Senior Physician - Acute Geriatric Medicine

About the job

Senior Physician - Acute Geriatric Medicine

60-80%, possibility for dissertation by arrangement

Your work environment

With over 1000 employees, the University Geriatric Medicine FELIX PLATTER is one of the leading institutions in Switzerland for Acute Geriatric Medicine, Neurology and Rehabilitation as well as Geriatric Psychiatry.

With us, the highest medical competence and genuine empathy come together – become part of our dedicated team!

The University Geriatric Medicine FELIX PLATTER with over 300 beds operated combines acute geriatric medicine, geriatric psychiatry and neurologically and geriatric-focused rehabilitation; this with an active record of achievement in clinic, teaching and research.

You can expect an exciting working environment in acute geriatric medicine with the inpatient wards as well as the specialised departments Delirium Unit, MIBS (multidisciplinary intensive care unit), admission ward, monitoring ward and geriatric traumatology.

Interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration with flat hierarchies in a respectful working atmosphere plays a central role with us. There is close cooperation with the University Hospital Basel, which ensures optimal treatment of our patients at the highest level, not least through the development of various cross-hospital treatment pathways. We offer you modern working hours, a manageable workload and a central location of the institution in Basel with very good public transport connections.

Your duties

Senior physician duties on the acute geriatric inpatient wards

Teaching of assistant doctors and medical students

Interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration with other medical and non-medical specialists, referring and follow-up institutions

Participation in the duty system

If qualified, performing and teaching bedside sonography (POCUS)

Active involvement in internal and external training events

What we offer

• Regular interdisciplinary (geriatric psychiatry, geriatrics, neurology, neuropsychology) geriatric medical training programme in-house
• Further training specialising in geriatrics
• Opportunity to perform/learn bedside sonography (POCUS)
• Support and financial contribution to further education and training
• Opportunity for supervised scientific work/dissertation

Your profile

Specialist title in General Internal Medicine or close to obtaining it (with foreign diploma recognised by MEBEKO)

Interest in geriatric medicine, further training specialising in geriatrics desirable but not mandatory

Commitment, willingness to work and a strong sense of responsibility

High social competence and enjoyment in dealing with our patients and their relatives

Enjoyment of interprofessional and interdisciplinary work

Proficiency in German at least at level C2

Application contact

Corina Rettich

HR Business Partner

Contact: +41 61 326 47 09

PD Dr med Nikolaus Buchmann

Acting Department Head & Chief Physician Acute Geriatric Medicine

Department: Acute Geriatric Medicine

Specialties: Specialist in Cardiology (CH), Additional qualification in Geriatrics (D), Specialist in Internal Medicine/Cardiology (D), Nutrition Medicine DGEM, Lipidologist DGFL, Hypertensiologist DHL

Contact: +41 61 326 40 22

Dr med Gaudenz Tschurr

Chief Physician

Department: Acute Geriatric Medicine

Specialties: Specialist in General Internal Medicine FMH, Specialising in Geriatrics SFGG, Member of the European Academy for Medicine of Ageing (EAMA)

Contact: +41 61 326 40 22

Further information

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.