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Do you want to work in a team where we laugh, have fun, and care for each other and our patients? This is the workplace for you. Here we place great value on a good working environment and that it should be fun and safe to go to work. Are you also an experienced and proud nursing assistant? Then you are exactly who we are looking for. With us, you will have the opportunity to develop within both surgical care and specifically gynecological care.

Our Offer

Forward for life. Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It is about health and care, about the development of our region, and about those who live and visit here. We want to continue to be at the forefront with care, research, and education. This means daring to think new thoughts – and having the best employees. Therefore, we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with efficient systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and relatives, while others create the prerequisites for vital interventions. With us, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and forward for life.

At our gynecological ward in Linköping, we place great value on high quality and appropriate care. This is to meet the need for gynecological care for our inpatients, our 24/7 emergency services, and abortion services.

We actively work with working environment, development, and well-being. Every Monday we have training, reflection with a counselor and priest, or APT (Work Environment and Safety Committee) in the afternoon.

Here you can read about our career ladder for nursing assistants and also about your benefits with us.

Job Description

On the ward, we work in pair care, which is a close and important collaboration between the nurse and the nursing assistant. In each care team, there are up to seven patients whom we care for together with the patient's best interest in focus. As a nursing assistant, you are responsible, together with the nurse, for ensuring our patients receive the right care in every given situation. The daily tasks in the care team include basic and specific care, NEWS checks, ward rounds, dressing changes, nutrition, patient admission and discharge, mobilization, and preparations for treatment, among other things.

In the evenings, on weekends, and at night, we have an emergency reception at the ward. At the emergency reception, we receive, prepare, and assist during examinations and in cases of sexualized violence. During the day, an experienced nurse is on site as a coordinator in addition to the care team, and in the evenings and at night, an on-call nurse is on site in addition to the care team.

After a while, when you are comfortable in your role, you will start working nights and will receive further induction. As a nursing assistant with us, you need to be responsible and curious, as well as have a talent for good communication and collaboration.

Work Group

Our work group consists of nurses, nursing assistants, specialist nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, counselors, operating room planners, staffing coordinators, business developers, research nurses, and contact nurses.

About You

We are looking for you who are trained as a nursing assistant/care assistant. Since you work in constant dialogue with patients and colleagues, it is a requirement that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both in speech and in writing.

To thrive and fit in with us, your personal qualities are important. For this position, we are looking for you who are flexible. Being flexible with us means being able to adapt to the current situation and change focus, which is crucial as unpredictable events occur daily.

We work closely together and need good communication to successfully solve the tasks we face in everyday life. Therefore, the position suits you who enjoy collaboration and are receptive and communicative to both colleagues, patients, and relatives.

Application and Employment

We have a need to recruit for both permanent positions and temporary assignments. We are continuously working with selection, so please send in your application as soon as possible.

Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will be asked to fill out a health declaration.

We warmly welcome your application! If you need help registering in the system, contact customer service Support and Service, 010-103 60 00, during office hours.

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