Medical Coder within the Coding, Control and Archiving Unit

Administration

Medical coder within the Coding, Control and Archiving Unit

The CHUV is looking for a medical coder at a work rate between 80% and 100%, for an indefinite duration starting February 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, the CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Medical Coding, Control and Archiving Unit (CCAM), attached to the Patient Administrative Management Service (GAP), ensures the coding of diagnoses and interventions for all CHUV hospitalizations based on medical and nursing records.

Mission

• You are responsible for coding CHUV hospitalizations
• You handle ordinary requests from insurers
• You respond to requests from the billing department.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in the field of care or an equivalent recognized title
• You have 5 years of experience in medical coding (required)
• You demonstrate good integration skills and appreciate working in an interdisciplinary team
• You show flexibility and adaptability.

Depending on your profile, the salary class will be between level 7 and level 8.

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 a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud5
• 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 company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Corinne Tille, Head of the coding sector, 021 314 53 11.

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

The 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 directly by them on our recruitment platform are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.