Medical Secretary for the Liaison of the Geriatric Psychiatry Service

About the job

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Medical Secretary for the Liaison of the Geriatric Psychiatry Service

The University Geriatric Psychiatry Service (SUPAA) of the CHUV is seeking a medical secretary, full-time (100%) for the liaison consultation in Lausanne. The contract is permanent and the starting date is planned for 1 January 2027 or to be agreed.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. In collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in care, research and education.

The University Geriatric Psychiatry Service (SUPAA) is a specialised service tasked with ensuring care, teaching and research in the field of elderly psychiatry. This mandate is entrusted to it by the Department of Health and Social Action. It is led by Professor Armin von Gunten.

The geriatric psychiatry liaison consultation examines and manages elderly patients presenting with mental disorders who are hospitalised in a somatic department of the CHUV, at the CUTR of Cevey-Sylvana as well as at the Lavaux Hospital.

The consultation also provides supervision activities at the aforementioned sites. It supports doctors and care teams, co-assesses psychiatric issues, discusses or proposes psychiatric treatment, or offers occasional care.

Mission

• You ensure high-quality telephone and face-to-face reception as well as orientation of patients and their relatives
• You guarantee the rigorous maintenance of patients’ medical records in the unit
• You manage the drafting, proofreading, corrections and archiving of all documents
• You ensure the administrative management and follow-up of patients
• You check the services entered by the staff and ensure their follow-up
• You contribute to the smooth administrative functioning of the unit
• You support the daily organisation of the unit and collaborate with various therapists and doctors.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma as a commercial employee, ideally complemented by a medical secretary diploma
• You have at least 3 years of experience in autonomous medical secretarial work
• You have perfect command of French, both spoken and written (a foreign language is an asset)
• You possess excellent skills in common IT tools
• You have a service-oriented attitude and appreciate working in a multidisciplinary team
• You demonstrate empathy, flexibility and excellent organisational skills
• You ideally know the functioning of Vaud state structures and parapublic bodies related to the psychiatric field.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of 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 holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days 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 bikes)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mrs Vera Rodrigues, coordinator of SUPAA secretaries, tel.: 021 314 81 91

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 announcement.

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 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 avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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