Head of the secretariats of the medicine and palliative care units (80-100%)
Hôpital fribourgeois
Fribourg
Key information
- Publication date:14 August 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Fribourg
Job summary
The HFR Fribourg hospital seeks a Head of Secretariats role. Join a dynamic team in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Lead the medical secretariat team with close collaboration.
- Manage patient admissions and discharges for improved flow.
- Assist doctors in administrative tasks and coordinate meetings.
Skills
- Commercial apprenticeship or equivalent, preferably with medical secretary training.
- Proven experience in healthcare management required.
- Excellent French and strong German skills essential.
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In order to complete its team, the medical management of the Fribourg hospital is looking for the Internal Medicine Pole of the Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties of HFR Fribourg – Cantonal Hospital
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Head of the secretariats of the medicine and palliative care units
80 – 100 %
Your mission:
- Lead the team, organize the medical secretariat and the activity of the secretaries in close collaboration with the chief doctors
- Manage hospital stays to improve patient flow (admissions, stays, discharges) under the operational responsibility of the chief doctor
- Support and assist doctors in the units of the medicine service
- Gather information and coordinate with other establishments
- Organize meetings (multidisciplinary, family, etc.)
- Organize various appointments during and after the patients' stay
- Manage and follow up on the patient's file (collecting documents, scanning, filing, correcting and sending discharge letters, etc.)
- Participate in various projects related to the evolution of services and units
- Perform various tasks related to the organization of the Internal Medicine Service
Your profile:
- Commercial employee diploma or equivalent diploma with a preference for a complementary diploma in medical secretary or medical assistant
- Proven knowledge of the medical and/or hospital environment
- Experience in a management position required
- Fluency in French with excellent knowledge of German
- Excellent mastery of common IT tools (MS Office)
- Good communication skills, collaboration, responsibility, comfortable in human relations, able to work autonomously as well as in a team
- Excellent stress management, organizational skills, flexibility, ease of communication, and reliability
Start date: November 1, 2025, or to be agreed
Information: Ms. E. Clerc, coordinator of medical secretariats, Tel.: 026 306 40 40
Application deadline: August 31, 2025
Ref: HFR-A-253302
