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Nurses (RN) - Geriatric Competence Center - Päijät-Häme HA, FIN

Nurses (RN) -Geriatric Competence Center

Utilising the nurse's special medical expertise during treatment, needs assessment and examinations as a member of a multidiscplinirary team in the area of geriatric medicine.

2 689,23€/ month
START SALARY
0 years of service

Salary quoted gross, i.e. BEFORE taxes and social contributions as a starting salary with no previous years of acceptable service, in accordance with the collective agreement of Municipality Sector workers for Joint Authorities of Health and Wellbeing sector (HYVTES), pay grade TVA1. This salary is paid as a minimum, without shift work, after you have received your Finnish license to practice your profession as a nurse.

Shift work (bank holidays and inconvenient hours) will be paid in accordance to the amount of such hours worked, increasing the monthly salary with approximately 20%, bringing the salary  
up to 3 227,08€/ month

2 769,91€/ month
SALARY
5 years of service

Salary quoted gross, i.e. BEFORE taxes and social contributions as a starting salary with 5 years of acceptable service, in accordance with the collective agreement of Municipality Sector workers for Joint Authorities of Health and Wellbeing sector (HYVTES), pay grade TVA1. This salary is paid as a minimum, without shift work, after you have received your Finnish license to practice your profession as a nurse.

Shift work (bank holidays and inconvenient hours) will be paid in accordance to the amount of such hours worked, increasing the monthly salary with approximately 20%, bringing the salary  
up to 3 323,89€/ month

2 904,37€/ month
SALARY
10 years of service

Salary quoted gross, i.e. BEFORE taxes and social contributions as a starting salary with 10 years of acceptable service, in accordance with the collective agreement of Municipality Sector workers for Joint Authorities of Health and Wellbeing sector (HYVTES), pay grade TVA1. This salary is paid as a minimum, without shift work, after you have received your Finnish license to practice your profession as a nurse.

Shift work (bank holidays and inconvenient hours) will be paid in accordance to the amount of such hours worked, increasing the monthly salary with approximately 20%, bringing the salary  
up to 3 485,24€/ month

Jump to GoS

The Geriatric Competence Center (GoS) is the competence area for the elderly care and rehabilitation. In addition to trained care assistants, nurses, and doctors, the center employs other healthcare professionals, such as a customer manager, recreation leader, coordinating instructors, therapy staff, physiotherapists, priests, etc. In total, there are about 350 employees.

The geriatric competence center is part of different primary healthcare departments, such as Salpausselän kuntoutussairaala Jalmari (Lahti) and the Heinola and Orimattila health centers, where they care for and rehabilitate mainly elderly people who need follow-up care after specialized care. In all of these departments, efficient, high-quality, and customer-oriented acute geriatric services, patient-centered rehabilitation services, palliative care, and symptom-based intensive care are provided.

In this knowledge area the personnel supports the rapid diagnosis of diseases in the elderly patient, effective rehabilitation, and planned discharge.

The center provides a wide range of services to elderly people, including acute geriatric care, rehabilitation, palliative care, and symptom-based intensive care. They employ a team of healthcare professionals with specialized expertise in geriatrics who are committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care.

Depending on the unit and the ward, the tasks can include the following:

Monitoring the patient’s condition and relieving their symptoms

Monitoring the patients progress and their vital functions

Treatment of infections or difficult-to-treat infectious diseases that are resistant to multiple antibiotics

Treatment of complex wounds of various causes 

Taking care of medication and carrying out different medical procedures

Rehabilitation practices and procedures

Educating patients and family members about the disease/condition

Assisting patients in mobilization and in everyday tasks such as to move/eat/shower


Salpausselän kuntoutussairaala Jalmari (Lahti)

Geriatric & Palliative care

Ward J12, a palliative care unit; ward J20, an assessment and rehabilitation unit of memory disorders; wards J21 & J22, the acute general medicine and geriatrics units, ward J31, a wound and infection unit as well as ward J32 general medicine and geriatrics unit are looking for nurses that are:

Interested in geriatric patient (often very complex patients, having several diseases, needing specialized geriatric attention)

Interested in palliative care

Interested in infections / wounds

Interested in memory disorders

Interested in fractures

Interested in neurological patients / stroke

Patients come from various units of primary and specialized health care, service housing units, and home. The assessment of patients' need for care is made in collaboration with multiple professionals. This work is usually shiftwork and it might require some extent of physical work as there might be patients who need help to mobilize and their everyday tasks during this acute face of their illness.


LOCATION: LAHTI

Wards 11K and 11B
(Heinola)

Geriatric, Neurological, Orthopedic, Palliative & General Medicinal care

The ward 11K treats primarily acute geriatric and general medicine patients, as well as patients requiring neurological and orthopedic rehabilitation. The ward 11B treats primarily acute geriatric and general medicine patients, palliative care (B-level) patients, and patients coming for emptying.

Patients come to the units primarily from the different specialized care departments of the Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, the emergency department. The unit also acts as a support unit for B-level palliative care patients. Patients are also directed to the units for red blood cell transfusions. In addition, the units treat patients requiring inpatient follow-up for bowel emptying. Bowel emptying patients are directed from primary care.

The work on a general medicine/geriatrics ward is monitoring the patients progress and their vital functions, taking care of medication, rehabilitation and educating patients and family members about the disease/conditionThis work is usually shiftwork and it might require some extent of physical work as there might be patients who need help to mobilize and their everyday tasks during this acute face of their illness

LOCATION: HEINOLA

Orimattila wards

(Orimattila)

Patients withfractures & memory disorders as well as palliative care

Patients come to the wards primarily from the different specialized care departments of the Päijät-Häme Central Hospital and the emergency department. Patients often arrive due to a decline in general condition, infections, and falls. The most common diagnoses of patients are various inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and respiratory diseases.

