Are you a nurse with a strong commitment to pediatric care? Do you want to work in a multidisciplinary team where you can develop within highly specialized care and make a real difference for children and their families? Then you could be the person we're looking for at the Long-Term Intensive Care Unit for Children (LIVA) at Karolinska University Hospital.
What we offer you
- an engaged team where we support each other and create good conditions for success in your role
- a multidisciplinary approach where all professional groups work together to provide the best possible care for the child
- present and participatory leadership focused on your professional development
- the opportunity to work within a unique highly specialized operation with patients from all over Sweden
Of course, you also receive our general benefits that Karolinska University Hospital offers you.
About the position
Children's Long-Term Intensive Care Unit (LIVA) is a highly specialized care unit within the Medical Unit Child-PMI IVA and part of the Children's Intensive Care Sector. Here we care for children of all ages with complex airway issues, for example breathing difficulties and tracheostomy. The operation is unique in northern Europe and accepts patients from all over Sweden.
As a nurse, you work in a multidisciplinary team together with doctors, nursing assistants, and other professionals to provide each child with safe, secure, and individualized care. You work closely with the child's relatives and contribute to a care environment where the entire family is in focus.
LIVA works closely with the children's intermediate care unit and operates around the clock. The position involves working two weekend shifts per month.
We are looking for someone who
- has a genuine interest in pediatric care and wants to contribute to safe and person-centered care
- is proactive and takes responsibility for driving your work forward and contributes to the development of the operation
- has good collaboration skills and works attentively and unpretentiously together with colleagues, patients, and relatives
- has a holistic perspective and considers the best interests of the patient, family, and operation in your decisions and priorities
- is development-oriented and contributes ideas and improvement suggestions that strengthen care and the operation
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Swedish nursing license
- very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
Merits:
- experience in pediatric care
- specialist training in pediatric care
About the recruitment process
Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.
With your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a personal letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly explain why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a requirement for your application to be considered complete.
Warmly welcome to apply – Together we are Karolinska!
Before filling a position involving care of children and young people, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and burden register. You can read more about the recruitment process and what checks are performed at Karolinska here.
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About Karolinska University Hospital
We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud that we are one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main mission is to work together with the Karolinska Institute to educate future healthcare employees and conduct world-leading research while continuing our work to develop care for the patient's benefit. We work in a wide range of different areas and professions.
You can read more about our mission in care, research, and education here.
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Function Child PMI
Child-Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care provides healthcare at a high international level. We are responsible for transporting seriously ill patients and care at BIVA/ECMO.
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What we offer you
- an engaged team where we support each other and create good conditions for success in your role
- a multidisciplinary approach where all professional groups work together to provide the best possible care for the…