Specialist for Needs Certification Office - from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027
Zweckverband Gesundheitszentrum Dielsdorf
Dielsdorf
Key information
- Publication date:29 December 2025
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Dielsdorf
Job summary
The Gesundheitszentrum Dielsdorf is a specialized care facility with 430 staff. It provides essential care services for around 90,000 residents in the Dielsdorf district.
Tasks
- Establish and shape the need assessment center for the ZLV pilot project.
- Conduct need assessments for older individuals as per legal guidelines.
- Collaborate with various health and social services for comprehensive care.
Skills
- Training as a nursing professional HF/FH or equivalent in health/social fields.
- Experience in geriatric care, case management, or social counseling.
- Strong communication skills, empathy, and a collaborative spirit.
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The Dielsdorf Health Center is a specialized care institution with around 430 employees in the Zurich lowlands and ensures care at nursing places for the 22 political municipalities of the Dielsdorf district with approximately 90,000 inhabitants. With over 200 beds, the inpatient offering of general long-term care is complemented by specialized treatment pathways for rehabilitative acute and transitional care, palliative care, psychiatric geriatrics, and the focus on dementia.
Regional Spitex forms an important part of the care offering. It provides outpatient services for the five contract municipalities. In the future, it is planned to establish a night Spitex.
The Dielsdorf Health Center plays a central role in the care provision of the region. As part of a pilot project to implement the new Additional Services Ordinance (ZLV), we are setting up a needs certification office.
Establishment and co-design of the needs certification office within the framework of the ZLV pilot project
Conducting needs assessments according to legal foundations (ZLV) for elderly persons
Collection, analysis, and documentation of the individual living, care, and support situation
Consultation, support, and triage in complex cases (e.g., social or care crises)
Interdisciplinary collaboration with Spitex, care institutions, general practitioners, social services, and KESB
Ensuring quality and traceability of assessments (standardized documentation)
Active participation and evaluation of the pilot project until the end of 2027
Coordination with the contact and information point
Training as a nursing specialist HF/FH or equivalent qualification in health or social services
Further training and/or experience in geriatrics, case management, communication, or social counseling
Knowledge of regional service providers (nursing, Spitex, elderly work) is an advantage
Experience in outreach counseling (e.g., Spitex, social service, nursing homes)
Strong social skills, communication strength, and empathy
Enjoyment of development work and interdisciplinary collaboration
Independent, resilient, and proactive personality
Do you live care and MORE with us? Human. Empathetic. Hand in hand. Respectful. We look forward to your online application.
Mr. David Ludin
Project Manager
+41 44 854 66 55
Dielsdorf Health Center
Breitestrasse 11
8157 Dielsdorf
Do you live care and MORE with us? Human. Empathetic. Hand in hand. Respectful. We look forward to your online application.
