Senior Physician
Pfäfers
Key information
- Publication date:20 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Pfäfers
- As a senior physician, you lead the interdisciplinary treatment team on an equal footing.
- As a member of our interdisciplinary treatment team, you independently care for patients in an outpatient setting.
- After thorough training, you take on psychiatric and psychotherapeutic assessments, treatments, and consultations for patients and their relatives.
- As a senior physician of the Adult Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, you supervise assistant physicians and psychologists.
- In your varied daily work, you participate in reports, case discussions, and training sessions and maintain close communication with the rest of the treatment team.
- With the support of our service-oriented secretariat, you plan therapies, record services, and coordinate treatment.
- You are a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy.
- You have experience in acute and emergency psychiatry and in treating patients with psychoses.
- You appreciate inpatient work with mentally ill people and feel comfortable in a multiprofessional environment.
- Commitment, personal responsibility, and an independent working style characterize you as much as your enjoyment of team exchange.
- You like to work independently, take responsibility, and make decisions on your own.
- You have a professional practice license from the canton of St. Gallen or meet the necessary requirements to obtain it before starting the position.
- Very good German skills (at least level C1) complete your profile.
With around 1,400 employees at our nine company locations, we ensure accessible, personal, and effective psychiatric treatments and care for adults in the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden as well as in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Apply Online
We are digital and committed to sustainability, so we look forward to receiving your online application via our homepage.
Confirmation by Email
As soon as your application is received online, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by email. We look forward to getting to know you through your dossier and will check whether your qualifications, skills, and personality fit the advertised position and Psychiatry St. Gallen. We will then get back to you.
Interview with HR and Department
In a personal interview, we get to know each other and you learn more about Psychiatry St. Gallen, the advertised position, and the challenges.
Invitation to the Second Interview
In the second round, we would like to get an even better picture of you and find out together if we are a good match. You will also have the opportunity to meet your future team.
Oral Offer
You will receive a telephone offer from us if we decide on you after the second interview and will be asked if you are still convinced by us. If we agree, we will prepare your contract.
The Contract
In the following days, we will send you the contract in duplicate by mail. Along with the contract, you will receive relevant information about your employment.
Preboarding
Between accepting the position and your first day at work, you as a new employee can already access relevant internal information. This allows you to form a detailed picture of the company and prepare for the job.
First Day at Work
On the first day, you will be onboarded in your new team and with other colleagues. You will set up your new workplace and get an overview of your upcoming tasks. You will also receive your individual introduction plan to help you quickly find your way.