Professional Summary
Registered Nurse and Charge Nurse with extensive background in acute inpatient ward administration and bedside leadership. Proven track record in orchestrating multi-professional care teams, optimizing bed turnover, and maintaining patient safety protocols in high-volume hospital environments.
Work Experience
Götastad Medical Center
Gothenburg
Charge Nurse
Mar 2018 – Present
- Direct daily operations, bed coordination, and nursing triage across a 28-bed acute internal medicine unit.
- Oversee shift rostering and clinical assignments for a team of 34 registered nurses and assistant nurses.
- Lead structured multidisciplinary morning handovers with attending physicians, allied health professionals, and discharge planners.
- Introduced a standardized sepsis screening workflow that reduced bedside identification times by 18 minutes.
- Direct unit orientation, mentor incoming nurses, and conduct clinical competency evaluations.
Senior Staff Nurse
Aug 2011 – Feb 2018
- Delivered direct acute care to complex medical and respiratory patients requiring cardiac telemetry.
- Functioned regularly as relief shift coordinator and charge preceptor during high-census weekends.
- Conducted root-cause incident reviews to uphold national patient safety regulations and unit protocols.
Älvstranden Health Clinic
Gothenburg
Registered Nurse
Aug 2006 – Jul 2011
- Managed acute admissions and prioritized patient flow within a 22-bed post-surgical recovery ward.
- Collaborated with surgical teams to standardise postoperative mobilization routines and wound infection surveillance.
- Supervised clinical placements for final-year nursing students from regional universities.
Education
University of Gothenburg
Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Nursing · Specialist Nursing in Acute and Medical Care · Gothenburg, Sweden · Pass with Distinction · Sept 2004 – Jun 2006
Completed advanced coursework in critical care triage, pharmacology, and clinical departmental leadership.
University of Gothenburg
Bachelor of Science in Nursing · Nursing Science · Gothenburg, Sweden · Pass · Sept 1996 – Jun 1999
Undergraduate clinical rotations in internal medicine, general surgery, and emergency admissions.
Quality Improvement Projects
Ward Handoff Communication Modernization
Sept 2022 – Apr 2023
- Standardized inter-shift transfer documentation using the SBAR framework to minimize communication lapses.
- Monitored ward compliance quarterly, achieving a 95 percent adoption rate across all shifts within six months.
Core Competencies
Ward Management
Patient Triage
Acuity-Based Staffing
Acute Medical Care
Interdisciplinary Coordination
Clinical Mentorship
Patient Safety Compliance
Discharge Planning
SBAR Communication
Telemetry Monitoring
Languages
Swedish
C2
English
C1
Certifications
Advanced Life Support (ALS) Provider
Swedish Resuscitation Council · May 2024
Registered Nurse License (Legitimerad sjuksköterska)
National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) · Jun 1999
Community Involvement
Västra Götaland Community Health Initiative
Gothenburg · Apr 2019 – Nov 2021
- Volunteer Nurse
- Provided vital sign assessments and health coaching during community wellness outreach clinics.