Medical Secretary for the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department

About the job

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Medical secretary for the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department

The management of the Locomotor System Department at CHUV is looking for a medical secretary with a workload between 80% and 100% to complete its team within the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department. The starting date is scheduled for June 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 Locomotor System Department (DAL) is one of the 13 clinical and medical-technical departments of CHUV. It includes three services in the medical-care and university sense: the Orthopedics and Traumatology Services, Rheumatology, and Plastic and Reconstructive Hand Surgery, as well as a division of physical medicine and rehabilitation, a physiotherapy service, and a chiropractic unit. It also includes specialized centers such as the Sports Medicine Center, the Hand Center, the Burn Center and its regenerative therapy unit, as well as the Foot Center and the Bone Diseases Center.

The Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service specializes in the management of all traumatic and degenerative conditions of the adult locomotor system: shoulders and upper limbs, hips, knees, ankles, and feet. Its activity is mainly surgical.

Mission

• You manage and follow up the administrative management of the patient file in the hospital sector
• You ensure the transmission of medical hospitalization documents upon patient discharge
• You act as the interface with physicians and are responsible for respecting deadlines for submitting files to the CAM in charge of coding and archiving medical records
• You handle administrative tasks such as mail, responses to telephone inquiries, and emails.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma as a commercial employee or an equivalent qualification
• You possess a medical secretary diploma, which is a real asset
• You have about 3 years of experience in a similar position
• You are a punctual, smiling, friendly, respectful, and polite collaborator
• You are recognized for your interpersonal skills and relational qualities
• You demonstrate empathy, active listening, and availability
• You have good knowledge of basic office tools (Microsoft Office suite)
• You are familiar with CHUV-specific tools.

We offer

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

• Top-notch social benefits, 20 days of paternity leave, and 4 months of 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
• 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 company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Sandrine De Sousa - Head of the medical secretariat unit for traumatology at the Locomotor System Department, at 079 556 02 35.

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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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