Receptionist - Emergency Admissions Clerk

About the job

Administration

Receptionist - Emergency Admissions Clerk

To complete its team, the Reception and Admissions Unit is looking for a receptionist - admissions clerk for the emergency department as well as for the Children’s Hospital, with a workload between 80% and 100% for our various emergency sites. The starting date is scheduled for 1 January 2027 or to be agreed.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, the CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research and education.

The Patient Administrative Management Service is responsible for welcoming and admitting patients upon their arrival at the hospital, as well as billing for their services. It is responsible for medical coding and all contractual relations with health insurance companies.

Mission

• You manage the reception and admission of patients
• You ensure administrative management and data entry.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma as a commercial employee or an equivalent qualification
• You are particularly inclined towards patient relations (understanding, empathy, service spirit), while being very precise and efficient in handling administrative data
• You have several years of experience in a reception office or at a front desk (preferably in a medical or hotel environment)
• You are comfortable with the PC/Windows environment and fast at data entry
• You are able to welcome, inform and conduct a basic conversation in a second language useful to the service (preferably German).

Within the unit, this position at the emergency and Children’s Hospital sites may involve irregular hours (series of mornings, evenings and nights, one weekend every two weeks and five nights every six weeks, on-call duties.)

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital 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 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
• 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-standard staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms Veronica Combe, unit manager, at 021 314 57 17

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 are unable to 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 a special criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as an identity document.

The 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 prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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