Bilingual Assistant Physician in Psychiatry (German - French)

About the job

Company Description

A locally established institution firmly rooted in its region, Le Réseau de l’Arc offers comprehensive patient care. 

It includes two hospital sites located in Moutier and Saint-Imier and 7 Medicentres. Its care offering is complemented by an ambulance network, two nursing homes, two radiology institutes, a center for physical and cognitive therapies, as well as a home hospitalization service. 

Thanks to its multidisciplinary expertise serving patients, Le Réseau de l’Arc provides high value-added medical services. With nearly 1,250 collaborators, it meets the medical and hospital needs of a population of about 80,000 inhabitants. 

Within the framework of the VIVA project, Le Réseau de l’Arc became the first fully integrated care organization in Switzerland to offer a health insurance plan. The VIVA health plan is accessible to residents of the Arc jurassien, ensuring optimal and coordinated care. 

The Mental Health Pole team brings together experienced professionals working 24/7 in specialized units – adult acute psychiatry, psychogeriatrics, addiction medicine, and psychosocial rehabilitation – offering integrated and individualized care in open or closed environments according to needs. It also carries out liaison and training missions recognized by the ISFM, contributing to the quality of care and the training of psychiatrists.  

With a view to long-term development of the position, we are looking for a curious, committed personality ready to invest in a bilingual and multicultural environment specific to the city of Biel/Bienne. 

Bilingual Assistant Physician in Psychiatry (German - French)  

This evolving position offers you a stimulating framework where clinical practice, innovative projects, and commitment to training come together daily. As part of your mission, you ensure a high-level outpatient psychiatry activity, integrating billable clinical production, clinical supervision missions, postgraduate training, and institutional activities, while participating in the continuity of service of the entire Mental Health Pole, to guarantee quality, safety, and efficiency of care within the adult outpatient psychiatry service, in a bilingual context.

Job Description

Clinical Activity

• Provide outpatient psychiatric consultations (diagnostic evaluation, development and follow-up of therapeutic projects) respecting the quality and billing objectives of Le Réseau de l’Arc. 

• Manage complex clinical situations within the outpatient field 

• Ensure rigorous clinical documentation, compliant with medico-legal and billing requirements 

• Contribute to the continuity and coordination of care with internal and external partners 

Supervision and Training

• Provide clinical supervision of physicians in training (residents and chief residents) 

• Support diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making processes 

• Actively participate in formal and informal clinical teaching 

• Coordinate postgraduate training, in connection with the ISFM, physicians in training, and institutional bodies 

Organizational Contribution

• Participate in clinical colloquia, service meetings, and interdisciplinary exchanges 

• Contribute to the development, harmonization, and continuous improvement of clinical practices 

• Promote intersite collaboration and the bilingual operation of the Mental Health Pole. 

Specific responsibilities in addition to the above points : 

Participation in telephone on-call duties and weekend shifts, organized and shared among all FMH senior psychiatrists of the Mental Health Pole 

• Flexibility, versatility, proactivity, and resilience will be key to evolving and contributing in this stimulating context.  

Qualifications

• You hold a diploma as a psychiatrist with a specialization in adult psychiatry, recognized by Swiss authorities (MEBEKO). You also hold the FMH specialist title (or equivalent) in psychiatry.

• You master French and German at a C1 - C2 level ideally 

• You have confirmed experience in outpatient psychiatry. Experience in supporting patients in acute psychiatric care would be a valuable asset. Significant experience in an academic environment is also desirable. 

• You possess strong skills in listening, analysis, and decision-making, and are able to manage stressful and complex situations effectively. You are autonomous in your practice while respecting the protocols and values of the institution. 

• You appreciate working within a multidisciplinary team and are able to communicate effectively with your colleagues. Your team spirit is an asset to contribute to the collective development of our psychiatry service. 

• You hold a diploma as a psychiatrist with a specialization in adult psychiatry, recognized by Swiss authorities (MEBEKO). You also hold the FMH specialist title (or equivalent) in psychiatry. 

• You master French and German at a C1 - C2 level ideally. 

• You have confirmed experience in outpatient psychiatry. Experience in supporting patients in acute psychiatric care would be a valuable asset. Significant experience in an academic environment is also desirable.  

• You possess strong skills in listening, analysis, and decision-making, and have the ability to manage stressful and complex situations effectively. Your flexibility, versatility, as well as your adaptability and resilience are assets to evolve in this professional context. You are autonomous in your practice while respecting the protocols and values of the institution. 

• You appreciate working within a multidisciplinary team and are able to communicate effectively with your colleagues. Your team spirit is an asset to contribute to the collective development of our psychiatry service.  

• You demonstrate a sense of ethics, respect for confidentiality, as well as kindness and empathy towards patients. You are able to create a respectful and caring environment, essential within the framework of your professional practice.  

Additional Information

We offer a varied and stimulating activity within a dynamic and constantly evolving institution. 

Our collaborators benefit from quality professional support in a bilingual and multicultural environment. 

Thanks to a highly qualified multidisciplinary team and state-of-the-art technical facilities, we guarantee a work environment conducive to excellence.   

We pay particular attention to the diversity of life paths of our collaborators. Our positions are open to both women and men, in a spirit of inclusion and equal opportunity.  

Our institution promotes diversity and equity, encouraging applications from professionals from all backgrounds wishing to invest in a demanding and innovative medical environment.  

Starting date :  Immediately or to be agreed upon  

Work location(s) :  Biel/Bienne - Moutier - other sites of Le Réseau de l'Arc