Public Health Nurse

We are seeking a public health nurse for a full-time, permanent position at our Mikkeli service point, starting on 23 November or as agreed. 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. The public health nurse’s duties include health appointments and examinations, treating appointments for illnesses, basic mental health work in accordance with YTHS processes, work with student communities, and health promotion tasks such as vaccinations, health advice and student health consultations. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of experts. We offer our new colleague: - Thorough induction and regular training to develop your skills - Flexibility in working hours: total working time is 38 hours and 35 minutes per week, and we use an annual working-time arrangement - Benefits that support wellbeing at work, such as the ePassi recreation benefit and wellbeing events organised at service points - Comprehensive occupational health services We expect you to have a public health nurse qualification and sufficient experience in the field, somatic nursing and mental health work. We hope you have good teamwork skills and a solution-focused approach. In addition to Finnish, adequate English and Swedish skills are considered an advantage. We require vaccination protection in accordance with 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 contain provisions, the Health Services collective agreement. The role-specific salary consists of a base salary determined by the job demand group and possible special-factor supplements. We also pay a personal salary component, which includes a seniority-based guarantee of up to 11% of the role-specific salary. For a full-time nurse position (38 hours and 35 minutes per week) in group VR4, the salary is €2,841–€3,154 per month, depending on skills and experience. Have questions? For more information about the position, contact team manager Pekka Ruhtinas at pekka.ruhtinas@yths.fi. The best times to reach Pekka are 2 November and 2–10 November.