Nursing Assistant, Day Surgery Unit, Center for Musculoskeletal Health, Umeå

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Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation deliver results. The Center for Musculoskeletal Health (ROC) Umeå is responsible for university hospital care in orthopedics, including spinal surgery in the Northern healthcare region, comprising the four northernmost counties. ROC is also the county hospital for orthopedics in Västerbotten and the regional hospital for the Umeå region. The Center for Musculoskeletal Health is divided into the sections Arthro and Tumor, Factum, Trauma and Spine, all of which perform thousands of patient visits, treatments and surgical procedures annually. Together with the Surgery and Orthopedic Clinic in Lycksele and the Operative Unit in Skellefteå, we are responsible for all orthopedics in the county. The Center for Musculoskeletal Health is a University Hospital Care Unit (USVE) where research and the mentoring of students is a natural part of daily clinical work. Our comprehensive operations are viewed as stimulating by our staff, as the work is divided into different sections. This provides varied work and a broad medical knowledge base. We have operations with both breadth and depth, encompassing everything from assessments of patients' acute orthopedic problems in emergency care at the clinic and ward, to elective orthopedic operations and extensive fracture and trauma surgery. The Center for Musculoskeletal Health is also responsible for the day surgery unit (DKE) located at NUS. At DKE, we care for patients who are part of several surgical specialties' day surgery flow. DKE is responsible for the unit's personnel, operations, coordination, development and coordination with other surgical specialties. 1 position(s). WORK DUTIES As a nursing assistant with us, you contribute with knowledge and commitment that make people feel secure. At DKE we care for patients before and after surgery and document and monitor vital parameters. Here you work with patients from various surgical departments. The work is performed independently and in a team on a unit with high competence and in a high-tech environment. With us, nursing assistants have an important and self-evident role in the care team. Your work contributes to patient-safe care with good quality. We offer varied and challenging work where you have the opportunity to learn new things every day, always with the patient in focus. Working hours are 40 h/week, which also includes evening shifts. QUALIFICATIONS You who are applying have completed the Care and Health Program. We would like to see that you have experience in surgical care and/or experience from postoperative care. We are looking for someone who is interested in driving and developing the outpatient surgical operations at NUS. As a person, you are engaged and positive. The work requires that you have good collaboration skills and high flexibility, as well as the ability to work independently. You have good ability to think and work process-oriented in a production-based operation. You have completed approved nursing assistant training. Since nursing assistant is a protected title, you need to provide a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), or alternatively a service certificate that means you are covered by the National Board of Health and Welfare's transitional provisions and can use the title until June 30, 2033. Employment form: Fixed-term employment. Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: by agreement. Temporary position for 1 year with possible extension. Read more about our benefits for those working with us on 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, please contact the recruiting manager and then submit your application documents by post.Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation deliver results. The Center for Musculoskeletal Health (ROC) Umeå is responsible for university hospital care in orthopedics, including spinal surgery in the Northern healthcare region, comprising the four northernmost counties. ROC is also the county hospital for orthopedics in Västerbotten and the regional hospital for the Umeå region. The Center for Musculoskeletal Health is divided into the…

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Umeå

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Published

27. 7. 2026

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30. 7. 2026

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