Patient Coordinator for Surgical Patient Coordination - DIH

Patient Coordinator for Surgical Patient Coordination - DIH

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

The department is part of the Pathway Coordination and is divided into 3 sections: Surgical -, Medical Patient Coordination and Travel Coordination.

The department consists of 10 patient coordinators, 7 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, have a shared responsibility for calling in patients as well as planning and coordinating daily treatment pathways, projects, and specialists. It is your task to ensure that workflows, work planning, and resource consumption are planned, coordinated, and managed effectively within the surgical area.

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

We expect you to:                                                                

• Have a health professional education
• Be professionally well-founded, preferably within the surgical area. But not a requirement.
• Have an interest in the administrative field, including planning of examinations and treatment pathways, administration of referrals and calling in patients
• Have insight into geographical conditions and infrastructure that influence patient pathways
• Have insight into the Greenlandic Health System
• Have a desire to make a difference and are passionate about ensuring patients' professional pathways
• Have flair for IT, including our electronic patient journal COSMIC
• Be comfortable having a central role in an organization with broad interdisciplinary partners
• Be adaptable, detail-oriented with a sharp eye on the whole, action-oriented, and have good collaboration skills.
• Preferably bilingual, Greenlandic/Danish

The department's tasks include:

• Calling in surgical patients, as well as planning the entire treatment pathway for these
• Calling in patients from the coast and Nuuk
• Calling in patients for upcoming examination/treatment, as well as managing waiting lists
• Calling in patients for projects, i.e., focused pathways 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

Applications accompanied by a copy of relevant attachments must be sent in PDF format.

Start date: September 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: August 12, 2026

Employment interviews will be held continuously

Contact

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

Housing

Housing will be provided according to the rules applicable in the Greenlandic Health System at any time.

Salary and employment

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and moving expenses, 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. Residence and work permits can only be applied for upon agreed employment.

The Greenlandic Health System – Breadth, Challenge, and Professional Pride

The Greenlandic Health System is under the Department of Health and is organized into 5 regions, 8 clinical areas, the National Health Service, the Greenlandic Patient Home, and the health system's Operations Area.

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

In Greenland, there are ample opportunities to live an active leisure life. In the summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing, and sailing are obvious activities. Winter offers 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 plenty of 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 Health System

Organizational chart of the Greenlandic Health System

The Greenlandic Health System is a smoke-free workplace.

We only accept applications in PDF format, electronically.

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