Nursing Assistant to Surgical Ward 39, USÖ

REGION ÖREBRO LÄN · Vollzeit

Box 1613, Örebro, Schweden

We are looking for a positive and driven nursing assistant with an interest in surgical care who wants stimulating and varied work. At our Surgical Ward 39, we care for patients with cancer or other diseases of the entire gastrointestinal tract including liver, bile ducts, and endocrine diseases. Many of our patients are admitted for scheduled operations, but we also have acute admissions and care following trauma. We offer five weeks of introduction with a personal mentor and an orientation program on the ward where we focus on surgical nursing care. Job Duties The tasks are varied, ranging from acute care and nursing to observation of surgical patients. Our work also involves contributing to postoperative recovery for our operated patients. As a nursing assistant with us, many practical elements are included in the work such as inserting urinary catheters, taking blood samples, wound care of surgical wounds, stoma care, managing and flushing drains, taking NEWS checks, and more. Contact with family members and collaboration with other professions is also an important part of the work. As a member of our team, you will be part of a team where respect, care, quality, and commitment are highly valued. For us, it is important to have a pleasant work environment, and therefore we always strive to be responsive to our employees. Qualifications We welcome you who are trained as a nursing assistant, preferably with a focus on acute care according to the previous program structure, or are trained as a nursing assistant within the current program structure. In order to assess employability, grades from your nursing education and proof from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare regarding protected professional title must be attached to your application. Experience from acute and surgical care is a merit. Application The application should contain CV, personal letter, and grades from nursing courses completed as well as any proof from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare regarding protected professional title. Other certificates, grades, diplomas, etc., should be provided at a possible interview. If you are or have previously been employed by Region Örebro län, we will take internal references from your current or previous supervisor if you become relevant for employment. Background check from the Police Authority may be conducted according to current legislation. As an employee of Region Örebro län, you are covered by secure collective agreements. Read more about terms and benefits. We set salaries individually and differentiated. Read more about salary and salary statistics. We deploy our permanent employees and in some cases also fixed-term employees for civil contingencies. Read more about what this entails. About the Operations The Surgery operations area has close collaboration between the region's three hospitals. The area has a regional assignment for acute and planned surgical care and also provides some highly specialized care for patients from outside the region. Here work 350 employees within various units such as outpatient clinic, ward, operating room, and secretariat. Planned care is increasingly located in Karlskoga and Lindesberg and similarly, tumor and trauma operations are located in Örebro. Within the operations area, active development work is conducted with the patient in focus throughout the entire care process. University Hospital Örebro (USÖ) is one of the region's three acute hospitals where we conduct advanced care, research, and education. Both 2020 and 2019, USÖ received the prestigious award from the newspaper Dagens Medicin as Best University Hospital. USÖ won the heaviest category in medical quality, had the best results in the accessibility category, economy, and the category of preventing pressure ulcers and overcrowding. USÖ also tops results in the areas of cardiology, kidney failure, and vascular surgery. USÖ has approximately 3,500 employees. Those of us who work here are very proud of our hospital and build our work on collaboration, development, and professionalism. Region Örebro län is one of the region's largest employers. Together with 11,000 colleagues, you can create a better life for those we exist to serve. With us, there are meaningful and socially important jobs where you can make a difference in the residents' daily lives, health, and quality of life. Around the clock, year-round, we are responsible for health care, dental care, and the region's public transportation. We also have regional development responsibility in the region and a mission to contribute to cultural life. Other Information Welcome with your application! We have done our best for this recruitment and therefore decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this posting.