Assistant Physician – Medical Regulator for the Operating Theatres Directorate – 50% to 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognised institution. To learn more about our organisation, please take a few minutes to view our 2025 retrospective by clicking  here .

As part of the optimisation of the operating theatres, the HUG are creating an executive directorate for the operating theatres (DBO) reporting directly to the Deputy General Management.

This new centralised structure is entirely dedicated to the management of the operating theatres with the aim of strengthening governance, interprofessional synergies, optimising patient care and processes, while supporting innovation and research.

The operating theatres consist of 8 modern theatres equipped with a state-of-the-art technical platform representing nearly 30 intervention rooms. Designed to provide optimal patient care 24 hours a day. Each year, more than 30,000 interventions are performed by 1,500 dedicated professionals. These specialists cover all surgical disciplines, such as gynaecology-obstetrics, ENT, maxillofacial, aesthetic, reconstructive, cardiac, vascular, visceral, urological, orthopaedic, trauma, hand, neurosurgery, ophthalmology and paediatrics, including robotic surgery.

Job Description

As part of the creation of the Operating Theatres Directorate, you will ensure the regulation and coordination of surgical activities. You plan interventions with medical and nursing teams, coordinate flows (patients, professionals, instruments, premises) and adapt the operating schedule in real time in case of contingencies. You communicate effectively with all theatre stakeholders and ensure traceability of information.

You validate the daily operating schedule, monitor the progress of interventions, reassign rooms if necessary and participate in weekly coordination meetings. You analyse activity data, monitor performance indicators and prepare monthly reports to improve efficiency and organisational quality.

You contribute to smooth coordination between theatres, anticipate needs, optimise resource use and ensure coherence of the patient pathway. You participate in programming and steering meetings, while working closely with department heads and the Operating Theatres Directorate.

Qualifications

You hold a recognised specialist medical diploma in Switzerland complemented by an ISFM title, ideally in a discipline involved in operating theatres or an equivalent recognised title. You hold or are eligible for an assistant physician position. Training or experience in management is an asset.

You master planning and clinical documentation tools as well as organisational principles of operating theatres.

You demonstrate strong leadership, sharp decision-making skills and fluent, diplomatic communication. You show listening, negotiation and mediation skills, while managing stress with resilience and kindness.

You excel in analysis, prioritisation, conflict resolution and arbitration. Your organisational skills, global vision and ability to structure information enable you to effectively support the regulation and coordination of operating theatres.

NB: please indicate in your cover letter your desired activity rate as well as your flexibility (minimum – maximum activity rate). In case of part-time work, an additional activity is possible.

Additional Information

• Start date: As soon as possible
• Number of positions: 1 to 2
• Activity rate: 50% to 100%
• Job class: 26  
• Contract: Permanent contract
• Application deadline: 23.05.2026
• Contact for information: Mr M. Tsimaratos, Director of Operating Theatres, tel. 079 553 33 29

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Committed to fighting unemployment, the HUG encourage applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.