Patient Flow Nurse Managers at 50%–70%

With its 800 collaborators, the Intercantonal Hospital of Broye (HIB) ensures an acute care and rehabilitation mission. Its ambition is to be a dynamic, innovative health institution aiming for excellence for the benefit of the Broye population. To meet the many challenges ahead and to strengthen and optimise the organisation and coordination of patient pathways and health journeys, the nursing management is advertising two positions:

Your mission

Under the delegation of nursing management:

• Identify and monitor daily, with the nursing managers of the services, the availability of beds and the occupancy rates of care units
• Organise, lead and prioritise, in consultation with the nursing managers, the management of hospital beds (missions A – B and C)
• Ensure the optimisation of patient flows and actively participate in regulating tensions and saturations of the internal and/or external system
• Organise, coordinate and monitor the internal management of patient pathways between acute units (A) and the CTR (B); notably the processes related to admission requests (DA)
• Regulate and coordinate the orientation of patients coming from the emergency department, day hospital or operating theatre
• Identify, monitor and coordinate the pathways of patients awaiting placement beds with external partners
• Ensure liaison and coordination activities for patients from Fribourg, in partnership with external organisations, with a view to returning home with care and/or placement in a nursing home (EMS)
• Ensure the smooth flow of information between the various professional groups involved in patient flow management (ICUS, ward nurses, MCU and doctors, as well as all institutional partners)
• Document, monitor and analyse data related to patient flows, lengths of stay, bottlenecks and propose process improvements
• Ensure and participate in the safety and quality of care
• Provide support to the various nursing teams
• Participate in the implementation of the institutional strategy and working groups

Your assets

You hold a HES diploma, ideally complemented by a specialisation, expertise in management, project management, or care coordination. You have at least 3 years of hospital experience. Proactive by nature, your solid professional, organisational and interpersonal skills enable you to handle demanding and complex environments. Equipped with very good stress resistance and a forward-looking mindset, your leadership and interpersonal ease underpin a strong interest in quality of care, multidisciplinary collaboration, care coordination and system efficiency. For this position, an excellent command of French (spoken and written), as well as IT tools, is essential.

Start date: 1 January 2027

Application deadline: 27 November 2026.

Applications should be addressed to Mr Patrick Goller, Director of Nursing.

We thank you for submitting your up-to-date application by applying online.

To allow us to review your application under the best conditions, please provide a complete file including a cover letter, a CV, as well as copies of your diplomas and work certificates. Incomplete applications may not be considered in the selection process.

For any further questions regarding this position, please contact Mr Patrick Goller, Director of Nursing, at 026 662 86 35.

In case of technical difficulties, please contact our recruitment service at 026 662 81 91.

A recent ordinary criminal record extract as well as a special extract, both less than 3 months old, will be required before signing the contract.