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Department M69 – Psychiatric Intensive Care

Department M69 is a psychiatric ward focusing on the treatment of patients with severe and acute psychiatric symptoms. Psychiatric intensive care involves targeted management of agitation, severe anxiety, arousal, and psychotic symptoms through adapted interaction, activities, and medication treatment.

The department has 16 care beds, divided into 6 PIVA (Psychiatric Intensive Care) beds and 10 discharge beds. We have close collaboration with the clinic's ECT unit. To ensure smooth operations, we require active collaboration across team boundaries, lifting each other up, and encouraging one another!

Job Responsibilities

• Planned and emergency medication management.
• Continuous psychiatric assessments.
• Supportive and problem-solving conversations with patients.
• Medico-technical tasks and specific nursing care.
• Handover reports to the next shift and information transfer to other care units and stakeholders.
• Leadership in nursing care, e.g., following up that planned care has been carried out or prioritizing tasks.
• Documentation of performed work.

You will not work as a solo nurse during day/evening shifts; there will always be at least 2 nurses on each shift.

Work schedule: 2 out of 5 weekends, 38 hours/week.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse.

You have a patient-centered understanding of patient needs and can simultaneously see how each work task connects to the outcome.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with others and thrives in teamwork.

Merits

• Experience working in acute psychiatric care.
• Specialist education in psychiatric nursing.

What We Offer You

• Leadership training – knowledge on how to get the team to function optimally.
• Mentorship – if you are interested, you will be paired with one of the section's experienced nurses who can support you in your work and professional development.
• Adapted introduction based on your needs and background. Our goal is for you to feel confident in your tasks before working independently.
• Retention bonus (ATK) according to the region's agreement with the healthcare union. This means you receive 40 hours/year into a time bank that you can withdraw as salary, leave, or pension savings.
• As a registered nurse with specialist education in psychiatric care, you have the opportunity to take on extra assignments. Up to 20% of working time can be allocated to the assignment, and a salary supplement of 2,500 SEK/month is also provided.
• As an employer, we care about your well-being. Therefore, we offer, among other things, a wellness hour, a wellness allowance of 5,000 SEK per year, a very favorable pension agreement, and parental benefits. Read more about all our benefits here.

About Psychiatric Care South West

At Psychiatric Care South West, we have seven inpatient wards with different assignments, where collaboration between wards is a natural part of our work. Our care is characterized by a patient-centered approach, and we work according to the Safewards concept. There is time for reflection here, and we offer ongoing competence development.

We have asked the clinic's employees what makes it attractive to work here. Read their answers here: 10 reasons to work at Psychiatric Care South West.

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