Zürich, Meilen
Head of Geriatrics Department (Registered Nurse), 80 - 100%
- 10 September 2026
- 100%
- Zürich, Meilen
About the job
reference: 50165
apply your interconnected thinking...
... at this renowned and competent care and support centre located in a beautiful setting with large trees and a park area. It offers a cosy home for people with geriatric and dementia-related illnesses. Residents, guests, and staff can spend time in the cafeteria. Staff benefit from a free breakfast, discounted meal options, free parking, and support for further education and training. The company is now seeking an experienced and competent managerial person for the position of
Head of Geriatrics Department, Registered Nurse (80 - 100%)
Responsibilities
- You will lead the department organisationally and administratively, implementing the mission statement and ethical guidelines
- You will also take on goal-oriented staff management and create personnel deployment planning in PEP
- Contact and cross-departmental collaboration with doctors, relatives, and internal specialist departments are also important tasks
- Additionally, you will conduct reports, team meetings, medical rounds, and site meetings with relatives and legal guardians
- You are responsible for medication orders and distribution as well as maintaining nursing documentation in the system
- Participation in the "department heads" committee as well as in projects and concepts completes your range of duties
- The workload can be between 80 and 100%, depending on your preference
Requirements
- You have completed training as a registered nurse HF / DNII or equivalent
- You possess leadership training and experience in a similar position in long-term care and in "integrative validation" and "basal stimulation"
- Your German language skills, both spoken and written, are good, and knowledge of CareCoach, RAI, and PEP is an advantage
- Do you see yourself as an appreciative, participative, and solution-oriented leader with strong social skills?
Great, then we would like to connect you with your new employer!
Work location: Meilen area
Have I piqued your interest? I look forward to receiving your application via our registration tool or by e-mail. I am happy to provide you with information about this vacancy. Your application will, of course, be treated with absolute discretion.
Marina Peter
Personnel Consultant
Langfeldstrasse 53a
8500 Frauenfeld
071 243 20 12
marina.peter@progresspersonal.ch
www.progresspersonal.ch
Industry: Personal Services and Care
Function: Healthcare / Medicine
Employment percentage: 100%
Leadership position: Yes
Type of employment: Permanent