Geriatrician or Internal Medicine Physician

About the job

Company Description

A locally established institution firmly rooted in its region, Le Réseau de l’Arc offers comprehensive patient care.

It includes two hospital sites located in Moutier and Saint-Imier, five Medicentres, and the Biel Medical Centre (Medizinisches Zentrum Biel). Its care offering is complemented by an ambulance network, two nursing homes (EMS), two radiology institutes, a centre for physical and cognitive therapies, as well as a home hospitalisation service.

Thanks to its multidisciplinary expertise serving patients, Le Réseau de l’Arc provides high value-added medical services. With nearly 1,250 employees, it meets the medical and hospital needs of a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants.

As part of the VIVA project, Le Réseau de l’Arc became the first fully integrated healthcare organisation in Switzerland to offer a health insurance plan. The VIVA health plan is available to residents of the Jura Arc region, ensuring optimal and coordinated care.

You will work within a human-scale environment conducive to innovation, interdisciplinary exchanges, and local patient-centred care.

• In Saint-Imier, you will work in a mixed 10-bed unit dedicated to acute geriatrics and geriatric rehabilitation, as well as within the EMS Les Fontenayes which has 44 beds.
• In Moutier, your activity may extend to the EMS Résidence Beausite, which has 92 beds.

This position offers varied practice, combining hospital and outpatient activities, and a flexible workload according to your profile and wishes. It is also aimed at an internal medicine physician wishing to apply their expertise to geriatrics and enrich their career in a rapidly developing specialty. The geriatrics service is evolving: your commitment and ideas will be welcome to support this dynamic.

Job Description

In your role, you actively participate in the care of patients in acute geriatrics and rehabilitation. You ensure the continuity of care as well as medical rounds both in inpatient settings and within the nursing homes (EMS).

You take part in interdisciplinary meetings, collaborating with the various teams of the Network.

You supervise assistant doctors and work closely with nursing teams to guarantee optimal patient care.

Depending on your experience, you may also have the opportunity to conduct outpatient geriatric consultations.

In collaboration with the chief physician, you contribute to the management of the service, which you may be called upon to cover in their absence.

Finally, you are a source of proposals and actively involved in the development of new services and the implementation of innovative projects.

Qualifications

• Medical degree recognised in Switzerland (MEBEKO) – an application in progress is possible.
• FMH in geriatrics or equivalent title. Profiles of experienced general practitioners or internists motivated by geriatrics are also welcome.
• Proficiency in French (C1 desired, B2 accepted depending on profile).
• Experience in hospital geriatrics and motivation to deepen the discipline.
• Team spirit, autonomy, flexibility, and ease in an interdisciplinary context.
• Availability to work on one or two sites (Moutier and/or Saint-Imier).
• Organisational skills, versatility, and ability to operate within a multidisciplinary network.

Additional Information

• Great autonomy, a variety of tasks, and concrete development opportunities.
• A collaborative, respectful, and stimulating environment.
• Flexibility regarding working hours: workload adaptable according to your professional project.

We offer varied and stimulating work within a dynamic and constantly evolving institution. Our employees benefit from quality professional support as well as real career development prospects and very good remuneration conditions.

Thanks to a highly qualified multidisciplinary team and state-of-the-art technical facilities, we guarantee a work environment conducive to excellence. Moreover, we place great importance on continuing education to enable everyone to develop their skills and progress professionally.

We pay particular attention to the diversity of life paths of our employees. Our positions are open to both women and men, in a spirit of inclusion and equal opportunities.

Our institution promotes diversity and equity, encouraging applications from professionals of all backgrounds wishing to invest in a demanding and innovative medical environment.

Start date: Immediately or by agreement

Work location(s): Moutier / St-Imier – to be agreed

Workload: to be defined