Quality & Care Safety Coordinator at DFME

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Quality & Care Safety Coordinator at DFME

The Women-Mother-Child Department Directorate is looking for a 50% Quality & Care Safety Coordinator for April 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.

The Women-Mother-Child Department (DFME) includes the Gynecology, Obstetrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics, and Child and Adolescent Surgery Services. More than 1,500 professionals work within this department. We care for women throughout their lives on gynecological, obstetrical, and psychosocial levels, as well as children from birth to adolescence.

Mission

• You operationalize the quality and safety (Q&S) strategy defined by the department and service management
• You coordinate Q&S governance activities
• You coordinate risk management activities of the DFME services
• You support continuous improvement and promote communication, training, and development of the Q&S culture within the department and its services
• You propose Q&S projects and support their implementation within the department and its services.

Profile

• You have training in the health field
• You have completed a certified training (DAS level) in quality and/or safety
• Additional training in project management is an asset
• You have at least 2 years of experience in risk management and quality management
• You master the standards, directives, and rules in force within the institution
• You have excellent information transmission skills and a natural pedagogical approach
• Your critical thinking, synthesis ability, and logic are major assets
• You are comfortable with data analysis and know how to draw relevant conclusions.

Depending on your profile, the salary class will be between level 9 and level 11.

We offer

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

• Top 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: Ms. Virginie Briet, Department Care Director, phone 079 556 77 41.

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.

CHUV applies the highest quality requirements 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.