Medical Secretary for Liaison Psychiatry in the Emergency-Crisis Unit (12508-AD-230-2025)

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Medical secretary for liaison psychiatry in the Emergency-Crisis Unit

The Liaison Psychiatry Service is offering a medical secretary position with an activity rate between 80% and 100% for its Emergency and Crisis Unit (PLIU). The workplace is in Lausanne.

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, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Liaison Psychiatry Service (PLI) responds to requests for psychiatric care for patients hospitalized at CHUV. It also includes a psychiatric emergency reception unit for the population of Lausanne and its region, the management of the Vaud Psychological Unit (CPV), and a care unit for patients with eating disorders - the Vaud Anorexia Bulimia Center (abC) - with an outpatient/day center located in Lausanne and a hospital component at the St-Loup Hospital of the Northern Vaud Hospital Establishments (eHnv).

Mission

• You ensure telephone and physical reception of patients, visitors, and unit users
• You manage the secretariat of a team of doctors, nurses, social workers, and psychologists
• You handle the administrative management of outpatient and hospitalized patients
• You participate in the rotation and replacements for receptions of the Liaison Consultation Unit, Emergency-Crisis Unit, and Vaud Anorexia Bulimia Center
• You perform various administrative tasks related to the unit.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma as a commercial employee, or an equivalent qualification, ideally complemented by a medical secretary diploma
• You have at least 5 years of autonomous secretarial experience
• You have perfect command of French, both spoken and written; knowledge of a foreign language is an asset
• You have advanced skills in office IT tools; knowledge of the Filemaker database is an asset
• You are able to integrate into a multidisciplinary team
• You know how to adapt your communication to the context and demonstrate a spirit of mutual aid and collaboration
• You possess knowledge of the structures and functioning of state services and semi-public bodies related to the service's activity and psychiatry.

We offer

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

• Top-tier 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: Mrs. Nadia Marocco - Coordinator of PLI secretaries - 021.314.28.44.

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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.

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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