Nursing Assistant for the Infectious Diseases Department

About the job

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Nursing Assistant for the Infectious Diseases Department

To complete our team, the Infectious Diseases Department is looking for a nursing assistant at an 80% activity rate for a permanent contract (CDI). Start date: from September 1, 2026.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

Our department provides highly specialized medical services in the fields of epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases. The working hours are 8:30 shifts, day and evening (no night shifts), 7 days a week.

Mission

The certified nursing assistant, under the responsibility and delegation of the nursing staff:

• participates in care, support, and assistance with daily living activities
• participates in accompaniment in chronic, crisis, and end-of-life situations
• observes the patient and communicates information related to the evolution of their condition
• participates in health maintenance and disease and accident prevention actions
• ensures the maintenance of equipment and the patient's immediate environment
• contributes to improving the quality and efficiency of care.

Profile

• You hold a nursing assistant diploma, mandatory
• You are a dynamic, committed, autonomous, flexible, motivated person with a sense of responsibility
• You have strong interpersonal skills, a good team spirit, and adaptability
• You demonstrate excellent mastery of the French language, both oral and written (level C1).

Depending on your profile, the salary scale will be between level 3 and level 4.

We offer

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

• Top-tier 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 hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr. Benjamin Van Meenen, Head Nurse, phone: +41(0) 79 556 24 22

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 a special criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas and 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 by them directly on our recruitment platform are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.