ICU Nurse Wanted - Building the Future of Intensive Care at Sahlgrenska East Hospital

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. Working together with patients, we strive for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – within an integrated healthcare system in the Västra Götaland Region. Our vision and goals are directed toward the highest quality care, where the patient is always in focus. We offer healthcare locally and regionally, but also highly specialized care to patients throughout the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength and they contribute to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify daily operations at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality. About Us At the Intensive Care Unit and Postoperative Care Unit at Sahlgrenska East (ICU/PostOp), we care for critically ill patients requiring advanced treatment and close monitoring due to vital organ failure, severe sepsis, post-cardiac arrest care, respiratory failure, and other serious and/or life-threatening conditions. The patient population is unique in its variety and reflects the clinical areas at Sahlgrenska East Hospital: Surgery, which performs advanced abdominal surgery with several national mandates; Infection including Tropical Medicine; Internal Medicine; Psychiatry; Scandinavia's largest delivery unit; and the Hyperbaric Chamber, which provides around-the-clock hyperbaric medicine treatment. We also provide advanced postoperative care for multiple patient groups, including surgical and women's health patients. The Intensive Care Unit currently has eight intensive care beds and approximately 120 employees. Our new facilities are expected to be completed in 2028 and will expand the unit to 14 care beds. Additionally, a new hyperbaric chamber will be built adjacent to the unit. AN/OP/ICU Sahlgrenska East also comprises two Operating Rooms, a Pain Center, the Hyperbaric Chamber, a Complex Fatigue Clinic, a Prehospital Intensive Care Unit (PIV), and Swedish Air Ambulance (KSA). The department conducts continuous development and educational work along with broad research, including both clinical studies and basic laboratory research. We offer a varied and exciting workplace with a unique range of patients, and through teamwork we provide the best possible care and nursing. We welcome rotation positions, which we believe contribute to development and enrich the unit with diverse perspectives. About the Position As an intensive care nurse with us, you work in a team with nursing assistants and physicians. You are responsible for the daily care of 1 to 2 ICU patients. At the start of your employment, we offer comprehensive orientation tailored to your previous experience and needs. We strive for a work environment where you feel safe, seen, and appreciated for your work. Despite the serious nature of our operations, it is important to us that work is enjoyable. We create our work environment together every day. We value an open climate where everyone has a voice, where we support each other in challenging situations, and where asking for help and sharing knowledge is natural. We implement mentorship with group reflection during your first year to increase confidence and provide mutual support. Our mentors are experienced intensive care nurses. Education and continuous learning are important to us. We carefully offer training opportunities both internally and externally. Simulation is also an important part of developing and enriching the unit, which also promotes team building. About You You are a licensed nurse with specialist training in intensive care. Previous experience in intensive care and/or acute care is desirable, and we prefer that you have several years of experience as an intensive care nurse. You are confident, unpretentious, and work well in collaboration. You thrive in an environment where the pace can change rapidly and where you need to make well-founded decisions in complex situations. At the same time, you have the ability to meet patients, family members, and colleagues with warmth, respect, and compassion. You are curious about development and enjoy sharing your knowledge while remaining open to learning from others. We value a positive team player who contributes to a good work environment, supports colleagues, and recognizes the strength in succeeding together. We will conduct interviews on a rolling basis. We look forward to your application! Meet some of our employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital About Västra Götaland Region With us, you become part of something larger. 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 equitable care and to a sustainable society where environment, culture, and good communications create quality of life. We are in the midst of digital development where you can help shape future working methods to improve and simplify daily life for residents and operations. As a permanent employee, you will be mobilized as part of our shared responsibility to ensure that socially critical functions operate even during crises. 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/ Application Västra Götaland Region prefers that you submit your application through the recruitment system. If you have questions about the advertised position or for particular and special reasons cannot register your information in a public system, please contact the contact person for the relevant announcement. To staffing, recruitment, and employment agencies and to sales representatives: We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing, recruitment, and employment agencies and other external parties and sales representatives of additional job announcements. Västra Götaland Region has contracted agreements.

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