Students NDS HF – Anaesthesia Care

Welcome to Uster Hospital, where modern medicine and a familial spirit perfectly complement each other. As a central pillar of healthcare in the Zurich Oberland and the largest employer in the city of Uster, we offer a working environment characterised by helpfulness, honesty, and appreciation. Here you experience the highest level of professional expertise daily in an environment where you are valued as a person and supported in your professional development. Become part of our dedicated community and pursue with us the vision of a "regional and digital health hub in Zurich East"!

As a student of the NDS HF Anaesthesia Care programme, you are an important link in the entire perioperative treatment chain. With your extensive professional knowledge, technical skills, and high social competence, you independently administer anaesthesia under the delegation of a specialist physician and are responsible for the continuous perioperative monitoring of patients.

The practical training takes place at Uster Hospital, while theoretical lessons are attended at the higher technical school Z-INA. Professional exchange with our partner hospitals (Zurich Children’s Hospital, GZO, Männedorf Hospital, Zollikerberg Hospital, and Bülach Hospital) is an integral part of the training and completes our offering.

We offer you the opportunity to begin the postgraduate diploma in anaesthesia care with us and annually seek a unique personality from 1 March as

Student NDS HF – Anaesthesia Care

Exciting challenges await you

• Acquisition of in-depth anaesthesiological, pharmacological, and medical-technical expertise
• Independent and responsible preparation and administration of general anaesthesia under delegation and collaboration with a specialist anaesthesiologist within your competencies
• Assistance and professional monitoring during regional anaesthesia
• Interdisciplinary emergency medical patient care and resuscitation in the shock room and throughout the hospital
• Management of complete anaesthesia documentation and performance recording
• Close collaboration within the intra- and interprofessional team

What distinguishes you for the job

• Qualification as a certified nurse HF/FH or a foreign diploma recognised by the SRK
• At least 12 months of professional experience as a certified nurse in an acute hospital
• Language proficiency assessment at level C1 (cf. European Framework of Reference for Languages)
• Solid nursing and medical foundational knowledge
• Technical aptitude
• Decision-making and reaction ability in rapidly changing medical situations
• Resilience, flexibility, and a high degree of responsibility
• High social competence in caring for people in extreme situations
• Strong motivation to learn new things and quick comprehension

8 reasons to work with us

• Learning support and guidance through competent vocational training to achieve learning objectives during the course
• A highly specialised working environment with modern technology and financial support for further education costs
• Familial atmosphere and excellent social benefits
• At least five weeks’ holiday and joker days for changing time
• Excellent staff restaurant and numerous discounts
• Central location near Uster train station and motorway access
• ZVV BonusPass or affordable parking options - with Parkingpay, max. CHF 4.50
• Free parking during night shifts (until 07:00)

Your personal contact

Emanuele Garofalo, Head of Anaesthesia Department, 044 911 12 58

For us, the matter is clear. Whether you are learning, working in nursing, as a doctor, or CEO, we all use the informal "you". This form signals our familial atmosphere at the hospital. We want you to experience this culture even before your first day at work. Therefore, we communicate in this manner already during the application process and interviews. If this sounds appealing to you, we look forward to your application.