Medical Secretary - Therapeutic Day Center for Adolescents (CTJA)

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Medical Secretary - Therapeutic Day Center for Adolescents (CTJA)

The Department of Psychiatry of the CHUV is looking for a medical secretary at 80%, on a permanent contract, for the Therapeutic Day Center for Adolescents (CTJA) in Lausanne, starting May 1, 2026.

👉 Would you like to contribute to the smooth running of a specialized adolescent psychiatry service, within a committed multidisciplinary team? Join the CTJA.

Context

The University Hospital of Vaud (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. In collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in care, research, and education.

The Therapeutic Day Center for Adolescents (CTJA) welcomes 18 young people aged 13 to 18 from the canton of Vaud presenting severe psychiatric disorders beginning in adolescence and hindering their developmental process, notably with school or training dropout.

The CTJA is a day hospital for child and adolescent psychiatry, combining specialized care and specialized educational services.

Mission

• You ensure the telephone and physical reception of patients, their relatives, and visitors
• You manage telephone calls and direct users
• You handle the administrative management of outpatients (admissions, data updates, service control)
• You guarantee the maintenance of medical records
• You proofread and correct various documents (reports, correspondence, discharge letters)
• You follow up on medical information requests and archive files
• You participate in administrative tasks related to the smooth running of the center (dashboards, mail management, etc.)

Profile

• You hold a commercial employee CFC, ideally complemented by a medical secretary diploma
• You have at least 2 years of experience in autonomous medical secretarial work
• You have perfect command of French, both spoken and written (a foreign language is an asset)
• You have excellent mastery of common IT tools (knowledge of institutional tools is an asset)
• You have a service-oriented mindset and appreciate working in a multidisciplinary team
• You demonstrate empathy, flexibility, and excellent organizational skills
• You ideally know the functioning of Vaud state structures and parapublic bodies related to the psychiatric field.

We offer

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

• Top-notch 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 company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr. Julien Meguerditchian, coordinator of SUPEA secretaries, tel.: 021 314 40 26

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

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 as well as 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 avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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