Intensive Care Nursing Assistant

We are looking for a committed nursing assistant to support our team in the intensive care unit from 1 October 2026, with a 20-30% workload.

Our 8-bed intensive care unit with 3 telemetry places treats patients with acute cardiovascular disorders, life-threatening bronchopulmonary diseases, acute and chronic renal failure, poisonings, life-threatening metabolic decompensations and endogenous crises, consciousness disorders and comas, as well as shocks of various causes. Patients with trauma from accidents and postoperatively after extensive surgeries are also treated in our intensive care unit.

What to expect

• You support the nursing team in the care and nursing of our patients.
• You ensure that materials and medications are replenished and made available.
• You carry out various errands, for example to the laboratory, the bed centre or the kitchen.
• You take on cleaning and tidying tasks and contribute to a smooth operation in the intensive care unit.
• You work shifts in the early and late shifts.

What you bring to us

• You have completed training as a nursing assistant.
• You work independently, reliably and enjoy working in a team.
• You enjoy organisational and supportive tasks.
• You are physically resilient and flexible.
• You have good German language skills, both spoken and written.

Benefits

Family friendliness

Do you want to balance family and work well? With our in-house nursery directly on the premises of the Cantonal Hospital, we support you in achieving a healthy work-life balance that not only works but also feels good.

Work-life balance

Your life is diverse and we understand that. Whether part-time, job sharing (also in leadership positions), extended maternity leave, unpaid leave or additional holidays instead of a 13th-month salary: we create flexible solutions with you.

Pension benefits

We think ahead with you. With an employer contribution of 60% to the pension fund contributions, we are already taking care of your future today so that you are well secured in retirement and your quality of life is maintained.

Accommodation

Are you new to Schaffhausen or need temporary accommodation? No problem. We provide furnished rooms if needed, uncomplicated, close to the workplace and perfect for your start.

Staff parking & REKA vouchers

You can reach us easily by bus, train or car. Numerous staff parking spaces are available near the hospital at attractive conditions. Public transport instead of a car? We think that’s great and reward you with REKA vouchers with up to 20% discount.

Further training

Do you want to know more, be able to do more, make more of a difference? We offer you a variety of internal training opportunities for your next step, your thirst for knowledge and your personal development.

Questions about the application

Stefan Herberich Deputy Head of HRM / Head of HR Consulting stefan.herberich@spitaeler-sh.ch

Questions about the position

Sabrina Greiner Head of Intensive Care Nursing sabrina.greiner@spitaeler-sh.ch

Application process

Online application

Your application reaches us directly via our online portal.

Review & feedback

We will review your documents promptly and inform you about the next steps.

Personal meeting

You will get to know your potential team and your working environment.

Decision & start

We make our decision and inform you as soon as possible. If it fits, it means: Welcome to us, welcome to the green!

The Schaffhausen Hospitals as an employer

The Schaffhausen Hospitals include the Cantonal Hospital, the Psychiatric Services, the Radiology and Cardiology Posthof Neuhausen practices, as well as the Neurology Practice Schaffhausen Centre. With over 1,700 employees, we ensure the extended medical and nursing basic care of the Schaffhausen region. We care for about 11,000 inpatients and 90,000 outpatients annually. In addition, we are an important training centre in the canton.