Specialist Physician/Senior Physician Stress Rehabilitation and Behavioral Medicine, Umeå

REGION VÄSTERBOTTEN · plný úvazek

Umeå, Švédsko

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. Region Västerbotten is driven by the goal of creating a safe and strong region that people want to live in, move to, work in, visit, and collaborate with. We demonstrate how good health and sustainable development are interconnected and work to strengthen each other. Our mission is to offer and develop health, care, and regional development together with people, businesses, and community stakeholders. We also provide university healthcare for northern Sweden with national and international leading research and education for all healthcare professions. The Occupational and Behavioral Medicine Center (AB-Center) is a university healthcare unit whose overarching mission is to prevent, investigate, assess, and address work-, environment-, and lifestyle-related health problems. The AB-Center employs approximately 65 staff members across departments: Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AMM); Behavioral Medicine (BM); Stress Rehabilitation (SR); and the Insurance Medicine Investigation Unit (FMU). We are now seeking an additional physician for Stress Rehabilitation and Behavioral Medicine. At Stress Rehabilitation, patients with stress-related health problems are assessed, treated, and rehabilitated, typically with exhaustion syndrome, with the goal of improving the patient's health, function, and work capacity. The Behavioral Medicine department assesses and treats lifestyle habits in people with obesity or overweight at high risk of developing diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and also offers tobacco cessation support. 1 position(s). WORK DUTIES As a physician with us, you contribute with knowledge and commitment that helps patients and colleagues feel secure. In your role as specialist physician/senior physician at Stress Rehabilitation, you meet with patients for assessments and follow-up visits. You actively participate in patient rehabilitation according to our multimodal rehabilitation approach. Work is carried out both independently and in a multiprofessional team with various professional groups. In Behavioral Medicine, you conduct medical assessments of patients with obesity and health concerns related to increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. You participate in treatment, monitor medication, and help ensure good and safe care for patients. The work is varied and you work both independently and in teams. You also work in a preventive capacity through education, information, and counseling, and are expected to contribute to collaboration within and outside Region Västerbotten. Administrative tasks and quality improvement work are part of your role, and you are also expected to participate in various development and/or research projects. Work within other departments at the AB-Center may be included in your duties, as well as travel and assignments within the region. Your primary workplace is Umeå, but you will also work in Skellefteå. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for a specialist physician/senior physician with a background in general medicine, psychiatry, occupational and environmental medicine, occupational health, or a related specialty. You have solid knowledge and previous experience working with patients who have work- and lifestyle-related health problems and conditions. You have experience with teamwork, development work, research, and teaching. It is an advantage if you have research training. You enjoy working in an environment with varied tasks directed toward patients, students, the public, and other stakeholders. You take great responsibility, perform your work with high quality, and drive it forward with accuracy, commitment, and initiative. You have good communication skills and can listen to and collaborate with others. As a person, you can handle parallel tasks, are solution-focused, clear, and can adapt to changes in work methods and operations. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. Employment type: Permanent position. Duration: Commencement: To be agreed upon. We will verify your physician's license and specialist credentials with the National Board of Health and Welfare, so you do not need to submit these documents. If your qualifications have not been reviewed by an expert previously, this will be done before your start date in accordance with Regulation (1998:1518) on qualifications for certain positions in healthcare, etc. Therefore, the following documentation must be attached to your application: 1) Scientific qualifications (if applicable) a. Certificate of academic degree, such as Doctor of Medicine or Docent b. Complete publication list 2) Pedagogical qualifications (if applicable) a. Certificate/documentation of teaching experience b. Certificate of instructor course (basic or specialist education) 3) Clinical and other qualifications (if applicable) a. Certificate of sub-specialization b. Certificate/documentation of management assignments and/or operations development Read more about our benefits for you as an employee on our website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner We strive for a balanced gender distribution and view diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. As part of our recruitment process, we have determined our recruitment channels and marketing approach. 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 mail.