Maternity leave substitute for day surgery and recovery nurse

Parental leave substitute day surgery and recovery nurse

The Operation and Intensive Care area at Queen Ingrid's Hospital in Nuuk is looking for a day surgery and recovery nurse for a parental leave substitute position.

Are you a nurse and do you want to work with day surgery patients and postoperative patient pathways?

The position as a day surgery and recovery nurse at Queen Ingrid's Hospital is available for occupancy from November 23, 2026, or by agreement until February 28, 2027.

The position has a working time of 40 hours/week. The working hours are on shifts between 08:00 and 18:00

You will be based in Greenland's newest and most modern day surgery and recovery department.
You will be employed in the anesthesia department at DIH, which also has close collaboration with anesthesia nurses and doctors.

We work at a high professional level in the specialties of orthopedics, abdominal surgery, gynecology, and ear-nose-throat. We operate in four operating rooms with a very broad clientele, which provides a challenging and varied everyday life.

We are 14 anesthesia nurses - 4 Recovery and Surgical day unit nurses and a varying number of permanently employed anesthesiologists.

Main tasks of the day surgery and recovery nurse

Day surgery nursing:

• Diverse nursing within the surgical and medical day hospital. Reception of patients of all ages, preparation for surgery/treatment, discharge after surgery/treatment.
• The recovery nurse provides total nursing care to patients in the immediate postoperative period.
• Need for postoperative treatment, care, and support is mapped and assessed through clinical competence and observations.
• Nursing measures must be prioritized and implemented, as well as continuously evaluated and documented.
• The postoperative nursing takes place in close interaction between the nurse, the patient, and possibly their relatives.
• Use of medical equipment and execution of technical procedures must be manageable in the treatment of the postoperative patient.
• Nursing tasks are carried out in collaboration with doctors and other partners in the most appropriate and effective way for the patients, to ensure continuity in nursing care.

We offer:

• A position with many exciting and different challenges
• Good introduction.
• Opportunity for professional and personal development, with individually tailored career paths.
• Opportunity to influence your own position and function.
• Good and humorous colleagues

We are looking for nurses who:

• Preferably have clinical experience from working with recovery patients and the surgical specialty. If you do not have it, we still welcome your application.
• Have an interest in pain management and postoperative nursing.
• Are quality-conscious and committed.
• Are adaptable and have good collaboration skills.
• Have a dream of making a career and making a difference for day surgery and recovery patients.
• In terms of language skills, it would be an advantage for you and us that you, in addition to Greenlandic, can also speak and write Danish, and that you have knowledge of the English language and possibly Scandinavian languages.

Queen Ingrid's Hospital is a modern hospital with a high professional level and good collegiality. The hospital has 182 beds for both inpatient and day beds, including 60 day hospital and patient hotel beds, 4 intensive care beds divided between neonatal/adult and 8 recovery beds.

Application

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

Start date: November 23, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: October 5, 2026

Employment interviews are conducted continuously

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Helle Berg at tel. (+299) 34 45 53 or by email: HBER@PEQQIK.GL

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 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 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 Care, the Greenlandic Patient Home, and the operational area of the health service.

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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