Nurses for the Adult Autism Spectrum Disorders Service

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Nurses for the Adult Autism Spectrum Disorders Service

The Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders Service (STSA) is recruiting nurses at a 70% to 90% activity rate to strengthen the team of the Psychiatric Crisis Unit (UPCHM), located on the Cery site in Prilly. The starting date is scheduled for May 1, 2026, or 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 STSA is a cantonal reference service dedicated to the care of adults and children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It consists of a tertiary center, regional structures, and cantonal mobile teams. Its missions include training network professionals and developing clinical research, in collaboration with actors in the health, medico-social, and associative fields.

The Psychiatric Crisis Unit for people with intellectual disabilities (UPCHM), opened in May 2021, has 8 beds and cares for patients with autism without functional language or moderate to severe intellectual disability, in situations of decompensation or behavioral regression, with or without psychiatric comorbidity.

The creation of this unit has significantly improved patient support, both in emergencies and in building interdisciplinary support projects.

The innovative concept of the UPCHM is based on several pillars:

• A setting close to a living environment, not a traditional hospital unit
• Integrated medico-educational support, combining medical and psycho-educational skills
• Developmental and functional assessments focused on individual needs
• Behavioral analysis based on severity scales
• Reactive and preventive management of violent situations, avoiding restraint measures
• Active follow-up at discharge, at home or in a socio-educational establishment.

Mission

• You ensure the identification, planning, execution, and evaluation of nursing care in preventive, curative, palliative, and educational fields
• You perform delegated medical acts and develop your technical skills
• You are responsible for contributing to the reception of patients and their relatives, as well as interprofessional coordination and continuity of unit activities
• You carry out prevention, health promotion, functional rehabilitation, and social reintegration actions
• You participate in continuous improvement processes of nursing care based on evidence.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or an equivalent qualification (with CRS recognition for foreign diplomas)
• You have at least 3 years of professional experience in the field of disability and/or psychiatry
• You are creative, autonomous, with good organizational and interpersonal skills
• You demonstrate empathy, flexibility, and a strong team spirit.

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: Mr. Maxime Moulin, ICS, phone: 079 556 41 28 or Mr. Jeremy Alves Ribeiro, ICUS, phone: 079 556 14 10.

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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