Weekend Worker - 20%

07 October 2026
20%
Permanent position
Genève

Job summary

Join the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, a top-tier healthcare institution. Experience a supportive work environment with great benefits.

Tasks

Welcome families of patients in the Intensive Care Service.
Support families while managing phone inquiries during their visits.
Assist with administrative tasks and organize patient files.

Skills

Ideal for nursing, physiotherapy, or medical students; adaptable and discreet.
Strong organizational skills and stress management.
Empathy and good communication skills.

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About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a nationally and internationally recognised institution. To learn more about our organisation, take a few minutes to view our 2025 retrospective by clicking here .

With nearly 1,200 staff members, the Department of Acute Medicine (DMA) includes the anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology and toxicology, intensive care, and emergency services. It fulfils a fourfold mission through its services, which provide expertise in frequent interaction with the entire Geneva University Hospitals, thanks to a transversal platform, aiming to ensure the best possible care for patients.

The Intensive Care Service cares for adult patients who present or are in immediate danger of developing vital organ failure due to a pathology or its complications, whether medical or surgical, and whose life is generally at risk. It also advises and intervenes when needed during resuscitation situations in other HUG services and participates in urgent hospital interventions.

Job Description

Your main mission is to welcome the families of patients during weekends and public holidays in the Intensive Care Service.

You accompany families to their loved ones while managing the telephone switchboard during their presence.

You also perform certain secretarial tasks, sort and file patient records for digitisation.

Qualifications

You are preferably a student in nursing, physiotherapy, or medicine.

You have the ability to manage the unexpected and stressful situations while maintaining good organisation.

While being comfortable in contact, you know how to show empathy in difficult situations.

You demonstrate good adaptability and are a discreet, courteous, rigorous, and precise person in the tasks entrusted to you.

Some knowledge of English is an asset.

Additional Information

Start date: 01.01.2026
Number of positions: 1
Work rate: 20% on average (hourly payment)
Job grade: 08
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract (renewable once)
Application deadline: 01.11.2026
Contact for information: Ms A.-C. Paubel, Deputy Head of Care, Department of Acute Medicine, tel. 079 553 22 36

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.