About this role
Together, we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe's leading university hospital by 2032. Together with patients, we work towards quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – within an integrated healthcare system in the Västra Götaland Region. Our vision and goals aim for the highest quality of care, always keeping the patient in focus. We offer healthcare locally and regionally, as well as highly specialized care to patients nationwide and abroad. Our employees are our strength and contribute to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify daily hospital operations and offer modern, accessible, and highly efficient care.
Welcome to our team!
Are you looking for new challenges? Then welcome to us at Hybrid and Intervention, Operation 5! We are a small, but pleasant unit seeking new nursing assistants who want to be part of the future and development in an operating room environment.
Hybrid and Intervention (HybI) houses advanced equipment for interventions and operations, including hybrid operating rooms where surgery and imaging can be performed in the same space. Some of our operations take place in a new environment with advanced medical technology that staff must learn to handle practically and develop new working methods around. Operation 5 is a highly specialized operating department with a national healthcare mission focused on certain epilepsy surgeries. We perform operations on the brain, spinal cord, and spinal column, often using neuronavigation and microsurgery.
Neurosurgery treats:
Skull injuries
Various types of bleeding and vascular malformations in the brain and spinal cord
Tumors in the central nervous system
Herniated discs
Hydrocephalus
Epilepsy
Motor disorders
Neurosurgery also performs advanced procedures for pain treatment.
We also perform vascular surgical and spinal orthopedic procedures and are responsible for the acute flow during on-call hours for ENT, jaw, and plastic surgery.
In other words, we are a 24/7 operation with broad expertise.
What we offer you
Good development opportunities through internal training with both short-term and long-term goals.
Job Responsibilities
The assignment as a nursing assistant in Hybrid and Intervention is an exciting mission! The operation has undergone changes aimed at finding new and sustainable ways of working and conducting business. Your focus and responsibility will be before, during, and after the operation. You will plan and prepare the procedure together with the operating room nurse and then be part of the larger operating team, which includes anesthesia personnel and surgeon. You will assist and be responsible for technology alongside the operating room nurse and provide assistance to the nurse and surgeon during the procedure.
You will receive patients upon arrival and prepare them for surgery. After the operation, the room will be prepared once the patient has been transferred to another unit. When not in the operating room, your task is to prepare for the next operation and assist the operating rooms by retrieving instruments and equipment. The work is very varied, and you are an important part of the operation's outcome.
About You
You have a nursing assistant qualification, and previous experience working in an operating department is meritorious.
As a person, you contribute by developing and strengthening the team feeling around the patient. This allows us as healthcare providers to give the patient a safe and secure surgery. We also prefer that you can handle and manage changes, be stimulated by challenges, and want to work actively for cooperation within and between our departments.
Warmly welcome with your application!
Meet some of our employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital
As of July 1, 2023, nursing assistant will be a protected professional title. This means you will need a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare to use the title of nursing assistant in healthcare and social services. On the National Board of Health and Welfare's website, you can read more about the protected professional title for nursing assistants – where transitional rules are also explained.
About Västra Götaland Region
Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure good healthcare for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, good environment, improved public health, rich cultural life, and good communications throughout Västra Götaland.
Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more work processes. To be part of the digital transformation, you should have basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, be risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in development an