Herisau
Intensive Care Unit Team Leader (m/f/d) 80 - 100% - Appenzell Ausserrhoden Hospital Network
- 24 July 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Herisau
Job summary
Join the Spitalverbund AR as a Team Leader for the Intensive Care Unit. Enjoy a supportive work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Lead and manage the nursing team for the Intensive Care Unit.
- Ensure high-quality care for critically ill patients with efficient planning.
- Collaborate closely with medical leadership and continuously improve standards.
Skills
- Must have Swiss-recognized nursing qualifications and intensive care specialization.
- Strong leadership experience and a passion for process development.
- Excellent communication skills in German and a team-oriented approach.
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About the job
The AR Hospital Network
The Appenzell Ausserrhoden Hospital Network, comprising the Herisau Acute Hospital and the AR Psychiatric Centre in Herisau, ensures extended basic medical care for the population in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and is also the first point of contact for a large part of the population in the surrounding region. Both locations are relevant for care within the canton and beyond.
We are looking for
In the acute somatic care sector under the nursing management of Ms Dragica Novakovic, we are seeking immediately or by arrangement a team leader 80-100% for the intensive care unit.
The intensive care unit consists of six nursing beds, including two ventilated beds.
Your tasks
- Professional and personnel responsibility for the intensive care unit nursing team
- Nursing professional responsibility for the intensive care unit with six nursing beds, including two ventilated beds
- Ensuring qualitative nursing care for patients requiring intensive care through efficient personnel deployment planning
- Professional and empathetic support of patients and relatives in crisis situations
- Close collaboration with the medical head of intensive care and the nursing management
- Continuous qualitative review of processes and development of standards and concepts
Your profile
- You are a qualified nurse or health and nursing professional with Swiss recognition
- A completed further education as a certified expert NDS in intensive care nursing is mandatory for this position
- Leadership experience and further leadership training are prerequisites for this position
- You gladly take on responsibility and enjoy shaping and further developing new processes
- Very good German language skills, spoken and written
- You demonstrate strong teamwork skills and maintain a patient-oriented working style
- You show a high level of commitment and responsibly advocate for the well-being of patients
- You enjoy working in a small, dedicated, reliable, and motivated team
Additionally, you benefit from
We prefer direct applications. Recruitment agencies please contact Human Resources Management directly (bewerbermanagement@svar.ch). Applications without prior contact will not be considered.
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