Patient Coordinator

If you are strong administratively and work structured with patient pathways, we are missing your application!

The department is part of the Pathway Coordination and is divided into 3 sections: Surgical Patient Coordination, Medical Patient Coordination, and Travel Coordination. The department consists of 9 patient coordinators, 6 travel coordinators, 2 master plan coordinators, and a coordinating department nurse.

In the Department of Patient Coordination, you will, in collaboration with the referring consultants, share responsibility for inviting patients as well as planning and coordinating daily treatment processes, projects, and specialists. It is your task to ensure that workflows, work organization, and resource consumption are planned, coordinated, and managed efficiently within the surgical field.

We focus on ensuring efficient and professionally coordinated patient pathways, and perhaps you are our new colleague.

We expect that you:

• Has a health professional education
• Is professionally well-founded, preferably within the surgical field – but not a requirement.
• Has an interest in the administrative field, including the organization of investigations and treatment processes, administration of referrals, and scheduling of patients.
• Has insight into geographical conditions and infrastructure that influence patient pathways.
• Has insight into the Greenlandic healthcare system
• Want to make a difference and is passionate about ensuring patients have professional pathways.
• Has a flair for IT, including our electronic patient record COSMIC.
• Enjoy having a central role in an organization with a wide range of interdisciplinary partners.
• Is adaptable, detail-oriented with a sharp eye for the whole, action-oriented, and has good collaboration skills.
• Preferably bilingual, Greenlandic/Danish

The department's tasks include, among other things:

• Summoning of surgical patients, as well as planning the entire treatment process for them.
• Calling of patients from the coast and Nuuk
• Calling patients for upcoming examination/treatment, as well as managing the waiting list.
• Calling patients for projects, i.e., focused courses with a specific specialty.

We offer:

• A department in rapid development, where you have the opportunity to have a significant influence.
• Day work (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
• Independent work in an energetic and fresh team
• Engaged and competent colleagues

Application

Application with attached copies of relevant documents must be sent in PDF format via www.gjob.dk

Start date: March 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: January 29, 2026

Job interviews are held continuously.

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Dorthe Møller at phone number (+299) 34 48 80 or by email: DOMJ@PEQQIK.GL

Housing

Housing is allocated according to the rules applicable in the Greenlandic Health Service at any given time.

Salary and employment

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation travel and moving of personal belongings, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement applicable at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Citizenship

If you are not a Nordic citizen, please note that employment is conditional on a valid residence and work permit. A residence and work permit can only be applied for upon agreed employment.

The Greenlandic Healthcare System – Breadth, Challenges, and Professional Pride

The Greenlandic healthcare system falls under the Department of Health and is organized into 5 regions, 8 clinical areas, the National Health Service, the Greenlandic Patient Home, and the operational area of the healthcare system.

If you are looking for professional challenges, are curious, and enjoy working broadly, then a job in the Greenlandic healthcare system is for you.

You can read more about the Greenlandic healthcare system at www.gjob.dk

In Greenland, there are plenty of opportunities to lead an active leisure life. In the summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing, and sailing are great activities. Winter offers the northern lights and plenty of skiing, and if you live north of the Arctic Circle, you can go dog sledding. In the larger cities, there is a vibrant cultural life with sports clubs, art exhibitions, concerts, cafes, and restaurants. You can read more about the region where the job is located at www.peqqik.gl

See the organizational chart of the Greenlandic healthcare system.

Organizational chart of the Greenlandic Health Service

The Greenlandic healthcare system is a smoke-free workplace.

We only accept applications in PDF format, electronically, via Gjob.dk.

Applications sent by email will be deleted immediately for your safety.