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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 across the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength, contributing to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new ways of working, we can simplify life at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality.

About the Unit

Do you want a job where you make a difference for many? We hope that you, as a nurse, want to become part of the highly specialized care we are creating together on Ward 138 Vascular Surgery!

Sahlgrenska Vascular Surgery is one of the largest vascular surgical units in the country and consists of a ward, outpatient clinic, research department, and operating room activities. Ward 138 is an acute vascular surgical care ward where we primarily treat patients with carotid stenosis, aortic aneurysm, vascular trauma, or peripheral arterial disease, either after a planned operation or as acute admissions. Approximately 40% of our cases are elective surgery and 60% are acute, meaning the pace can change quickly, and no two days are alike.

We work in a multidisciplinary team consisting of nurses, nursing assistants, doctors, physiotherapists, pharmacy assistants, and medical secretaries.

What do we offer?

Those who start with us receive an introduction tailored to your prior experience and at a pace that suits you, making you feel secure in your work. You will shadow an experienced nurse for four weeks. The induction also includes observing at the outpatient clinic, participating in operations/interventions, and seeing how our vascular surgeons work. We encourage taking university courses and offer regular lectures.

As managers and section leaders, we believe in visible leadership and are therefore very present on the ward. This gives you the opportunity to raise any concerns with us and creates a sense of security. You will also notice that we have a climate where we care for each other and remind each other to take breaks.

Job Responsibilities

As a nurse, you will have an important role on our vascular surgical care ward with advanced pre- and postoperative care. Your tasks include, among other things, ward rounds, medication management, pre- and postoperative assessments and checks, and the medical technical handling of devices such as medication pumps, EDA, CVC, various drains, and VAC pumps.

During day and evening shifts, we work in paired care, where one nurse and one nursing assistant care for seven patients together. At night, two nurses and one nursing assistant work together. We also have a pharmacy assistant and a physiotherapist on the ward to assist in daily work.

About You

You are a licensed nurse or have recently graduated as a nurse. Most importantly, you are curious and eager to learn more about vascular surgery. It is an advantage if you have specialist training in surgery and/or experience working as a nurse.

We believe you are confident in yourself and thrive in a team where job satisfaction, good collaboration, and mutual care are important. You are clear in your communication with patients and colleagues. To achieve this, you need to be able to express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing. Since we have acute operations, unplanned situations often arise, and you should be able to adapt to them, focus on the right things, and reprioritize your work.

We warmly welcome your application!

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If you are a newly graduated nurse, you will join the Clinical Base Year, which is our introduction program. The clinical base year is mandatory and lasts during the first year of your employment with us. The clinical base year includes lectures, nursing guidance, and practical training of your profession at the Simulation Center. In addition, it includes working on at least two different wards to broaden your competence.

In the event of recruiting nurses/doctors with foreign licenses/specialist certificates, the relevant position will be preceded by a process to meet the requirements for Swedish license/specialist certificate.

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 across Västra Götaland every day.

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 digital development where you get to help shape future ways of working to improve and simplify daily life for residents and operations.

As a permanent employee, you will be mobilized for war service 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 and develop in their professions every day. 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/)

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