The unit also acts as a support unit for basic level (A-level) palliative care patients. The unit also treats outpatient infusions and red blood cell transfusions. In addition, the unit treats patients requiring bowel emptying who are going for a colonoscopy in specialized care and bowel emptying is not possible at home. The average length of a treatment is 17 days.

In the Orimattila wards you can specialize in the following: 1) Palliative care / care for palliative patients; 2) Care for patients with fractures; and  3) Care for patients with memory disorders.

The work on a general medicine/geriatrics ward is monitoring the patients progress and their vital functions, taking care of medication, rehabilitation and educating patients and family members about the disease/conditionThis work is usually shiftwork and it might require some extent of physical work as there might be patients who need help to mobilize and their everyday tasks during this acute face of their illness

LOCATION: ORIMATTILA

 
 

Join the team

Just like ski jumpers, nurses work together to achieve a common goal: providing the best possible care for their patients. A team of dedicated professionals who are committed to providing the best possible care are waiting you to join them. Some of the benefits of working as a nurse in Päijät-Häme:
Competitive salaries and benefits
Opportunities for professional development
A supportive and collaborative work environment
The chance to make a real difference in the lives of your patients
If you're a passionate and skilled nurse looking for a rewarding career, we encourage you to apply today! 

What is the offer?

A unique opportunity to start your Nordic career and reimagine your future in Päijät-Häme

Contract

full-time, permanent position with 38 hours 15 minutes per week working time

Prior to licencing

A basic monthly, full-time salary of a carer ( 2040,15 €/month before taxes & social contributions) prior to reaching your licenced status and when working in Finland. 

After recognition

After recognition of qualifications, a basic monthly salary starting from 2689,83€/ month before taxes & social constibutions (*please, see above).

Additional compensation

for inconvenient working hours (evenings, weekends, nights, holidays & overtime) and vacation time which are paid on top of the basic monthly salary if and when applicable. Part of the holiday bonus is tradable for additional vacation days. 

Vacations

Minimum 28 days per year starting after the first full working year acting as basis for calculations.

Healthcare & insurances

Healthcare, insurances, unemployment & retirement fees and benefits are included

E-pass benefit card

is the key to the employee benefits: discounts and personal monthly amount to use in different services. Yearly value is between 200€ to 400€. 

Commuting benefit

Financial support for a company bicycle (1 200€/year, for no more than 3 years in total.)

Family-friendly workplace

A member of the Family-Friendly Workplace program of the Population Foundation of Finland

Sick-child care service

Possibility to use sick child care services

Life-long learning

Possibility for regular coaching and training

Induction period

Induction to your new tasks and responsibilities when you start working



 





How do we support?

We understand that moving to another country is challenging, so here is how we help free-of-charge

Named mediator

A dedicated contact person who acts as your match-maker and your mediator for the entire process

Qualifications

We check that your qualifications match the requirements 

Records

We guide in application of different records and manage the translation process

Calculations

Help to calculate and understand how much is left of your salary after taxes & social contributions on average

Living costs

Support to understand how much are the average living costs in Päijät-Häme (Living cost in Finland)

Information

Information about living & working in Finland with EURES advisors for planning your relocation process & required paperwork

Mental support

Named mediator to support your progress in the program, and if needed, psychological support for stress & change management

Training program

Intensive language and intercultural training prior to your relocation

Materials

All required learning and study materials

Recognition

Support  for your recognition of qualifications process during your training program

Translations

Check of documents, stamps & management of the entire translation process, including sworn translations

Relocation

Home finding & other relocation assistance,  such as helping you manage the official registrations, when it's time to move

Spouse support

in job search and language skills prior to arrival to Finland

Schools & daycare

Help to find jobs, schools and daycare for your family members after relocation

Financial support

Help & assistance to apply for any available financial support, uch as the Targeted Mobility Schemes -support

Settling-in

Tips for settling-in after arrival

The expectations

For you with a genuine interest and passion for nursing and a well balanced life

Qualifications

Barchelors or Masters level degree from Nursing from an EU/EEA - area educational institution (2005/36/EU) and Registered Nursing -status

Records

A clean Criminal Record & Record of Good Standing as required by the Finnish Law

Experience

Preferrably 3 years of previous work experience as registered professional

Attitude

An independent & responsible attitude, with good communication & team working skills 

Commitment to training

Commitment to a free-of-charge language training program, and to study a minimum 20 hrs per week in order to reach a B1 level of Finnish language at the end of the training

Commitment to relocation

Commitment to relocating and starting work in Finland after reaching your target in language training

Considered as a plus

 fluent English language skills. Intermediate English language skills are required. 

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 APPLY NOW! APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 10TH OF MAY 2024! INTERVIEWS ARE ON-GOING!

Did we answer all your questions? If not, please contact us.

We are multilingual team, so we are able to help you in at least English, Greek & Spanish languages. Alternatively you can contact our matchmakers:
Marika (SPA: +34 654 07 1241)
Alexia (GRE: +30 694 45 68328)

      Ready for a jump in your career?

      We are looking for nurses who are passionate about teamwork and collaboration. If you're a passionate and skilled nurse looking for a rewarding career in the balance of the Nordics, we encourage you to apply today!  

       
       
      This project is done in collaboration with the Finnish Ministry of Employment, the North-Savo Centre of Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, the Wellbeing Services county of Päijät-Häme & BBi Nordics.
      The Swedish EURES Targeted Mobility Schemes project is funded by the European Commission.

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