Certified Nurses for the Pediatrics Department

About the job

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Certified nurses for the Pediatrics Department

To strengthen our Pediatrics Department teams, we are looking, from March 1, 2026, for certified nurses with a workload between 80% and 100%, on a fixed-term contract until December 31, 2026

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, it plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education

The Women-Mother-Child Department (DFME) includes neonatology, pediatrics, pediatric surgery, adolescent medicine, as well as gynecology and obstetrics

Within the DFME, the Pediatrics Department offers comprehensive and multidisciplinary care for children from 0 to 18 years old, in close collaboration with other department services, with a child- and family-centered care approach

Mission

• You provide, in collaboration with the care team and doctors, comprehensive patient care (technical and relational care, advice, and therapeutic education) for all medical-surgical pathologies of infants, children, and adolescents
• You ensure the proper execution of delegated medical acts and take responsibility for them
• You actively participate in welcoming patients and their relatives, organizing work, and ensuring continuity of unit activities.

Profile

• You hold a HES nursing diploma or an equivalent recognized title, with mandatory Red Cross recognition
• You have experience in pediatric care and are available quickly
• You demonstrate versatility, initiative, and a strong sense of responsibility
• You show interest in interdisciplinary teamwork and the diversity of clinical situations
• You are autonomous, organized, and able to adapt to different clinical contexts.

Depending on your profile, the salary class will be between level 8 and level 9.

We offer

Interdisciplinary collaboration focused on personalized care for children and their parents

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

• Top-tier 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 company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mrs. Ardiana Grainca, HR advisor at 021 314 80 74

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

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, you will be required to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas and an identity document.

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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