Surgical Care Unit, Högland Hospital Eksjö
Warmly welcome to become part of our fantastic clinic with a good work environment and high patient satisfaction.
The Nursing Role
As a nurse, you will lead, plan, and organize specialized patient care, including pre- and post-operative care. We work in teams where you will closely collaborate with nursing assistants and doctors. There are 4 teams during weekdays and three on weekends, ensuring you always have nursing colleagues to consult. Tasks include clinical assessments, ward rounds, medication management, sample collection, and social patient planning. We offer an opportunity to develop broad expertise across various surgical diagnoses.
Your Future Workplace
We primarily care for patients with surgical base diagnoses who need investigation, examination, or surgery. Palliative end-of-life patients are also cared for in close collaboration with SSIH. The unit has beds for urology and children over 4 years old. We accept both emergency and planned patients. The Surgical Clinic's inpatient care at Högland Hospital in Eksjö consists of four departments focusing on upper abdomen, lower abdomen/palliative patients, emergency/children, and urology. We have 30 care beds. The Surgical Care Unit in Eksjö is part of the Surgical Clinic in Region Jönköping County, a regional clinic operating in three locations: Eksjö, Jönköping, and Värnamo. All three locations have emergency departments with round-the-clock surgical care, including surgery and intensive care.
Your Profile
We are seeking a licensed nurse, welcoming both newly graduated and experienced professionals. We value professional experience, with acute care or surgical care experience being particularly meritorious. As a person, you are engaged, stable, maintain composure in acute situations, and have strong collaborative skills. You have a solution-focused approach, work proactively, adapt easily to new situations, communicate effectively, and can understand different perspectives. We also value your willingness to contribute to organizational development. Personal suitability is of great importance.
Our Offer to You
Your satisfaction is important to us, and you'll join a staff group with excellent cohesion and collaborative climate.
• Permanent full-time position
• Exciting work in acute healthcare with personalized introduction
• Part of a stable work group with collegiate learning
• Current work hours: day shift 6:45 AM–4 PM, evening shift 1:30 PM–9:30 PM. We use an 11-week scheduling system with opportunities for individual schedule planning
• Scheduled organizational development with hospitalization opportunities
Region Jönköping County offers a region-wide introduction and development program (RIU) for newly graduated nurses. The program covers 17 full days over eight months, starting annually in February and September. RIU allows you to meet other nurses in similar situations, exchanging experiences and providing mutual support and advice.
As an employee in Region Jönköping County, you'll access various employment benefits that enhance your basic security and add some extra quality to your daily life.
As a Region Jönköping County employee, you make a real difference for many. Regardless of your role, we share a common mission to improve life for the county's residents. In a large organization, there are extensive opportunities for cross-boundary collaboration and learning.
Questions about the position?
Contact unit managers:
Emelie Torebring, tel: 010-24 353 65,
[email protected]
Anna Fors, tel: 010-24 353 75,
[email protected]
Ulrika Parmö, tel: 010-24 353 85,
[email protected]
Recruitment Process
Application deadline: November 27, 2025. Warm welcome to apply!
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