hôpital fribourgeois
Fribourg
Specialised Nurse Practitioner (SNP)
- 05 November 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Temporary
- Fribourg
About the job
Joining the Fribourg hospital (HFR) means contributing every day to what truly matters: the health and well-being of the population. Across several sites, 3,800 collaborators work together to provide high-quality, humane, and accessible care, centred on patients. Commitment, solidarity, patient orientation, and respect: values that unite us and drive us forward.
To develop a joint pilot project between the Nursing Directorate and the Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Service, HFR Fribourg – Cantonal Hospital is looking for a:
Specialised Nurse Practitioner (SNP)
Responsibilities
- Practice advanced nursing care for patients in orthopaedic surgery, traumatology, and orthogeriatrics, within the defined legal, contractual, and institutional framework
- Ensure comprehensive care for hospitalised and outpatient patients, alternating between hospital units and consultations according to the needs of the service and various teams
- Conduct clinical assessments, monitor patient progress, and prescribe or adjust examinations and treatments according to established medical-nursing protocols
- Participate in elective preoperative admissions, postoperative follow-up, ward rounds, discharge preparation, and care pathway coordination
- Provide postoperative and outpatient follow-up consultations for defined orthopaedic situations, including clinical evaluation, wound care, control examinations, and protocol-based rehabilitation adjustments
- Coordinate the various professionals involved, inform and support patients and their relatives, and contribute to continuity of care between the hospital, attending physicians, rehabilitation, and home care
- Work closely with partner doctor(s) and the medical team; seek medical validation or intervention when situations exceed your scope of practice or require medical expertise or decisions
- Participate in the development and updating of protocols, quality and safety improvement of care, and monitoring of clinical indicators for the pilot project
- Contribute to team training as well as research and clinical development activities
Profile
- You hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Swiss Red Cross
- You hold a Master of Science in Nursing, specialising as a Specialised Nurse Practitioner (MSc SNP)
- You have at least 4 years of clinical nursing experience, ideally complemented by recognised experience or expertise in surgery, orthopaedics, traumatology, or a related clinical field
- You possess strong skills in clinical assessment, clinical reasoning, care coordination, and interprofessional collaboration
- You value professional autonomy while working in close partnership with medical and nursing teams
- You are motivated to participate in building a new advanced practice model, developing protocols, and evaluating an innovative pilot project
- You have advanced proficiency in French; knowledge of German and English is an asset