Region Västerbotten works to strengthen good health and sustainable development together. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and ensure that research and innovation deliver results.
The Ear, Nose, Throat, and Jaw Surgery Department is part of the Neuro-Head-Neck Center (NHHC). We care for patients with diseases or injuries in the ear, nose, throat, and jaw areas.
Welcome to an important surgical specialty that cares for patients from both medical and surgical perspectives, offering both planned and acute care, 24/7 care. We care for patients of mixed ages from 18 years and older on our care unit, where you will encounter, among other things, severe throat infections, alternative airways, ruptured eardrums, facial fractures, and complex tumor surgery. This gives you variety in your profession.
The Ear, Nose, and Throat Day Surgery Unit (DKA) is a small unit within the Ear, Nose, and Throat Department where we are open Monday-Friday for both pediatric and adult patients with 7 DKA beds. At the DKA, we receive patients from different parts of NHHC.
The Ear, Nose, and Throat Department is a small, pleasant unit with high ceilings. We have five care beds and place great focus on patient self-care. We are a small, tight-knit staff group consisting of a multidisciplinary team with physicians, nurses, and nursing assistants with access to daily contact with dietitians, speech therapists, and physiotherapists.
As an employee, you will receive tailored orientation so that you feel safe, secure, and competent in your work. If interested, there is great openness to personal development and improvement work for the care unit.
We invite all applicants who proceed to interviews to participate in a shadowing day to gain a closer insight into our unit and work environment.
You are offered a permanent employment within the region with a time-limited placement at the Ear, Nose, and Throat Day Surgery/Care Unit through August 31, 2027.
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DUTIES
As a Nurse with us, you contribute to taking good care of others and helping people feel better.
You will work with people in need of advanced care and support within the field of Ear, Nose, Throat, and Jaw Surgery. You will be primarily placed on our care unit but may, if needed after orientation, also work at the DKA.
As a nurse on the care unit, you participate in patient care and lead nursing work. This includes both pre- and postoperative care, management of tracheostomy tubes, alternative airways, and care following complex head and neck tumor surgery, as well as care of our acute patients. Many of our patients also have feeding tubes, central lines, and wound drains. You will also assist our physicians with various examinations. On our unit, we use NEWS2 to identify vital function failure in patients and take action accordingly. Since our patients are often ambulatory and manage their ADL independently, the work is usually not physically demanding.
Your tasks at the DKA focus on pre- and postoperative care but will vary as our patients come from many different specialties within our center, including shorter surgical procedures such as tonsillectomies, hearing-improving surgeries, sinus surgery, radiological examinations, and hearing tests under sedation. Here we care for children of all ages and adult patients.
QUALIFICATIONS
We seek you who are a licensed nurse.
On our care unit, we care for adult patients but you may encounter children as patients at the DKA.
We greatly value that you see possibilities in different situations, are positive, and contribute to a good work environment. To succeed in this role, you need to be responsible and have good communication skills.
We value a candidate who can collaborate effectively with different team members and professional groups.
To succeed in this role, you need to be comfortable working independently. We encourage our employees to take their own initiatives and make decisions when needed. Personal suitability is of significant importance, and the knowledge required for the position is provided through internal training and learning from colleagues. To succeed in this role, you need to be able to
Employment Type: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent.
Work Schedule: Shift work.
Read more about our benefits for those who work with us at the website
https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner
We strive for equal gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds.
In preparation for the recruitment process, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment sites, and similar.
If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, you contact the recruiting manager and then submit your application documents by mail.Region Västerbotten works to strengthen good health and sustainable development together. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and ensure that research and innovation deliver results.
The Ear, Nose, Throat, and Jaw Surgery Department is part of the Neuro-Head-Neck Center (NHHC). We care for patients with diseases or injuries in the ear, nose, throat, and jaw areas.
Welcome to an important surgical specialty that cares for patients from both medical and surgical perspectives, offering both planned and acute care, 24/7 care. We care for patients of mixed ages from 18 years and older…