Nurse at the Private Division - 80%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to watch our 2025 retrospective by clicking  here .

The  Private Division  of the HUG guarantees access to therapies and treatments at the forefront of medical research and high-end hotel services. It consists of seven care units covering more than 24 medical and surgical specialties and offers patients quality reception and care, advanced services, and access to a state-of-the-art technical platform, while ensuring their comfort and well-being.

Job Description

You will join the 8FL unit, a 14-bed unit dedicated to general internal medicine, welcoming patients in gastroenterology, dermatology, maxillofacial surgery, and hand surgery, and you will provide personalized and comprehensive nursing care autonomously and under medical delegation, in a preventive, curative, and palliative manner to patients of all ages and in situations with varying levels of complexity.

As a proactive person with good stress and priority management, you know how to analyze clinical situations and adapt to the context as well as unforeseen events. Thanks to your organizational skills, you handle the unexpected inherent in the activity of a care unit, especially receiving patients with chronic pathologies.

Your clinical judgment is well developed. You are committed to the quality of care and guide your care decisions to ensure safe care.

Your ability to work constructively with your colleagues and partners allows you to strengthen interprofessional dynamics. You know how to welcome different viewpoints, encourage knowledge sharing, and contribute to a respectful and positive work environment.

You demonstrate rigor both in the execution of care and in communications to ensure optimal continuity of care. Your sense of precision and attention to detail are essential assets in an environment where safety and reliability are paramount.

You actively participate in the supervision and clinical teaching of new nursing staff and other health professionals. Driven by a spirit of continuous learning, you keep your practices up to date and contribute to the constant improvement of care quality. Finally, your interpersonal skills enable you to establish a trusting relationship with patients, considered true partners in their care.

Qualifications

You hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or an equivalent recognized qualification by the Swiss Red Cross.

You have or plan to undertake a CAS-type training in wounds and healing.

You have at least 5 years of experience in medicine or surgery, ideally in both fields, and possess good knowledge of V.A.C. dressings. Previous experience in dermatology is also an asset.

You have excellent command of the French language, both spoken and written.

Ideally, you have a trainer qualification or an interest in training.

You have leadership skills, such as the ability to quickly assess situations and make informed decisions, conflict resolution skills, know-how to encourage and motivate team members, as well as flexibility in the face of change.

You possess great rigor, a keen sense of organization and priority management, demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, and have a strong interest in following patients suffering from cancerous diseases, regardless of the stage of the illness.

Additional Information

You will work day, night, and weekend shifts according to the service needs.

• Start date: as soon as possible
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 80%  
• Function class: 15
• Contract: Permanent
• Application deadline: 21.04.2026
• Contact for information: Ms. M. Pignard Larbre, nursing team leader, tel. 079 553 89 93

Your application file must include a motivation letter, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourages applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.