Medical Secretary - Orthopedics

Do you want to be part of a team and work together with competent and engaging colleagues who take responsibility for achieving good results? Do you want varied work with excellent opportunities for influence and development? At the clinic, we strive to keep up with developments and explore new opportunities to create more diverse work. We value cooperation, communication, and interpersonal skills. Your assignment includes writing medical records, booking follow-up appointments, managing referrals, and other healthcare administrative tasks, such as working with orthopedic-specific quality registries. The position also involves rotation in our reception, currently every three weeks. Working hours are Monday to Friday with on-call weekend duty every 18th weekend, during which you will transcribe dictations for orthopedic and surgical departments, as well as the Intensive Care Unit. About You We are seeking a medical secretary, preferably with a couple of years of experience. Since teamwork and collaboration are important cornerstones for enjoying working with us, it is crucial that you are confident and easy to collaborate with. You have a positive approach, good interpersonal skills, and together we create a good atmosphere where we all share responsibility for a good work environment. We are looking for someone who is open, engaged, responsible, flexible, and service-oriented, and who sees both small and large change processes as a natural part of the work. You have a good ability to create positive relationships and enjoy close collaboration with colleagues from different professional groups. You like a periodically high work pace where you help each other out with colleagues. You need to have good knowledge of medical terminology, diagnosis classification, and working in our medical record system Cosmic. The work requires excellent Swedish language skills, both spoken and written, and good IT proficiency. Great importance will be placed on personal suitability. For this position, we apply ongoing selection, and the position may be filled before the application deadline. Your Future Workplace The Orthopedic Clinic in Västervik offers an almost complete range of acute and elective orthopedic healthcare with a county-wide responsibility for shoulder surgery. We consist of a care ward and an outpatient clinic. Approximately 60 employees work at the clinic, including doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, plaster technicians, and medical secretaries. We have a well-functioning collaboration with surgical planning, the radiology clinic, and rehabilitation services. Welcome to apply today and become part of Västervik Hospital! Västervik Hospital is one of three hospitals in Kalmar County. It is an acute hospital with maternity and delivery care. At Västervik Hospital, there are jobs for those who want to develop in their role alongside pleasant colleagues. Over 1,200 employees work here, and we have a great sense of community and broad expertise. The hospital is of a comfortable size, and you will have a secure and pleasant employment with opportunities to learn new things. It is located near Västervik's city center and close to the archipelago. Region Kalmar County is responsible for healthcare, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transportation, and regional development. We are over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the county's residents. Here, you will receive many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people in all stages of life and have meaningful and developing work every day. Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% position. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an increase in position can be offered at another workplace. We want you to attach your CV, personal letter, and relevant educational certificates to your application. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Region Kalmar County, we want you to apply for the position through our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format. We welcome calls from those interested in the job but decline offers from those selling advertisements and recruitment services.