Internal Medicine or Endocrinology Specialist / Internal Endocrinology Specialist Obesity Center
Schlieren
Key information
- Publication date:06 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Schlieren
Job summary
Join the Adipositaszentrum Limmattal, a leading bariatric center near Zurich. A great opportunity for work-life balance and professional growth awaits!
Tasks
- Provide care for overweight and obese patients and their comorbidities.
- Conduct follow-ups and evaluations for post-operative patients.
- Support long-term care for diverse, multicultural patients.
Skills
- Must have a recognized medical degree in Internal Medicine or Endocrinology.
- Empathy for obese patients and a passion for teamwork.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
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60% - 100%, from 01.05.2025 or by arrangement
Located just outside the city of Zurich, the Limmattal Obesity Center is very accessible and is one of the largest obesity centers in Switzerland. It is a reference center for bariatric surgery designated by the SMOB. We have the mandate to perform complex bariatric surgeries and currently carry out nearly 400 bariatric operations per year.
Over 800 patients are treated conservatively and surgically at the Limmattal Obesity Center each year.
The team at the Obesity Center consists of 3 internists, 2 surgeons, 3 MPA/Study Nurses, 4 medical secretaries, 2 senior physicians from surgery, as well as several nutritionists and a psychologist, along with consulting nutrition psychologists, endocrinologists, and gastroenterologists.
- Conservative care and treatment of overweight and obese patients along with their comorbidities
- Clarifications and follow-ups for surgically treated obese patients
- Long-term care of a large, multicultural, interdisciplinary patient population
- You will work regular hours, without night shifts and weekend duties, and you will not work on holidays
- We support you in your external professional training and are happy to promote this
- hold a federal or Swiss-recognized specialist diploma in General Internal Medicine or Endocrinology or are close to completion
- have empathy for obese patients and enjoy interdisciplinary collaboration
- Discounted employee parking spaces
- Motorcycle parking spaces, lockable bike parking spaces
- We contribute up to a maximum of CHF 350.00 annually (100% workload) to your public transport subscription
As a significant health partner with a comprehensive training mandate, the Limmattal Hospital Association provides extended medical basic care for over 98,000 patients annually, in all life phases. LIMMI is broadly specialized and offers high-quality medical care as well as in-depth expert knowledge in numerous surgical, medical, and nursing specialties. The hospital association has 188 beds in acute care, 126 beds in long-term care, a hospital-based emergency service, as well as nine operating rooms and eight intensive care beds. More than 1,600 employees from 57 nations provide excellent and diverse services every day.
