Operating Department Practitioner, Registered Nurse or Certified Operating Room Nurse (IDDO) - 80% to 100%

About the job

Company Description

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

The Operating Theatres Directorate (DBO) has the primary mission of facilitating interdisciplinary and interprofessional work, while improving the efficiency of operating theatre management. It ensures strengthened governance and close coordination with users as well as with the general management, in order to optimise processes, workflows and resource management. The DBO also works towards the continuous improvement of patient care by guaranteeing quality and safety of care, smooth clinical pathways and performance monitoring. Finally, it promotes interprofessional synergies, continuing education, as well as innovation and research in the service of institutional excellence.

The Operating Theatres Service consists of 8 modern operating theatres equipped with state-of-the-art technical platforms. Designed to provide optimal patient care 24 hours a day. Each year, more than 30,000 procedures are performed by 1,500 dedicated professionals. These specialists cover all surgical disciplines, such as gynaecology-obstetrics, ENT, maxillofacial, aesthetic, reconstructive, cardiac, vascular, visceral, urological, orthopaedic, trauma, hand surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology and paediatrics, including robotic surgery.

Job Description

As a nurse specialised in the operating room, you ensure patient care during their stay in the operating theatres. You assess and analyse complex care situations and provide high-level nursing care to meet the technical, relational and preventive needs and expectations of patients.

Your commitment and collaborative spirit enable you to actively contribute within interdisciplinary teams. Furthermore, you actively participate in discussions aimed at optimising patient care. You also take part in supervising students undergoing specialised training in the operating room.

We offer you the opportunity to join teams of professionals in a modern and cutting-edge environment. You will have the chance to participate in highly specialised surgical procedures. Our institution also offers opportunities for skills development and career advancement.

We also offer you the possibility to participate in clinical research projects aimed at evolving professional practices and bringing continuous improvements.

Qualifications

You hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or a nursing diploma recognised by the Swiss Red Cross and have successfully completed the certified operating room nurse training.

You have confirmed professional experience (minimum 2 years) in nursing practice and instrumentation in an operating theatre.

With excellent interpersonal skills, you enjoy teamwork and easily integrate into new professional environments. Your autonomy, rigour and ability to prioritise make you precise in carrying out assigned tasks.

You have excellent abilities to manage stressful environments while demonstrating responsiveness.

If you identify with this profile, do not hesitate to send us your application (CV and cover letter at minimum). After an initial review of your file, you will be invited to complete a technical knowledge assessment.

For this, you will receive by email a link to an online MOOC that will allow you to self-assess your technical knowledge base. This skills assessment is an online training requiring several hours of commitment (approximately 10 hours of training) and invites you to immerse yourself in the reality of specialised services by offering self-assessments and educational materials to help you develop your skills.

Once you have completed the MOOC in its entirety, your final assessment will be included in your application file and will serve as a basis for discussion during the selection interviews.

Additional Information

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1
• Work rate: 80% to 100%
• Job grade: 16
• Contract type: Permanent
• Application deadline: 20.11.2026
• Contact for information: Ms M. Hannachi, Deputy Head of Nursing for Operating Theatres, Mounia.Hannachi@hug.ch

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.

Committed to fighting unemployment, the HUG encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.

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