200 professions who make a difference in people's lives every day throughout Västra Götaland.

You contribute to safe and equal care as well as a sustainable society where environment, culture, and good communications create quality of life.

We are in the midst of a digital development where you get to help shape future working methods to improve and simplify everyday life for residents and operations.

As a permanent employee, you are mobilized as part of our shared responsibility to ensure that socially vital functions continue to operate even in a crisis.

Want to know more about us? On our website, you can read more about our benefits and meet employees who make a difference every day and develop in their professions. https://www.vgregion.se/jobba-i-vgr/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/ (https://www.vgregion.se/jobba-i-vgr/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/)

Application

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