Senior Physician Acute Geriatric Medicine

Basel

Key information

Publication date:21 January 2026
Workload:100%
Contract type:Permanent position
Place of work:Basel

Job summary

Join the Universitäre Altersmedizin FELIX PLATTER, a top Swiss institution. Work in a collaborative environment with excellent benefits.

Tasks

Provide care on acute geriatrics beds with a focus on patient needs.
Teach and mentor medical assistants in a supportive setting.
Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with various healthcare experts.

Skills

Medical degree in General Internal Medicine or nearing completion.
Strong social skills and empathy in patient interactions.
Fluent German at C2 level for effective communication.

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Senior Physician Acute Geriatric Medicine

100%, immediately or by arrangement

Your work environment

With over 1000 employees, the University Geriatric Medicine FELIX PLATTER is one of the leading institutions in Switzerland for geriatric medicine, psychiatry, and rehabilitation. With us, the highest medical competence and genuine empathy come together – become part of our dedicated team!

The University Geriatric Medicine FELIX PLATTER with over 300 beds operated combines acute geriatric medicine, geriatric psychiatry, and neurologically and geriatric-focused rehabilitation; this with an active record of achievement in clinic, teaching, and research. You can expect an exciting work environment in acute geriatric medicine with the inpatient wards as well as the specialized departments Delirium Unit, MIBS (multidisciplinary intensive care unit), admission ward, monitoring ward, and geriatric traumatology. Interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration with flat hierarchies in a respectful working atmosphere plays a central role with us. There is close cooperation with the University Hospital Basel, which, not least through the development of various cross-hospital treatment pathways, ensures optimal treatment of our patients at the highest level. We offer you modern working hours, a manageable workload, and a central location of the institution in Basel with very good public transport connections.

Your activities

Senior medical activity on the acute geriatric inpatient wards

Teaching of assistant physicians and medical students

Interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration with other medical and non-medical specialists, referring and follow-up institutions

Participation in the on-call system

If qualified, performing and teaching bedside sonography (POCUS)

Active involvement in internal and external training events

What we offer

Regular interdisciplinary (geriatric psychiatry, geriatrics, neurology, neuropsychology) geriatric medical training program in-house
Further training with a focus on geriatrics
Opportunity to perform/learn bedside sonography (POCUS)
Support and financial participation in further education and training
Opportunity for supervised scientific work/PhD

Your profile

Specialist title in General Internal Medicine or close to obtaining it (with foreign diploma recognized by MEBEKO)

Interest in geriatric medicine, further training with a focus on geriatrics desirable but not required

Commitment, willingness to work, and a strong sense of responsibility

High social competence and enjoyment in dealing with our patients and their relatives

Enjoyment of interprofessional and interdisciplinary work

Proficiency in German at least at level C2