Medical Secretary for the Closed Psychiatric Care Unit for Minors

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Medical Secretary for the Closed Psychiatric Care Unit for Minors

The Department of Psychiatry at CHUV is looking for a Medical Secretary at an 80% activity rate, for the closed psychiatric care unit for minors (USPFM) in Prilly, on a permanent contract. The starting date is scheduled for July 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon.

👉 Would you like to contribute to the smooth operation of a specialized adolescent psychiatry service within a dynamic multidisciplinary team? Then join us.

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 Closed Psychiatric Care Unit for Minors (USPFM) is a hospital structure that offers interdisciplinary treatment in a secure setting to minors aged 14 and over, residing in French-speaking Switzerland. It provides medical and psychosocial services including therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical components, under mandate. With a capacity of 10 places, this mixed unit ensures full-time supervision, both group and individualized, aiming at the rehabilitation of the young person into society over several months.

Mission

• You ensure the maintenance of medical records for hospitalized patients
• You handle the creation, proofreading, and correction of various documents
• You manage the follow-up of medical information requests
• You update patients' administrative and insurance data
• You contribute to the smooth running of the secretariat
• You receive and process mail
• You create and update various dashboards
• You plan and organize sessions
• You participate in the integration of new unit collaborators
• You ensure the reception of families and external partners
• You manage telephone calls
• You welcome and guide unit users.

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 have excellent mastery of common computer tools
• You have a service-oriented mindset and appreciate working in a multidisciplinary team
• You demonstrate empathy, flexibility, and excellent organizational skills
• You ideally know the functioning of Vaud state structures and parapublic bodies related to psychiatry.

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 company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr. Julien Meguerditchian - coordinator of SUPEA secretaries - 021 314 40 26.

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, 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, it will be necessary to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as 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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