Medical Secretary with Leadership Responsibilities

University Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

immediately or by arrangement (limited until 31.12.2026 with option for extension)

The University Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the UPZ is one of the leading institutions in Switzerland providing outpatient, day-patient and inpatient psychiatric care as well as emergency care for all children and adolescents in the canton of Bern and parts of the cantons of Solothurn and Fribourg. As a university clinic, it has an extended mandate in supra-regional specialised care as well as in teaching and research. As a medical secretary, you are the organisational hub supporting our interdisciplinary team in administrative matters and contributing to ensuring that our patients receive the best possible care. We offer a dedicated team, innovative approaches and a supportive working atmosphere. The Regional Competence Centre Burgdorf includes a day clinic, an outpatient clinic and outpatient crisis intervention. In our interdisciplinary team, various professional groups work closely together to ensure comprehensive psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care in the region.

Your tasks

• You support the medical, therapeutic and nursing staff with administrative tasks
• You carry out general secretarial and typing duties
• You organise and coordinate training and further education as well as internal supervisions
• You communicate by telephone and email with patients, guardians and network partners
• You process our registrations and manage patient records in the system (ORBIS)
• You handle requests for files, reports and disability insurance enquiries
• You transfer duty rosters and record employees’ working hours

Your profile

• You have completed training, preferably in a commercial field, and have experience in a medical environment or a comparable role
• You have very good IT user skills (MS Office) and ideally experience with ORBIS or a comparable clinical information system
• You have initial leadership experience and are motivated to take on further leadership responsibilities
• You impress with high social competence and communication skills
• You work independently, solution-oriented and take responsibility for your team as well as the further development of administrative processes
• You have very good German language skills, both spoken and written

Your contacts

Karin Esther Rengel-Meier

Karin Esther Rengel-Meier answers your specialist questions: T: +41 58 630 60 76

For questions about the application process, please contact

Yanis Emanuel Ryser

Email: bewerbungen@upd.ch T: +41 58 630 96 71

The UPZ

The University Psychiatric Centre Bern (UPZ) is the leading competence centre for psychiatry and psychotherapy in the capital region as a university clinic. It ensures psychiatric care in the canton of Bern along the entire care chain, from early detection through outpatient, day clinic and inpatient therapies to rehabilitation and forensics. With over 30 locations, the UPZ offers a comprehensive care network. In addition, the UPZ makes an important contribution in the areas of teaching, training and further education as well as research.

Learn more

https://jobs.upz-bern.ch/de/offene-stellen

Your workplace

Dunantstrasse 7B, 3400 Burgdorf