Nurse

Maunula 1 home care is looking for a nurse for a fixed-term substitute position from 12.10.2026-28.2.2027. The team's office is located in the facilities of Suursuo hospital. You will work in the Maunula and Pakila areas, where a compact working area allows for smooth transitions between clients. Movement in the area is possible by public transport or electric bike, and manual and automatic cars are available if needed. Our team consists of 20 practical nurses, three nurses and a responsible nurse. In addition, you will receive support from the area supervisor, social guide, named physiotherapist, administrative assistant and home care professional. The work of a nurse with us is versatile, responsible and very rewarding. You will have experienced nurse colleagues to share expertise and consider solutions together. We have an open and encouraging working atmosphere where new colleagues are warmly welcomed. In our multicultural community, we help each other, react positively to new ways of operating and work with good humor. What does the work involve? As a home care nurse, you are responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of client care. The work offers the opportunity to build long-term client relationships and perform a holistic evaluation of care in clients' own homes. The work is mobile and varied, every day is slightly different. In your work: you participate in the daily care and basic care of clients; you implement versatile nursing tasks, such as wound and ostomy care, catheterizations, injections and medication therapy; you monitor clients' well-being and evaluate care needs; you participate in discharges and the reception of new clients; you cooperate with doctors and other professionals; you guide and support practical nurses in their daily work. In home care, you can utilize your clinical expertise extensively and make professional decisions for the best of the clients. Although the work is independent, you do not work alone, but you have a competent community behind you, where situations are solved together. Why come to work for us? We offer a job where you can utilize your expertise versatilely and influence clients' opportunity to live safely in their own home. With us you get: a versatile and responsible job description; comprehensive orientation that takes into account your previous expertise; competent and easily approachable colleagues from whom you get support whenever necessary; the opportunity to develop your professional skills; shifts that emphasize weekday mornings and support the coordination of work and leisure; the City of Helsinki's versatile personnel benefits, such as lunch benefit and Epassi Flex (sports, culture, wellness and commuting benefit, maximum €550/year depending on the length of the employment relationship), staff sports services and staff fund; the opportunity to apply for a rental apartment in Aurora-linna, where the city's employees are prioritized in the selection of residents. What do we expect from you? you are a licensed nurse or health care nurse; you work independently and responsibly in clients' homes; you meet clients respectfully and individually; you cooperate smoothly with different professional groups; you can commit to the position for the duration of the substitute. In addition, we consider as an advantage: valid medication and vaccination permits; Apotti and RAI expertise; work experience from home care. Interested? Submit your application through our recruitment system. Fill in the application in Finnish, we only process applications filled in Finnish. We will contact you by email or phone after processing your application. In the application form, we ask for the contact details of two referees, whom we will contact if necessary during the recruitment process. Eligibility requirement: Bachelor's degree in nursing or previous college-level degree or specialist nursing degree or health care nurse or midwife degree, which includes licensing as a nurse. The position requires licensing in Finland according to the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/1994, 1200/2007). Language requirement is good oral and written skill in Finnish (at least level B2.1). Before the selection decision, the applicant must present an occupational health assessment of their ability to perform the tasks involved in the work and a certificate regarding a drug test. The position requires a tuberculosis investigation according to Section 55 of the Communicable Diseases Act. The position requires the presentation of a criminal record extract for those working with elderly people (Act on the Supervision of Social and Health Care 741/2023, Section 28). The position requires the successful completion of the LOP/LOVe LOP medication permit. Medication permits are completed at the beginning of the employment relationship and must be successfully completed by the end of the probation period.