Operating Theatre Coordinator, 30%

About the job

The Bienne Hospital Centre is the public medical centre for the bilingual Bienne-Seeland-Jura Bernois region (Switzerland). It offers comprehensive care to the entire population in all specialised fields of modern medicine. Each year, more than 150,000 patients place their trust in us. Around 2,200 employees active in nearly 40 different professions find an attractive position with us.

The operating theatre is a complex and dynamic environment, where the quality of care, patient safety, process efficiency, and interprofessional collaboration must constantly be balanced.
In this central role, you ensure the operational coordination of the theatre’s activity and actively contribute to the smooth running of processes, optimal use of resources, and quality of care.

To strengthen our organisation, we are looking for immediately

Operating Theatre Coordinator, 30%

Your tasks – our position

• Coordinate the daily running of the operating schedule.
• Manage changes to the schedule during the day and inform the relevant theatres and staff.
• Integrate emergencies according to their priority level.
• Coordinate interfaces between the operating theatre and the various clinics.
• Mutual replacement with the current operations coordinator.
• Ensure coordination of the end of the schedule and the transition to the on-call service.
• Be the contact person for hospital services outside the operating theatre.
• Ensure optimal use of theatres and available resources.
• Monitor utilisation times and contribute to improving theatre efficiency.
• Identify and reduce inefficient workflows.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, particularly regarding hygiene and patient safety.
• Check the quality of documentation of the various stages of the surgical process.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).

Your skills – our expectations

• Qualified operating theatre technician ES or certified expert in anaesthesia care EPD ES
• Committed, autonomous and reliable personality, with a quality working method, motivation and initiative, comfortable in a dynamic environment.
• Enjoys communication, organisational skills and ability to assert oneself
• Fluent in German or French with very good knowledge of the other language (spoken and written)

Your opportunities – our offer

• A meaningful activity to fully satisfy patients, in harmony with the local population.
• Varied professional prospects with the possibility to pursue continuing education and postgraduate studies
• Collaboration with bilingual colleagues from many different professions
• Family-friendly personnel policy with a company crèche and modern employment conditions, as well as good accessibility by public transport or car

For further information, please contact Valérie Miauton, Head of Specialised Areas, at +41 32 324 44 70.

We look forward to receiving your complete application!