Senior Physician Geriatrics

Responsibilities

• You will work in geriatric long-term medicine in both inpatient and rehabilitative settings.
• You primarily care for patients in rehabilitative transitional care (similar to general practice) and build sustainable, trusting relationships.
• You will supervise and train junior doctors.

Profile

• You hold a specialist title in General Internal Medicine or are close to completion
• You bring professional experience in geriatric medicine
• You possess strong empathy
• You have excellent oral and written communication skills

We offer

A family-friendly position with flexible working hours in a competent, collegial, and supportive team. People are at the centre of what we do, so we actively support the compatibility of private and professional life.

You will benefit from the high geriatric expertise of the long-standing staff in the Geriatric Service. Continuous training of our doctors in geriatrics and psychiatry is very important to us, and we are happy to contribute to this. As part of the City of Zurich and due to the size of our organisation, we offer attractive opportunities for further education and training, both specialist and leadership-related.

Thanks to our collaboration with the Clinic for Geriatrics at the University Hospital Zurich and the Acute Geriatrics Department of the City Hospital Zurich Waid (University Geriatrics Network Zurich), we can offer an interesting basis for interdisciplinary cooperation and integrative patient care as well as attractive training opportunities.

Look forward to an exciting area of responsibility in a professional and team-oriented working environment with a first-name culture throughout the company. We offer progressive employment conditions and excellent social benefits.

About us

The Health Centres for the Elderly of the City of Zurich are one of the largest long-term care institutions in Switzerland. We are the leading service provider in the elderly and care sector – with competence, heart, and a comprehensive range from a single source.

Interested?

Would you like to learn more? Dr Tatjana Meyer-Heim, Chief Physician of the Health Centres for the Elderly and Medical Director, will be happy to provide further information at +41 44 412 10 13.