Nurse in the Pediatric Cardiology Unit

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Nurse in the Pediatric Cardiology Unit

To strengthen its team, the Woman-Mother-Child Department (DFME) is looking, from March 1, 2026, for a nurse for its Pediatric Cardiology Unit, at an 80% activity rate.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in the fields of care, medical research, and training.

The Woman-Mother-Child Department (DFME) brings together the gynecology, obstetrics, neonatology, pediatrics, and child and adolescent surgery services. More than 1,500 professionals provide specialized and comprehensive care for women and children, from birth to adolescence.

The Pediatric Cardiology Unit is part of the mission of pediatric outpatient clinics, which provide primary and tertiary outpatient services, including follow-up of chronic patients and specialized consultations, in a multidisciplinary approach centered on the child and their family.

Mission

• You participate in outpatient consultation: welcoming patients, setting up, and taking vital signs
• You perform specialized technical care in pediatric cardiology: ECG, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, placement and reading of Holters, R-test, blood draws, venous access placement, injections, pump filling
• You collaborate closely and work in pairs with ASSC and reference nurses
• You ensure the sorting of exams and preparation of Holter results before medical validation
• You participate in the management of outpatient emergencies, including requests related to hospitalization (additional consultations, ECG, Holters)
• You participate in the rhythmology consultation
• You prepare external consultations as well as the necessary documents and devices
• You ensure the verification of equipment, including the emergency cart and specific equipment used.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Swiss Red Cross
• You have experience in a similar position, ideally in pediatrics
• You demonstrate rigor, organizational skills, and good adaptability
• You are dynamic, positive, and appreciate working in a multidisciplinary team
• You master common computer tools.

Depending on profile and experience, the salary level will be between 8 and 9.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Ghislaine Aubel, head nurse of the care unit, 079 556 82 04.

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, you will need to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

We kindly ask placement agencies to note that applications submitted directly on our recruitment platform by them are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.