About this role
Are you a nurse or nursing assistant with training in casting techniques? Or do you have expertise in casting treatment along with experience in outpatient work, wound care, and telephone advice?
We at the Orthopedic Clinic are looking for someone who wants to join us in continuing our successful work to develop our operations, create a wonderful work environment, and provide our patients with safe and secure care.
We have just moved to new, fresh premises and are actively working on both our methods and the well-being of our staff.
**Our Employment Offer**
The Orthopedic Clinic is one of the largest in Stockholm, and we are a cheerful team of nurses, nursing assistants, casting technicians, doctors, physiotherapists, rehabilitation coordinators, and secretaries.
Patients who come to our clinic are treated for diseases and injuries related to bones, muscles, or joints, and are referred from the emergency department, one of our care wards, or for assessment prior to planned surgery. This means that appointments consist of new visits and follow-ups with doctors, wound care for treatment and dressing changes, or casting of fractures.
The position is a parental leave substitute with a start date to be agreed upon.
**Job Description**
At our clinic, we work with standard outpatient tasks, telephone advice, casting of skeletal injuries, and wound dressings.
Rotation occurs between different stations based on competence.
**Qualifications**
We are looking for someone who is a trained nurse or nursing assistant with casting technician training and has good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. Previous experience in outpatient work, wound care, casting knowledge, and telephone advice is an advantage.
**Personal Attributes**
We seek someone who is responsible and independent, who wants to help drive our clinic forward! Attributes such as flexibility, attentiveness, service orientation, and a willingness to learn and develop are valuable and important for functioning well in our team. Since casting is physically demanding, it is beneficial that you take care of your health. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.
**Our Working Hours**
Full-time, 40 hours/week
Monday – Thursday: 07:30 – 16:30
Friday: 07:30 – 14:00
Closed on public holidays
**Our Employment Offer**
As an employee at Danderyd Hospital, you will receive healthcare benefits, a wellness allowance of 5000 SEK per year, and access to the well-equipped staff gym, Lyftet, for only 540 SEK per year. You will be offered staff parking at a favorable price as well as staff housing if needed. We have advantageous benefits for those on parental leave. In addition, there are pension plans, vacation, occupational health services, insurance, and salary exchange.
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**Application**
Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period, and the position may be filled before the application deadline. We warmly welcome your application today!
When recruiting employees for positions that may involve working with children and/or young people up to 18 years of age, we obtain extracts from the criminal record and suspicion register prior to potential employment.
**About Danderyd Hospital**
Danderyd Hospital is one of Sweden's largest acute hospitals, surrounded by nature, water, and the subway. We employ around 4500 staff and welcome 2000 students each year. Here, the pulse of emergency care meets high-quality treatment and close patient care. We support each other and provide you with the opportunity to grow and develop from student to experienced employee. If you are committed to patient care and want to drive patient-centered research, you will thrive here. Danderyd Hospital has its own institution at Karolinska Institutet, which means a comprehensive mission in clinical research and basic education. This mission is strongly integrated with clinical operations and the hospital's development. We aim to be a workplace you look forward to coming to.
From January 1, 2025, Danderyd Hospital will be an administration within the Acute Hospital Board in Region Stockholm.
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**About the Department**
The Orthopedic Department at Danderyd Hospital operates around the clock with over 300 employees. We provide both acute and elective care and see patients at our orthopedic clinic, at the orthopedic section of the hospital's emergency department, and in our two orthopedic inpatient wards.
We perform surgeries in the central operating room with our own surgical staff and also conduct day orthopedic surgical operations. Our operations also include a comprehensive paramedical section.
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