Head Nurse of the Care Unit - Occupational Medicine

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Head Nurse of the Care Unit - Occupational Medicine

To complete our team, we are looking for a Head Nurse of the Care Unit (ICUS) for the Occupational Medicine Unit of the CHUV at a 50% activity rate. Desired start date April 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon.

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 CHUV Occupational Medicine Unit offers services in the following areas:

• prevention of occupational risks
• management of blood and biological fluid exposure accidents
• specialized occupational medicine consultations
• social services for staff.

These services are available to all CHUV employees.

Mission

• You ensure efficient and safe patient care
• You efficiently lead the nursing team of your unit
• You participate in service management in collaboration with your hierarchy and interdisciplinary managers
• You organize and supervise training, teaching, and research activities related to care
• You act as a liaison between your Unit and the Service management.

Profile

• You hold a HES nursing diploma (or an equivalent recognized title as well as Red Cross recognition, mandatory)
• You have completed proximity management training (over 300 hours) or are motivated to complete this training (mandatory)
• You have clinical training at CAS level, an asset
• You have confirmed clinical expertise in acute care
• You have experience in this sector, an asset
• You have the ability to assume management and personnel supervision responsibilities
• You are dynamic, proactive, and open to change
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• You master the IT tools used at CHUV
• You are proficient in spoken/written French (level C1).

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at 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 hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr. Philippe Thomas, Director of Nursing of the Medicine Department, at 021 314 12 54.

Since all our applications are processed electronically, please apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, please 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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