Public Health Nurse

YTHS is recruiting a public health nurse for its Lahti service point for a full-time, permanent position starting on 1 December 2026 or by agreement. The role offers the possibility of partial remote work. Our goal is to offer higher education students the same range of student health services regardless of their study location. We serve students through in-person and remote appointments and nationwide digital services. We use Acute as our client and patient information system. Our digital service platform is BeeHealthy’s YTHSDigi. Our clients are pleasant and committed to their care. Through our work, we influence the future of higher education students and play an essential role in safeguarding their ability to study. You would join a knowledgeable, multiprofessional team. The public health nurse’s duties include assessing care needs; health appointments and check-ups; illness appointments; basic mental health work in accordance with YTHS processes; work with student communities; and health promotion, including vaccinations, health counselling and student health discussions. The role also includes working with the digital service platform. Depending on your skills and interests, the duties may also include inserting and removing intrauterine devices and leading health groups. We offer our new colleague: - Thorough induction and regular training to develop your skills - Flexible working time: total working time is 38 hours 35 minutes per week, and we use annualised working time - Benefits supporting well-being, such as the ePassi recreational benefit and well-being events at service points - Comprehensive occupational health services We expect you to have a public health nurse qualification and sufficient experience in relevant work, somatic nursing and mental health work. We hope you have good teamwork skills and a solution-oriented approach. In addition to Finnish, fluent English and adequate Swedish are considered an advantage. We require the vaccination protection specified in the Communicable Diseases Act. At YTHS, we are committed to promoting diversity and equality, and encourage all qualified applicants to apply. For pay and employment terms, we follow the YTHS collective agreement and, where it does not cover a matter, the collective agreement for the health services sector. The role-specific salary consists of a base salary determined by the responsibility group and possible special-factor supplements. We also pay an individual salary component, which includes a seniority-based guarantee of up to 11% of the role-specific salary. For a full-time nurse role (38 hours 35 minutes per week) in VR4, the salary is €2,841–€3,154 per month depending on skills and experience. Would you like to ask something? Further information is available from team manager Nina Rautio, nina.rautio@yths.fi, tel. 041 732 3055. If you cannot reach me by phone, please leave a request for contact by text message or email and I will call you back. Please submit your application by 3 November 2026. Interviews may be held during the application period. At YTHS, we provide student health services and promote health and well-being with care and equality. We ensure high-quality, equal and accessible health services through skilled professionals, a targeted service range and digital services. With more than a thousand professionals, we support the health, well-being and study ability of around 300,000 higher education students at 23 of our own service points across Finland. Our goal is to build a more humane working life and society. We help everyone succeed and reach their goals, in studies and at work. A healthier future is built together. More information: WWW.YTHS.FI.