Nurse for Thorax Intermediate Care Unit, Region Västerbotten

Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equal welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation yield results.

The Heart Centre in Umeå aims to offer the best heart care in northern Sweden. We provide highly specialized cardiac care and have overall responsibility for patients in the northern region.

The Heart Centre includes the Cardiology Clinic, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiology, Cardiac Intervention, the Arrhythmia Unit, as well as Clinical Physiology and the Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics. Together, we investigate, treat, and operate on patients with diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and lungs. Through cross-boundary collaboration, efficient care chains, continuous improvement work, and competent staff, we offer care of very high quality. In close collaboration with the university, we conduct research, development, and education.

The Thorax Intermediate Care Unit has 6 beds and is organizationally linked to the Thorax Intensive Care Unit, which has 6 beds. Together, we have approximately 90 employees. We care for and treat over 1,000 patients annually who have undergone heart, vascular, and lung surgery. We also treat patients who develop severe heart and lung failure. The care is high-tech, and patients are monitored circulatorily and respiratorily through ECG, blood pressure, saturation, and arterial lines.

We at the Thorax Intermediate Care Unit are now looking for nurses who want to take a new step in their professional role and be part of developing our operations.

Here, you are welcome to a unit with well-functioning routines and a clear work structure. Competence is high among employees, and we have ongoing development work with lectures and internal training. We work for a healthy work environment with good opportunities for breaks and recovery.

At Thorax, you have the benefit of working according to the "Model 3" working time model, which allows for reduced working hours, night bonuses, increased time for recovery, and higher compensation for inconvenient working hours. You also have great opportunities to influence the scheduling of your shifts.

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Job Responsibilities

As a nurse with us, you contribute knowledge and engagement that makes people feel secure.

At Thorax Intermediate Care, you are responsible for the postoperative care of patients who have undergone thoracic surgery, as well as for patients suffering from failure primarily in the heart and lungs. As a nurse, you are responsible for one to four patients. You work patient-centered, both independently and in multiprofessional teams in direct proximity to the patient.

As a new employee, you will receive a personalized introduction. You are offered regular internal training, and we would appreciate it if you actively participated in the unit's development work. We offer a varied and challenging job where you have the opportunity to learn new things every day, always with the patient in focus.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse, preferably with experience in hospital care.

You have good collaboration skills, can work in a team, but also have the ability to work independently. You actively contribute to a good work environment and have a good ability to prioritize. You are curious, structured, flexible, and enjoy taking responsibility. We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, start date: To be agreed upon.
Working hours: Shift schedule.

Read more about our benefits for you who work with us on the website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner (https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner)

We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, therefore welcoming applicants with different backgrounds.

In connection with the recruitment process, we have taken a stand on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sales, recruitment sites, and similar.

If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then send your application documents via post.