Medical Director for Rehabilitation (MAR)

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Malå Municipality is a beautiful and forward-thinking municipality in southern Lapland. Malå Municipality is a Sami administrative municipality. Most residents are employed in the timber and manufacturing industries, geo-related activities, transportation, and public services. The municipality offers good public services and a diverse range of leisure activities. Malå is a good option for families with children, entrepreneurs, and industries alike. Several successful small and medium-sized enterprises with well-developed products sold on the global market create a climate of optimism about the future. Our vision: Malå with everything nearby - a welcoming and secure municipality where development takes place. More information is available on Malå Municipality's website: www.mala.se and www.nykommun.se/mala ABOUT THE POSITION Now you have the opportunity to help shape the future of municipal rehabilitation. We are seeking a Medical Director for Rehabilitation (MAR) who wants to contribute to developing safe, secure, and person-centered care close to residents. As of July 1, 2026, a national requirement for a Medical Director for Rehabilitation (MAR) will be introduced. We are therefore looking for someone who wants to take a strategic and central role in developing rehabilitation within municipal health and medical care. Through contractual cooperation, you will work for several municipalities with one municipality as your formal employer. The cooperating municipalities are Lycksele, Storuman, Sorsele, and Malå. You have the opportunity to choose which of the municipalities you want to be based in. As MAR, you will have a key role in strengthening quality, patient safety, and medical expertise within rehabilitation and assistive devices. You will contribute to creating more cohesive, accessible, and person-centered rehabilitation close to residents. This is a unique opportunity for you who want to take clear professional leadership and help shape the future of municipal health and medical care. In this role, you are responsible for developing, monitoring, and ensuring quality and patient safety within rehabilitation operations. You work on developing, revising, and monitoring procedures and working methods, and function as expert support to managers and staff. The assignment also includes overall monitoring and analysis of deviations, medical record reviews, handling of Lex Maria reports, and driving systematic improvement work based on results and identified development areas. You lead and participate in development and training initiatives, represent the municipalities in various forums and networks, and participate in work on contracts and contract monitoring. An important part of the assignment is to cooperate both within and between municipalities as well as with the region and other MAS and MAR functions in the county. The position involves varied and independent work with great opportunity to influence content and working methods. Since the assignment covers several municipalities, travel between operations occurs. At the same time, there are good opportunities for flexible and digital work when operations allow. YOUR PROFILE We believe in the right competence in the right place. We are looking for you who are a licensed physiotherapist or occupational therapist with extensive experience working in primary care or municipal health and medical care. You have a strong commitment to quality development, patient safety, and systematic improvement work. You are accustomed to working digitally and feel confident handling both administrative tasks and cooperation with different professions, operations, and organizations. As a person, you are independent, structured, and accustomed to planning and driving your work with great freedom under responsibility. You have good analytical skills and can see both the big picture and the details. You are confident in your profession and have the integrity to ask questions, raise risks, and question when needed to ensure quality and patient safety. You find it easy to build trusting relationships and communicate clearly and professionally in both speech and writing in Swedish. A valid driver's license (Category B) is required for this position as travel is part of the assignment. We work according to values in all municipalities and want your conduct and actions to align with our well-established cooperation, values, and visions. Therefore, great weight will be placed on personal suitability. ABOUT THE EMPLOYMENT Duration: Permanent employment Extent: 100% Start date: By agreement. Salary: We apply individual salaries; please indicate your salary requirements in your application. If you are interested in learning the salary range for this position, you can contact our payroll administrators at tel. 0950-162 00. Do you feel, based on what you have read about us, that you would be a good fit for us as a Medical Director for Rehabilitation? We warmly welcome your application by August 31, 2026. Contact Person Pernilla Ahlström Operations Manager Support, Care and Elderly Care at Lycksele Municipality 0950-164 75 [email protected] Helen Steen Social Services Manager Storuman Municipality [email protected] 0951-14015 Lina Häggström Social Services Manager Malå Municipality lina.haggstrom@malåa.se 0953-14034 Sara Johansson Social Services Manager Sorsele Municipality [email protected] 0952–14150Malå Municipality is a beautiful and forward-thinking municipality in southern Lapland. Malå Municipality is a Sami administrative municipality. Most residents are employed in the timber and manufacturing industries, geo-related activities, transportation, and public services. The municipality offers good public services and a diverse range of leisure activities. Malå is a good option for families with children, entrepreneurs, and industries alike. Several successful small and medium-sized enterprises with well-developed products sold on the global market create a climate of optimism about…

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Malå

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Storgatan 13

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Published

9. 7. 2026

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23. 7. 2026

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