Practical Nurse

In the North, work and life follow the same path. In the Lapland wellbeing services county, you will become part of a close-knit work community where tasks are handled regardless of titles and everyone works together. Lapland's stunning nature, unique landscapes, and opportunities for career development provide life's highlights. We provide the space and support for you to follow your own path. We are seeking a practical nurse for Salla home care for a fixed-term employment contract until January 17, 2027. Welcome to join us! Home care is implemented in the client's home or through remote visits, individually according to a service and care plan that considers the client's needs. Through home care services, we provide multidisciplinary support for the client's own resources and functional capacity and enable high-quality, safe, and meaningful living at home. Home care clients are primarily elderly people whose health condition requires special attention and multidisciplinary care. Practical nurses are part of a multidisciplinary team where everyone's contribution is valued. Team colleagues and your immediate supervisor will support you in your orientation to the new work community. Your role as a practical nurse will be to guide and assist the client in basic care and support them in everyday life with a rehabilitative approach, supporting the client's own resources. As a practical nurse, you will act as the clients' primary nurse, perform RAI assessments, and evaluate the client's functional capacity together with the team. The work also includes interacting with elderly clients, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, and arranging support services with the rest of the team when necessary. Variety and independence make the work meaningful. WHAT DO WE OFFER? Work with value - Opportunity to do genuinely impactful work in Lapland's largest and most diverse work community. - Responsibility and freedom to develop your own job description and career. Genuine community - An encouraging and caring work community where colleague support is close every day. - An open atmosphere that values every voice. Lapland's daily rhythm and quality of life - Opportunity to combine work and life in a way that feels genuinely good. After the workday, nature experiences open up right from your doorstep. WHAT DOES THE POSITION REQUIRE FROM YOU? - A degree as a practical nurse or other equivalent previous degree, and registration in JulkiTerhikki and/or JulkiSuosikki (Regional State Administrative Agency). - A driver's license and access to a private car. WHAT DO WE CONSIDER AN ADVANTAGE? Bring with you an enthusiastic approach to work, a desire to develop yourself, and the courage to take on new challenges. We value good cooperation skills as well as an independent and responsible work ethic. We want you as your authentic self, as we believe in people. The terms of employment are determined in accordance with the SOTE agreement. The position is subject to a probationary period, which is at most half the duration of the employment. Regarding staff vaccination protection, we follow the vaccination protection required by the Occupational Health Care Act and the Communicable Diseases Act. The person selected for the position must, before accepting the position, present an extract from the criminal record necessary for verifying the criminal background of a person working with elderly people in accordance with Section 28 of Act 741/2023. Apply for the position via the Kuntarekry website by August 14, 2026, at 3:00 PM! We only process applications filled out in Finnish, as it is also our working language. Please keep this in mind when applying. In filling the position, priority will be given to employees of the Lapland wellbeing services county who are under threat of termination, provided they meet the eligibility requirements for the position.