Nurses in Cardiology / Cardiac Surgery (13457-IN-212-2026)

About the job

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Nurses in Cardiology / Cardiac Surgery

The Heart-Vessels Department is looking for several nurses on fixed-term contracts, with an activity rate between 80% and 100%, to start work in the cardiology and/or cardiac surgery units from 1 July 2026 or a date to be agreed.

Context

The University Hospital Centre of Vaud (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 Heart-Vessels Department (DCV) brings together the angiological, cardiological, cardiac surgery, and vascular surgery services of CHUV. All actors work together to offer personalised care to patients suffering from heart and vessel diseases.

Mission

• You are responsible, within the scope of your own role, for identifying, planning, executing, and evaluating nursing care in the preventive, curative, palliative, and educational fields for the patients under your care, respecting professional standards and the rules in force within the institution
• You are responsible for performing delegated medical acts and, in this context, you may delegate acts dependent on your own role and ensure responsibility for them
• You actively participate in welcoming patients and their relatives, as well as in organising work and ensuring the smooth running and continuity of the unit's activities (for example during evening or night shifts)
• You participate in the supervision and evaluation of students and trainees and in the integration of new staff
• You contribute to an interdisciplinary approach to care and teamwork.

Profile

• You hold a HES nursing diploma (or an equivalent qualification, as well as recognition from the Red Cross for staff qualified abroad, which is imperative)
• You have good interpersonal skills, a sense of contact, and a good team spirit
• You possess analytical and synthetic skills, a sense of responsibility, and good adaptability
• You have a sense of organisation
• You master common IT tools
• You master spoken and written French (minimum B2 level).

We offer

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

• First-class 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 month salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods 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 bicycles)
• Quality hotel-style staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: José da Silva Raposo, Head Nurse of Services, tel: 079 556 69 55

As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the advertisement.

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 and 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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