Operating Room Nurse at the Surgical Department in Västerås

REGION VÄSTMANLAND · Vollzeit

Region Västmanland, Västerås, Schweden

Do you want to work in an organization where your expertise really makes a difference – every day? At the surgical clinic, you'll experience days filled with variation, challenges, and professional growth. We work in teams with high expertise and a shared focus on safe and secure care. With us, you'll have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge within a specialist area and gain foundational competence for our most common procedures. Welcome to apply today! Job Responsibilities As an operating room nurse, you'll receive initial placement and work on one of the surgical department's units. You'll have excellent opportunities to become a specialist within your home section and take responsibility for your own area of focus based on your interests and competence. With us, you'll expand your knowledge and gain foundational competence for our most common procedures. You'll be part of the patient team, which consists of nursing assistants, anesthesia nurses, and physicians working alongside you. Learn more about working as an operating room nurse in Region Västmanland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaXN3YSGaMQ&list=PLoFJwuvJMmfPuHm9WW_bVQeLtUevqGtBC&index=5 https://sjukskoterskekarriar.se/2023/10/24/hogteknologisk-operationsklinik-dar-medarbetarna-gor-underverk-varje-dag/ Working Hours We offer work in our 24/7 operation with a time-value model of 37 hours per week. Region Västmanland also provides increased compensation for inconvenient working hours for nurses, midwives, radiographers, and biomedical analysts. Development Opportunities We value internal and external training, simulation exercises, trauma drills, and our employees receive more training time than the average across the administration and other regions. About the Workplace The surgical clinic is responsible for all surgical care in Västmanland. Parts of the day surgery operations are conducted at the hospital in Köping. More extensive surgery, both emergency and elective, takes place in Västerås. The surgical operations include general surgery, urology, gynecology, robotic surgery, orthopedics, vascular surgery, and otolaryngology. The clinic has a total of 23 operating rooms, with four rooms in Köping and 18 in Västerås. We place great value on collaboration and competence development at the individual level. We're proud to be one of the most efficient clinics in all of Sweden, with high quality results and excellent patient safety. There are also opportunities to participate in research and development projects. We're currently building a new emergency hospital that will represent significant development for our operations. For us, it's important that you feel well and enjoy your work, so we offer you: A customized orientation program to help you feel confident and secure in your professional role Opportunities for competence development through, for example, internal training A workplace for all stages of life with the possibility of flexible working hours within certain parameters Free training at our fully equipped gym Wellness allowance of 3000 kr/year Learn more about benefits here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/ Curious? Would you like to know more about the position or gain insight into our operations? Feel free to contact us for a no-strings-attached conversation or the opportunity to shadow us. Qualifications We're looking for you who are a licensed nurse and have specialist nurse education focused on surgical care. If you're nearing the end of your specialist education, you're also welcome to apply. It's a merit if you have previously worked as an operating room nurse in a surgical department, but it's not a requirement. If you've also worked in the journal systems Cosmic or Orbit, we consider that a merit. Since our work is often governed by documents in Swedish, you need to have good language skills, both spoken and written. You are a confident and stable person. We see that you plan and structure your work while also being able to quickly reprioritize and adapt when circumstances change. You have a strong ability to collaborate with others by listening and communicating in a clear and constructive manner. Employment Terms Permanent position: Full-time Working hours: Schedule with rotation covering day, evening, night, and weekend shifts Work location: Västerås We apply individual and differentiated salary setting. Start date by agreement. Application Welcome to apply by October 4, 2026. Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis, so don't delay submitting your application. When you apply, please only attach your CV and relevant grades/certificates if available. You'll also be asked to answer several questions that are part of our selection process. We don't use cover letters in our recruitment process. Learn more about the region's recruitment process and how to write a good CV here: https://regionvastmanland.se/link/8877fb340aa54421823d103f3a8e6801.aspx Protected Personal Information If you have protected personal information, you should not apply through our recruitment system or by email. Instead, contact the recruiting manager or Recruitment Support at mailto:[email protected] who can inform you how to submit your application in a secure manner. (Do not attach any personal information) About the Region If you want to know more about what it's like to work with us, you can see more on the region's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/ In Region Västmanland, we're responsible for healthcare and dental care for everyone living in the county. We also work with everything from public transportation and culture to business matters, education, and research. Together, we're 7,000 employees with 300 different professions at ten locations. We're at the center of what affects people's lives. Every day. Together, we're driven by creating a better society for everyone who lives and works here. We develop and find new solutions to meet people – where they are. That's how we can live up to the high expectations of those who give us our mandate and the residents we serve. Together we make a difference. For real. We decline applications from those selling all kinds of recruitment services.