Alarm Operators for the Alarm and Control Center Karlstad, Summer Temporary Position 2026

The Healthcare Alarm Center in Värmland

is now seeking alarm operators for summer positions in Karlstad.

Your Workplace

The Healthcare Alarm Center in Värmland, RVLLC, is a newly established unit located in Karlstad. Annually, approximately 55,000 ambulance missions are carried out in Värmland for the region's nearly 300,000 residents. We always work with patient focus and create good conditions for employees within healthcare. Our goal is to always have a secure patient who knows the next step in the care chain. The unit operates in newly renovated premises equipped with modern technology.

Your Responsibilities

Your main task as an alarm operator will be to direct Region Värmland's various types of pre-hospital resources such as ambulances, assessment units, and helicopters. The work will be conducted at Region Värmland's alarm and control center. You will collaborate in a strong team of nurses with extensive and diverse experience, as well as knowledge of Värmland's healthcare offerings.

The emergency calls you handle can range from acute medical cases and traffic accidents to less urgent health issues. Your responsibility, along with your team, will be to dispatch the right resources at the right time to the right location, all with the goal of ensuring that the patient feels secure and knows the next step in the care chain. You should be able to cooperate with your team in the traffic room and with your colleagues in the field. The job will also involve coordination with the police and rescue services.

These positions are summer vacancies based in Karlstad.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• You must be a trained nursing assistant and/or have previous experience working at an alarm center, with at least three years of professional experience.
• Pre-hospital experience from healthcare and/or experience working at an alarm center with ambulance dispatching is particularly advantageous.
• You are a person who works with a clear patient focus and has good knowledge of Region Värmland's healthcare services.
• The role of alarm operator requires you to be flexible and willing to work in a fast-paced environment where tasks can vary from day to day.
• You always want to assist the patient and can coordinate with different stakeholders and colleagues.
• We are looking for someone who wants to be at the center of events and help people in need.
• It is essential that you excel at collaborating between various healthcare providers to assist the patient in the best way possible.
• You will help create optimal conditions for the staff working in pre-hospital care, and it is crucial that you want to work as part of a team, contributing to continuous improvements and developing the unit and its methods.
• You command the Swedish language fluently in both speech and writing and possess a good command of English.
• You must have solid IT skills and be proficient in the fundamentals of the most commonly used Office programs.
• We operate in an IT-intensive environment with several different systems that you will be trained in upon employment, so it is important that you are quick to learn new data systems.
• We place great emphasis on personal suitability and value humility, clarity, and thoroughness.

About Region Värmland

We exist to ensure that all residents feel good and that our region is attractive and competitive. We make a difference in healthcare, dental care, public transport, regional development, and culture and education. We encounter people in life's most significant moments and in all those everyday instances in between. Our vision is world-class quality of life. Read more about what it's like to work with us at this link, and follow us on social media.

Do you also want to work for everyone in Värmland? Welcome with your application.

Other Information

In connection with a possible employment, we may ask you as an applicant to provide an extract from the police register. Prior to employment in psychiatric care, care for individuals with disabilities, or care for children or youth, the employer will perform a check in the police's register of suspected offenses and criminal record. A finding in this register may affect your eligibility for employment.

If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, we ask you to contact the HR Competence Supply Unit via the region's switchboard at 010-831 50 00. You will receive assistance in submitting your application without it being processed in Varbi. Please only include information that is relevant to the current position.

In preparation for recruitment efforts, Region Värmland has addressed recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.