Transfer Nurse at the Patient Transfer Coordination Unit

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Transfer nurse at the Patient Transfer Coordination Unit

The patient transfer coordination team at CHUV is expanding and offers a 90% transfer nurse position, starting January 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon, for an indefinite duration.

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.

Attached to the Care Directorate, the Patient Transfer Coordination Unit is unique in Switzerland. It is responsible for ensuring that each patient travels according to their needs and in compliance with institutional safety criteria.

It works with various partners but carries out its own transfers by ambulance. The working tool is a state-of-the-art ambulance equipped with modern equipment. The transfer nurse handles all types of care: acute or stable, somatic or psychiatric, for adult or pediatric populations, and to various care locations within the canton or in Switzerland.

Depending on interest and after an integration period in the ambulance, the transfer nurse can also join the coordination team responsible for mission planning and organizing international repatriations.

Mission

• You take charge of all types of patients to be transferred by ambulance
• You anticipate all risks related to care and make necessary decisions for the smooth running of the transfer
• You ensure continuity of care by collecting data during care and targeted transmission to the destination
• You ensure traceability of care by using communication tools
• You ensure the availability and proper functioning of your work environment
• After an integration period and according to your interest, you have the possibility to join the coordination team that manages transfer missions and organizes international repatriations.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an equivalent qualification
• You have 2 years of experience in an emergency department, intensive care, or anesthesiology
• You wish to work autonomously, without immediate close supervision
• You demonstrate great adaptability
• You show an ability to communicate with multiple interlocutors and have a synthesis mindset
• You are capable of defusing conflict situations.

Depending on your profile, the salary scale will be between level 8 and level 9.

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 corporate restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr. Nicolas Meylan, head nurse of patient transfer coordination, at 021 314 18 06.

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to 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.

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.

We kindly ask placement agencies to note that applications submitted directly on our recruitment platform by them are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.