We are now seeking an occupational therapist for Salem Rehab!

We are expanding with an additional occupational therapist—are you the one we're looking for? Here you'll have the opportunity to work flexibly in our primary care assignment with home rehabilitation teams, outpatient clinics, and our Neuro Team. Salem Rehab is an operation within the Stockholm County Healthcare Region with a mandate to provide primary care rehabilitation with a specialized assignment for neuro services in outpatient care. We can offer stimulating, varied, and developmental work with your own responsibility. Within our base assignment, which includes home rehabilitation and outpatient clinic work, occupational therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and dietitians work together. The Neuro Team also includes a social worker and speech-language pathologist. When you join us, you'll receive comprehensive training in both the base assignment and the Neuro Team. The Neuro Team also has regular supervision from a neuropsychologist to strengthen the group and further increase our expertise. We are one of the few primary care units located together with a health center. On the rehabilitation side, we are 23 people in total; in the entire operation, including the health center, we are close to 60 people. The advantage of being part of the health center is that we have close and tight collaboration with all professionals at the clinic. Your work will be characterized by a patient focus, work enjoyment, and the belief that all people are equally valued. Work tasks: Occupational therapy tasks within the primary care assignment are highly varied. In our base assignment, we conduct home visits where we assess assistive device needs and fit assistive equipment, perform activities of daily living (ADL) assessments and issue certificates as the basis for housing adaptation applications, and conduct basic memory assessments in patients' homes. Home visits are performed both as a team and individually. In the clinic, we work with hand rehabilitation and work capacity evaluations; clinic work can be both individual and group-based. In the Neuro Team, you'll meet patients from age 18 with various types of neurological conditions. In the Neuro Team, we emphasize teamwork greatly, with shared goals and close collaboration within the team. You will collaborate with other care providers at the unit as well as with family members and other stakeholders, and you will supervise students. Qualifications: - Licensed occupational therapist; experience from primary care or neuro team work is highly valued, but the position may also suit you if you're new to the profession, as you'll receive training from experienced colleagues. - B-class driving license. - Further education at university level is valued. - Swedish language skills at least level C1. Personal qualities: We place great importance on your personal qualities, meaning you: - Appreciate the variation between independent work and being part of a team. - Enjoy sharing your knowledge with both patients and colleagues. - Are good at organizing your work and quickly adapt to new circumstances. - Have a structured work approach and handle stressful work situations well. - Are responsive and make new contacts easily. - Have a good sense of humor. When working in patients' homes, you must be comfortable in environments with pets and not be sensitive to cigarette smoke. Employment form: Permanent employment at 100%. A probationary period may be applied. Start date as soon as possible or by agreement. Other information: We review applications on an ongoing basis and may call you for an interview before the application deadline. We welcome your application! The position is filled on the condition that it does not need to be used for internal reallocation according to current regulations. For patient-facing work within the Stockholm County Healthcare Region: - a criminal background check will be conducted before an employment decision according to SLSO's comprehensive directive for background checks in employment. - employees who will have patient contact must undergo a new employee health examination according to current guidelines, which takes place through occupational health services before employment. - in addition to Swedish professional credentials, good knowledge of the Swedish language at level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is required. The same requirement is advisory for unlicensed staff with patient contact. Stockholm County Healthcare Region (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest care providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare within Region Stockholm covering psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, substance abuse and addiction treatment (ASIH), urgent care centers, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, and assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institute, we conduct research, education, and development. Read more about SLSO here. Applying for a job in Region Stockholm: We strive for equality and fairness in our workplace and welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and circumstances. We only accept applications through this system. Apply by clicking the "Apply" button. Applications by mail or email will not be considered. We ask that staffing and recruitment firms and sellers of additional job postings not contact us directly. Our recruitment system cannot handle anonymous applications or applicants with protected personal information. If you have protected personal information, we ask you to contact the contact person listed in the advertisement. Your application will then be handled outside the recruitment system. You should also be careful about what information you provide in your application and only include information relevant to the current position. Region Stockholm is responsible for healthcare, public transportation, regional development, and contributes to cultural life. Every day, around the clock. In the country's fastest-growing region. Together, we create Europe's most attractive metropolitan region. Read more about what it's like to work for us at Region Stockholm

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