Medical-technical assistants in sterilization
CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Lausanne
Lausanne
Key information
- Publication date:19 November 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Lausanne
Job summary
Join the CHUV as a sterilization aide in a supportive environment! Great benefits await!
Tasks
- Assist in medical device reprocessing following quality guidelines.
- Monitor equipment functionality and report malfunctions promptly.
- Maintain cleanliness and perform self-checks on provided materials.
Skills
- Prior experience in sterilization is a plus; French B2 required.
- Strong manual skills and technical interest in the healthcare field.
- Team player with attention to detail and adaptability.
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Medical-technical assistants in sterilization
The sterilization center is looking for several medical-technical assistants in sterilization with an activity rate between 80% - 100% (permanent contract). The starting date is scheduled for January 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon.
Context
The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in the fields of medical care, medical research, and education.
The Hospital Logistics Department (LOH) is responsible for ensuring that care, teaching, and research units can fully focus on their core business by providing and developing efficient logistical operating services (disinfection and maintenance, patient transfers, sterilization, catering, goods transport, stock management, etc.).
The sterilization center is attached to the Hospital Logistics of CHUV. Its main mission is to provide sterile and functional products to all user services of CHUV, affiliated institutions, and external clients. Certified ISO 13485, it is a reference in the field of medical device reprocessing for other services and for external sterilizations. In this context, it provides training and information to the various health professionals concerned.
Mission
- You participate in certain stages of the reprocessing of medical devices, in compliance with quality and institutional guidelines
- You monitor the operation of equipment in the relevant activity and report any malfunctions observed
- You ensure the cleaning, maintenance, and self-check of the equipment provided
- You comply with the procedures in force
- You are willing to work variable hours, mornings, evenings (from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.), weekends, and public holidays.
Profile
- You show a strong interest in the paramedical and hospital field
- You have some experience in sterilization, an asset
- You enjoy working with technical equipment and demonstrate manual dexterity
- You appreciate teamwork, are precise, meticulous, methodical, have good adaptability, and a strong sense of responsibility
- You have good knowledge of the French language, level B2 required
- You master common office tools and production software
- You are ready to work in a demanding environment (noise, heavy lifting, confined spaces).
We offer
Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:
- First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
- Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
- A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
- A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
- Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
- Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
- Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
- Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.
Contact and application submission
Contact the sterilization center for information about the position: Mr. Gilles Kaufmann at 079 556 63 01 or Mr. Jacinto Caseiro Braz at 079 556 85 28, assistants to the sector manager.
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If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70.
CHUV applies the highest quality requirements in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.
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