Skilled medical secretary or Health Administrative Coordinator for Dr. Ingrid's Hospital

Skilled medical secretary or Health Administrative Coordinator for Dr. Ingrid's Hospital

Do you dream of an exciting and versatile position as either a medical secretary or health administrative coordinator at Dr. Ingrid's Hospital, Clinical Secretariat? Here is your chance – either as a permanent employee or through a temporary position (from 3 months up to 1 year).

You will be part of a unit with 10 employees, either with a surgical or medical focus, where the need to work across clinical areas may arise.

The job as a medical secretary / health administrative coordinator is an important function at Dr. Ingrid's Hospital with close interfaces to other parts of the healthcare system. You will primarily be responsible for transcribing the doctors' dictations, and secondarily have other tasks related to documentation and administrative duties in relation to the clinical areas.

The focus will be:

• Increased patient safety through transcribing dictations for doctor notes, including ensuring patient pathways
• Optimization of workflows
• Ensuring good patient pathways

We offer:

• A good introduction
• A workday with a lot of variety
• Influence, a high level of information, and good collegial cooperation
• Large interface with collaboration across departments
• Service housing
• An active staff association that organizes boat trips, gatherings, etc.
• A working time between 08:00 – 16:00 on all weekdays, and you may also be part of a duty roster every 4th-6th week on Sundays and public holidays for large parts of the year.

We are looking for you:

• Trained Medical Secretary or Health Administrative Coordinator
• Flexible and adaptable – both a good team player and able to handle tasks independently.
• You have knowledge of IT and the Office suite, Word and Excel.
• Good Danish skills are a requirement
• Have a good ear for language and are efficient in data entry, as all note-taking is done digitally.
• Can remain calm, even when things move quickly
• Who is stable
• It is an advantage if you are bilingual in Greenlandic/Danish, but not a requirement.
• You have knowledge of Greenland and the Greenlandic infrastructure, but not a requirement.

About us:

• The pathway coordination is a professionally broad workplace, where we work with all medical and surgical specialties.
• The department currently consists of 10 medical secretaries, where there are often Health Administrative Coordinator / SAK interns, as well as a department head.
• The Clinical Secretariat is organizationally placed as part of the Pathway Coordination at Dr. Ingrid's Hospital, where in addition to the Clinical Secretariat, there is also Travel and Patient Coordination, the Patient Hotel, and a Chief of Staff.

Application

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

Start date: October 1, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: September 10, 2026

Employment interviews are held continuously

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from the department head for the Clinical Secretariat, Lucia Jakobsen, at tel. (+299) 34 43 50 or by email LUC@PEQQIK.GL.

Housing

Housing will be provided according to the rules applicable in the Greenlandic healthcare 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 in force 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 Healthcare System – Breadth, Challenge, 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.

In Greenland, there are plenty of opportunities to live an active leisure life. In the summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing, and boat trips are great 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 Healthcare System

Organizational chart of the Greenlandic Healthcare System

The Greenlandic Healthcare System is a smoke-free workplace.

We only accept applications in PDF format, electronically.

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