Head Nurse of Service (ICS) for the Emergency Department

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Head Nurse of Service (ICS) for the Emergency Department

To complete its team, the Emergency Department is looking for a Head Nurse of Service (ICS) at 80-100% starting May 1, 2026, or a date to be agreed upon.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Emergency Department provides reception, triage, orientation, and emergency care for adult patients from the Lausanne region, the canton of Vaud, or French-speaking Switzerland. As a university reference hospital for the canton and its neighboring area, it also provides resuscitation and prehospital care for adult and pediatric patients, particularly within priority pathways (acute infarction, cardiopulmonary arrests, polytrauma, burns, strokes).

Its mission includes medical, surgical, psychiatric, and medico-social assessment of patients for immediate treatment and secondary orientation (to CHUV services, surrounding hospitals, other care structures, or home). It receives more than 60,000 patients annually. The department is actively involved in the development and possible implementation of the institutional disaster plan and crisis management.

Mission

• You ensure efficient and safe patient care
• You lead the nursing team in a coherent and coordinated manner
• You manage the department in collaboration with the Medical Directorate of the service
• You guarantee training, teaching, and research activities related to care
• You represent your department at the departmental and Nursing Directorate levels.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor of Science in nursing or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Swiss Red Cross
• You have postgraduate training in emergency care or an equivalent qualification
• You have at least 5 years of proven experience in proximity management
• You have expert clinical practice, proven over a minimum of 5 years
• You hold a senior management certificate, an equivalent qualification, or an interest in training
• You have a good knowledge of the institution and the Vaud hospital organization
• You have leadership, analytical, and team management skills, including in crisis situations.

Depending on your profile, the salary class will be between level 12 and level 13.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality hotel-style staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position:

Ms. Danielle Bouchard, Nursing Director of the Interdisciplinary Centers Department, Tel. 079 556 90 45

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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