Specialist in OR Positioning
Spital Limmattal
Schlieren
Key information
- Publication date:30 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Schlieren
Job summary
Join our SGI-certified anesthesia and intensive care institute to care for patients. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with excellent benefits.
Tasks
- Assist with patient reception and care before surgery.
- Ensure correct and surgery-specific positioning of patients.
- Operate medical devices and assist with immobilization materials.
Skills
- Ideal candidates have a nursing diploma and experience in OR positioning.
- Strong knowledge of medical terminology and MS Office.
- Flexible, resilient, and team-oriented with excellent German skills.
Is this helpful?
100%, by arrangement
In our SGI-certified (2018 – 2023) Institute for Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, we care for patients who are operated on at Limmattal Hospital, are seriously ill, have suffered an accident, or require intensive medical care.
In our nine operating rooms, over 8,800 procedures are performed annually in the specialties of visceral surgery, bariatrics, vascular surgery, traumatology, orthopedics, hand surgery, urology including Da Vinci, gynecology, ENT, pediatric orthopedics, and plastic-reconstructive surgery. The Institute for Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine provides over 18,000 anesthesia hours annually in the OR and the White Zone. Modern, evidence-based anesthesia is practiced in all areas of anesthesia.
Here you will be involved
- in welcoming and caring for patients
- in preparing for the upcoming surgery
- in taking over from the shift supervisor
- responsible for the correct and surgery-specific positioning of patients
- operating image intensifiers and medical technical devices
- applying plaster casts and immobilization materials
- working in a 3-shift system
- restoring the OR tables and positioning aids
You
- ideally have completed vocational training as a certified nurse HF, HF OT, or health specialist, ideally with further training as a positioning expert, or are willing to complete this training.
- ideally have several years of experience as an OR positioning nurse
- are willing to work flexible hours
- are in good physical condition
- have good knowledge of medical terminology
- are a resilient, flexible, and team-oriented personality with a high customer focus
- have very good German language skills, both spoken and written
- are proficient in MS Office and clinical information systems
Your new workplace
Our top location (Limmattalbahn, 4 S-Bahn lines, 1 bus line in the immediate vicinity) is complemented by the LIMMI mobility concept:
- discounted employee parking spaces
- motorcycle parking spaces, lockable bicycle parking spaces
- We contribute up to CHF 350.00 annually (100% workload) towards your public transport subscription
s'LIMMI: Your partner for life
As a major health partner with a comprehensive training mandate, the Limmattal Hospital Association takes on the extended basic medical care of over 98,000 patients annually, in all phases of life. LIMMI is broadly specialized and offers high-quality medical care as well as in-depth expert knowledge in numerous surgical, medical, and nursing specialties and disciplines. The hospital association has 188 acute care beds, 126 long-term care beds, a hospital-based emergency service, nine operating rooms, and eight intensive care beds. More than 1,600 employees from 57 nations provide excellent and diverse services daily.
As a major health partner with a comprehensive training mandate, the Limmattal Hospital Association takes on the extended basic medical care of over 98,000 patients annually, in all phases of life. LIMMI is broadly specialized and offers high-quality medical care as well as in-depth expert knowledge in numerous surgical, medical, and nursing specialties and disciplines. The hospital association has 188 acute care beds, 126 long-term care beds, a hospital-based emergency service, nine operating rooms, and eight intensive care beds. More than 1,600 employees from 57 nations provide excellent and diverse services daily.
