Etat du canton de Fribourg
Villars-sur-Glâne, CH
Nurse Specialist, Triage and Emergency Psychiatry 70-80%
- 24 July 2026
- 70 – 80%
- Villars-sur-Glâne, CH
Job summary
Join us as a healthcare professional in psychiatric triage. Work in a supportive and progressive environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Receive and evaluate emergency psychiatric situations.
- Coordinate care within the healthcare network.
- Conduct clinical assessments to determine urgency.
Skills
- 3+ years in psychiatric nursing; knowledge of local healthcare.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work autonomously in a team setting.
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About the job
Nurse Specialist, Triage and Emergency Psychiatry
Villars-sur-Glâne, CH, Saane, CH
Employing Authority / Administrative Unit / Institution
The Fribourg Network for Mental Health (FNPG) is administratively assigned to the Directorate of Health and Social Affairs. The FNPG is a medical, nursing and psychosocial centre of expertise specialising in psychiatry and psychotherapy and, more broadly, in mental health.
The bilingual FNPG is continuously evolving and remains up to date in the therapeutic field.
Become part of our team!
We rely on the complementarity of skills and the diversity of perspectives, as it is the wide range of careers and profiles that constitutes the strength of the State of Fribourg. We promote the compatibility of professional and private life as well as flexible working conditions. To learn more, follow this link .
Benefits of the RFSM: Swibeco card – Health promotion – Little Red Riding Hood – Discount at the Nestlé Shop – Language courses
"Family Score" label 2026–2028 & Training company
Your tasks
In view of the expansion of our psychiatric emergency department and triage:
Areas of responsibility related to emergency psychiatry
- Reception, evaluation and orientation of emergency situations
- Crisis intervention within the medical-nursing team
- Coordination of care within the network
Areas of responsibility related to triage
- Clinical evaluation by telephone or in person and assessment of the urgency of the situation
- Depending on the assessment, forwarding the request to a suitable unit within the RFSM and the entire Fribourg health network
- Management of beds under the supervision of the head nursing managers
- Promotion of the FNPG brand image while respecting and adhering to the values of the FNPG Ethics Charter
Desired profile
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
- Autonomy and sense of responsibility
- Communication and negotiation skills
- Confidence in handling complex situations
- At least 3 years of professional experience in psychiatric nursing
- Expertise in the Fribourg social and health network
- Mastery of the specific IT tools of the ward or ease of use
- Fluency in German with very good French skills or vice versa
Contact person
Isaline Montoro, T + 41 26 308 12 31 or isaline.montoro@rfsm.ch Olivier Zurbriggen, Head of Nursing, T +41 26 308 03 13 or olivier.zurbriggen@rfsm.ch
