Acute Care Nurse

Description:

Now there's an opportunity to apply for a position as a nurse in acute care! At the acute clinic, no two days are the same, and as a nurse you'll have the opportunity for variety, challenges, and diverse work tasks. "I have worked at the acute clinic since 2008 in various roles. One of the reasons I've enjoyed working at the acute clinic is the feeling that you make a difference for patients who need acute care. It feels significant to be part of a team that works together for the patient's health, and sometimes for their survival. We save lives! My experience is that we have a strong sense of togetherness at our foundation and there's always support available. You can always ask someone and we support each other. Over the years, I've not only gained great colleagues but also great friends. Another reason I've stayed at the acute clinic is that it's never boring. You learn something new all the time. The clinic is in constant development and there's a will to always improve." Our work environment is exciting, sometimes stressful, enjoyable, and challenging. Working hours offer you great opportunities for variety as we work day/evening/night shifts and weekends. With us, you have good opportunities to influence both your work schedule and your employment level. We work continuously with competency development that is shaped according to both your needs and the organization's needs. About You We're looking for someone with a nursing degree. Experience working in healthcare or acute care is a merit but not a requirement. You are professional and can meet people in the moment with heart and warmth. As a person, you are organized, stable, have good collaboration skills, and are committed to wanting to develop, improve, and make changes. A prerequisite for you to thrive and fit into the role as a nurse with us at the acute clinic is that you can handle stress and make quick priorities with the patient in focus. The work is varied, which means there's a need to be flexible and also take initiative to solve and manage the situations that arise. There is an opportunity for permanent employment or temporary assignment; please indicate in your application what you're interested in. Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis and positions may be filled before the final application deadline, so don't delay your application. Your Future Workplace The acute clinic at Kalmar Hospital provides acute care around the clock. At the acute clinic, we primarily care for surgical, orthopedic, medical, and infectious disease patients, as well as patients who arrive by ambulance from other clinics such as the women's clinic, pediatrics, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology. Our workplace collaborates with most clinics at the hospital, ambulance services, the police authority, the correctional service, other hospitals, and home care services in nearby municipalities. Our clinic consists of two parts: The Acute Reception: At the acute clinic we work in teams consisting of doctors, nurses, and healthcare assistants with administrative support from medical secretaries. You participate in the assessment, treatment, and care of people who seek the acute clinic. There's also triage here, which is the first contact with patients; we work with triage according to the Retts system to handle patients at the appropriate care level and at the right time as much as possible. The Acute Care Ward AVA: is a hospital-wide resource with 14-18 beds. It's a 24-hour ward where we evaluate and treat patients who need continued observation and/or short-term care for a maximum of 24 hours. We have close collaboration with the geriatric advisory team that is located at the acute clinic. We have several ongoing improvement projects that will contribute to an even better work environment for our employees. We hope you want to be part of our change journey! Kalmar County Hospital is one of three hospitals in Kalmar County. The hospital is an acute hospital with specialist care, maternity services, and postpartum wards. More than 2,300 people work here to provide good care and high patient safety to the county's residents. Our employees' continuous development work enables us to achieve good results in several different national measurements. The hospital is located close to Kalmar city center and Kalmarsund. Region Kalmar County is responsible for healthcare, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transportation, and regional development. We are over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the county's residents. With us you get many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people at all stages of life and have meaningful and developing work – every day. Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% position. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of your position can be offered at another workplace. We want you to attach a CV, cover letter, and relevant education certificates for the position to your application. To ensure quality in Region Kalmar County's recruitment process, we want you to apply for the position in our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format. We welcome calls from you if you're interested in the job, but we decline calls from those who sell ads and recruitment services.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Kalmar

Address

Lasarettsvägen 1, Kalmar

GPS

56.661159282924, 16.314612443492copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

010-3583770

Views

2

Published

3. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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