Registered Nurse, Department 49, Vision Center, Ophthalmology Section, USÖ

Description:

On the care ward, you will meet patients of various ages being treated for medical and surgical eye diseases. We offer stimulating work in basic and highly specialized eye surgery and in close collaboration with other units of the clinic. Job Duties The care ward consists of 12 beds and is open 24 hours a day. Here we care for both acute and elective patients scheduled for surgery. During evenings, nights, and weekends, we operate our acute reception and have a consultation telephone line on department 49. You will learn to work with technical equipment within eye care as well as conduct vision testing, etc. The care ward has high patient turnover and the average length of stay is two days, as most patients come from other regions in the country. Temporary position for 1 year with possible extension. Full-time, scheduled work with every third weekend off. Qualifications We are seeking a registered nurse who is engaged, flexible, sees changes as an opportunity, enjoys new exciting challenges, and wants to contribute your knowledge and expertise. You enjoy working independently and like working with technical equipment. We view attentiveness, teamwork ability, and flexibility as important personal qualities. Application Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, so do not delay submitting your application. The application should include a CV and cover letter. Certificates, grades, diplomas, and similar documents should be provided at a potential interview. If you are or have previously been employed by Region Örebro County, we will request internal references from your current or former supervisor if you become a candidate for employment. Background checks from the Police Authority may be conducted in accordance with applicable legislation. We will place our permanent employees and in some cases temporary employees in war deployment. Read more about what this means. About the Organization The Ophthalmology Section is located at our three hospitals in the county (Örebro, Karlskoga, and Lindesberg), with just over 145 employees, of which 22 work in administration. Since April 1, 2025, we have held a regional assignment for specialized eye care. We have a reception, operating department, care ward, and administration. We operate an extensive reception where we annually receive approximately 45,000 patient visits and perform approximately 5,000 operations. The administrative unit collaborates with all units and professional categories within the operating area. Since February 2021, our operations have been located in the high-tech H building. University Hospital Örebro (USÖ) is one of the county's three acute care hospitals where we conduct advanced healthcare, research, and education. In both 2020 and 2019, USÖ received the prestigious award from the newspaper Dagens Medicin for Best University Hospital. USÖ won the highest category in medical quality, had the best results in the accessibility category, as well as in the category for preventing pressure ulcers and overcrowding. USÖ also tops results in the areas of cardiology, kidney failure, and vascular surgery. USÖ has approximately 3,500 employees. We who work here take great pride in our hospital and base our work on collaboration, development, and professionalism. Region Örebro County is one of the county's largest employers and an important growth engine for the region. We work for people's health, security, and well-being and for the development of the county. With us there are exciting and important jobs in, among others, healthcare, dentistry, public transportation, culture, and business development. Together we create a better life. Other Information Welcome with your application! We have done our medieval for this recruitment and therefore decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this posting.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Örebro

Address

Box 1613

GPS

59.274418, 15.197207copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Views

6

Published

13. 5. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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