Kalix Hospital is a local hospital with the motto "Greatness in a small hospital." We have two care units: the Internal Medicine unit, Palliative Care with 12 beds and the Rehab/Stroke unit with 12 beds. Kalix Hospital was named Sweden's 5th best small hospital in Dagens Medicin 2016, and the Rehab/Stroke unit received honorable mention in 2016, 2017, and 2018 for excellent stroke care in the national stroke registry's annual ranking and was named "best stroke unit" in 2019, 2020, and 2024. Kalix Hospital also achieved 7th place in Sweden in the latest AT ranking, the best hospital in the county.
Kalix Hospital is one of five hospitals in the county; the catchment area includes Kalix, Haparanda, Övertorneå, and Överkalix municipalities with approximately 33,000 residents. We also have outpatient services in general internal medicine, neurology, urology, (general surgery), hematology, ophthalmology, oncology, dialysis care, PRT, and open care rehabilitation.
At the treatment unit, minor surgical procedures and endoscopic examinations are performed. We collaborate across borders with the goal of providing high-quality care for each patient throughout the entire care chain. Now we need to expand our specialist teams! Could you be our future colleague?
We are looking for
We are looking for you with Swedish medical licensure and strong knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form at C1 level. As a senior physician, you should have several years of proven service (at least 4 years) as a specialist physician with broad and extensive knowledge in the specialty and/or relevant subspecialty required for work in the clinic. Experience as a specialist in palliative medicine is meriting.
Great importance is placed on personal qualities and excellent patient care. As a person, you are calm, stable, and composed in stressful and demanding situations. You take responsibility for your tasks, structure your work, and work independently while having strong collaboration skills, as you value and recognize the benefits of working with others. You have empathetic ability and can understand another person's perspective or situation without taking on their emotions. You see the whole picture and consider the broader perspective.
Your responsibilities
You will be the permanent point of contact on the care unit for the palliative unit and be responsible for daily operations together with nurses and care assistants on the unit, as well as be the responsible physician for the palliative advisory team and be available for consultation for the Oncology Clinic. The Palliative Advisory Team and Oncology Clinic work closely together.
You will work independently and have close collaboration with the respective specialties in the clinic and be part of the work team.
Working with and monitoring flows is important. We work with continuous improvements with patient safety and work environment in focus.
What we offer you
We offer a stimulating workplace with good collegial support and opportunities for professional development
Well-functioning and structured workplace with close contact to colleagues
Best stroke care in Sweden
Development and career opportunities where you can be part of creating the future of healthcare
Health-promoting workplaces with access to wellness activities and wellness benefits
Link to our benefits: https://www.norrbotten.se/sv/jobba-hos-oss/anstallningsvillkor-och-utveckling/
Information about the position
We offer you a permanent full-time employment, daytime hours with the possibility of on-call shift work. Start date by agreement. Region Norrbotten applies individual salary setting according to collective agreement.
We strive to have employees with knowledge of Sweden's national minority languages and therefore value your knowledge of Sámi, meänkieli, Finnish, Romani chib, and Yiddish. We actively work for equal gender distribution and see diversity as a strength. We welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to make our workplace accessible to all.
Selection and interviews are ongoing and the position may be filled before the application deadline.
Welcome with your application!