Nurse for the outpatient clinic at Ilulissat Hospital

Nurse for the outpatient clinic at Ilulissat Hospital

A position as a nurse in the outpatient clinic, primarily associated with the nursing outpatient clinic, on weekdays, at Ilulissat Hospital, is available for appointment from October 1, 2026, or by further agreement.

Ilulissat Regional Hospital functions as a medical practice, where nurses also have independent courses. In your daily work, you will primarily be responsible for the courses for citizens with chronic diseases. The work is very independent and requires that you can to some extent plan and perform nursing in the various courses in collaboration with the doctor.

As a nurse employed in the outpatient clinic, you will also triage calls via the phone from the city's citizens. Here, citizens are triaged to the various courses, which can be anything from acute injuries, acutely occurring illnesses, which are assessed and treated, often in collaboration with a doctor. In your daily work, you will be part of a team with 5-6 other nurses or assistants, a doctor, interpreters, a receptionist, and a pharmacist.

The working hours norm is 40 hours per week. The position mainly consists of day shifts on weekdays, and you will also participate in the work on the hospital's inpatient department every 2nd weekend. You report to the head nurse in the outpatient clinic.

The hospital also includes somatic and psychiatric home nursing, health visitors, radiology, laboratory, midwifery function, and an inpatient department with 21 beds. The inpatient department functions as an emergency reception and emergency room after 4:00 PM and on weekends - for the city's approximately 5000 inhabitants. Four settlements are associated with the regional hospital, where telephone guidance is provided, but patients are also received.

We are looking for a colleague who:

• Wants to manage courses for chronically ill citizens
• Has experience from a general medical department, outpatient clinic, or general practitioner
• Enjoys working diversely and independently
• Likes new challenges
• Has high professionalism
• Contributes to a good working environment
• Is a trained and authorized nurse with 2 years of experience
• Preferably masters the Greenlandic language

We offer:

• Good introduction
• A varied and often not entirely predictable daily life, with diverse tasks
• Good opportunity to work with the entire patient's situation
• A regional hospital, with good interdisciplinary collaboration, where we help each other.
• Work in Greenlandic culture, where the working language is Danish

Application

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

Start date: October 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: September 12, 2026

Interviews will be held continuously

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Acting Chief Nurse Laura Grønvold at email: LBYD@PEQQIK.GL - or to Head Nurse Aviâja Fly at email: AVIF@PEQQIK.GL or call +299 94 71 46 (after 1 PM if calling from DK)

Housing

Housing will be provided 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 and moving expenses, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of appointment between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Citizenship

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

The Greenlandic Health Service – Breadth, challenge, and professional pride

The Greenlandic Health Service 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 service's Operations Area.

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

In Greenland, there are ample opportunities to live an active leisure life. In 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

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