Specialist Physicians in Internal medicine to Avesta Hospital, Dalarna
We are looking for two senior physicians in internal medicine to Avesta Hospital in Dalarna, Sweden. We are especially looking for you that have experience and knowledge within endocrine and diabetes care and/or you with expertise in internal medicine with a focus on kidney medicine/dialysis.
About the clinic
Avesta hospital is a small county hospital that provides health care to residents in southern Dalarna and northern Västmanland. A few years back we merged the emergency department and the clinics for medicine, geriatrics and rehabilitation which provides us with fantastic conditions for a fast and efficient handling in the entire care chain - from the emergency department, via wards to rehabilitation in the patient's home. The hospital has 45 beds divided between the emergency department, internal medicine and the department for acute geriatrics, stroke and rehabilitation. The emergency department is open 24/7 and handles approx. 18,000 patients per year. The specialized outpatient care is a large part of the every day work where we receive patients and perform assessments within e.g. cardiology (echocardiography, Holter-type system, ambulatory blood pressure measurements, TEE, stress test), endocrinology, nephrology including hemodialysis, gastroenterology (gastro and colonoscopies), sleep tests (breathing recordnings and polysomnographies) and dementia assessments. We also do general internal medicine assessments and geriatric assessments and treatments such as bone marrow sampling, ultrasonic drainage, lumbar punctures etc. In addition to comprehensive inpatient paramedical care the clinic also has day rehabilitation and home rehabilitation. In total the clinic has 200 employees within different professions. We attach great importance to having an educational climate and our goal is to be the best educational hospital for interns. This has contributed to us being ranked as the best location and the best medical placement for interns in Sweden.
About the position
As a specialist in internal medicine you will receive a defined focus area of responsibility within the clinics broad assignment and you will thereby be prepared for a position as a senior physician (överläkare). Together with the other senior physician you will have a great responisibility for both the inpatient and outpatione care. The duties include 24/7 back-up call, departmental responsibilities as well as outpatient reception and diagnostics. When on back-up call during the weekends you will have the support of a resident doctor. You will be a supervisor for our interns and/or residents and thereby be an important contributor to our excellent educational climate. We have two positions to offer, both full-time.
In this recruitment we cooperate with Arbetsförmedlingen EURES
- Medical license within EU/EEA .
- Specialization within internal medicine .
- EU/EAA citizenship .
- English language proficiency at CEFR level B2 .
- Good recommendations/references from previous employment .
- Ability to work in a team with colleagues of all professions .
- Great focus on qualitative work .
- Good communication skills
We are especially looking for the following competence and/or experience:
- Experience with endocrine and diabetes patients.
- Expertise in internal medicine with a focus on kidney medicine so you can be a support for our dialysis operations.
- A 22 week intensive Swedish course to reach level C1 in order to apply for a Swedish dentist license
- Education salary during the language course
- A modern working environment
- A high standard of clinical equipment at the clinics
- Courses/auscultations
- A minimum of 25 days of paid vacation per year
- A permanent contract conditioned with at least 2 years of service in Region Dalarna
- Support with moving costs
- Support for partners/spouses to find work opportunities in Dalarna
