Specialised Case Manager in the Paediatrics and Neonatology Department (13783-AD-213-2026)

About the job

Administration

Specialised Case Manager in the Paediatrics and Neonatology Department

The Women-Mother-Child Department (DFME) is seeking two specialised case managers at a 60% to 70% workload, on a permanent contract, to ensure the planning and monitoring of the medical teams in the Paediatrics and Neonatology Department. The start date is scheduled for 1 November 2026.

In close collaboration with the referring doctors, you will play a key role in planning medical resources while ensuring compliance with legal and institutional provisions regarding working time management.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five 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) brings together the services of gynaecology, obstetrics, neonatology, paediatrics, and child and adolescent surgery. More than 1,500 professionals work there, providing care for women throughout their lives, as well as for children from birth to adolescence.

Mission

• You plan the medical resources within your scope, under medical delegation, taking into account the service’s needs, staffing levels, and legal requirements
• You manage and update schedules in the Polypoint time management tool, in collaboration with the responsible doctors, and ensure the follow-up of necessary changes and adjustments
• You coordinate with doctors, human resources, management, and controlling to guarantee the reliability of information impacting planning
• You monitor and analyse time management indicators, including hour balances and holidays, identify risk situations, and propose appropriate actions
• You contribute to the continuous improvement of time management processes and tools.

Profile

• You have 3 to 5 years of experience in scheduling management in a hospital environment and understand the organisational challenges
• You are familiar with the legal and institutional provisions relating to doctors’ working time
• You possess excellent analytical and synthesis skills, as well as a global vision allowing you to anticipate the organisational and financial impacts of planning
• You demonstrate excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills and are comfortable with a variety of interlocutors
• You are recognised for your leadership, rigour, and organisational skills, and know how to unite people around common goals
• You show responsiveness and excellent priority management, including during periods of high activity
• You have a thorough command of common office tools, notably the Microsoft Office suite.

Depending on the candidate’s profile, the salary class ranges between levels 7 and 8.

We offer

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

• First-class 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 month salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the Canton of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods 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)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms Valérie Blanc, Administrative and Financial Director of the department, at 079 556 57 82.

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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 be required to provide an original 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 prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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