Wattwil
Assistant Physician
- 15 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
About the job
Wattwil
immediate start
Your Tasks
- As a member of our interdisciplinary treatment team, you care for patients in an outpatient setting and competently accompany them throughout the entire treatment process.
- After thorough training, you conduct psychiatric and psychotherapeutic assessments and treatments under senior physician supervision and gradually take on responsibility in clinical routine.
- In interdisciplinary case discussions, you actively contribute your professional expertise and have the opportunity to participate in specific group offerings if interested.
- Individual therapy planning, careful documentation of the treatment course, as well as the preparation of medical reports and expert opinions are part of your diverse responsibilities.
- Close and solution-oriented collaboration with referring agencies, relatives, and authorities is an important part of your daily work.
- With your expertise, commitment, and ideas, you actively contribute to interdisciplinary cooperation and help shape the further development of Psychiatry St.Gallen.
Your Profile
- A completed degree in human medicine in Switzerland, an EU or EFTA country forms the professional basis for this position; for degrees obtained abroad, MEBEKO recognition is also required.
- Professional experience in inpatient psychiatry as well as advanced training towards becoming a specialist physician enable you to confidently start this demanding role.
- Enjoyment in working with mentally ill people and in interprofessional collaboration characterises your patient-centred working style.
- Flexibility, resilience, and an open, appreciative communication style in dealing with patients and team members are among your personal strengths.
- High commitment, creativity, and very good German language skills in spoken and written form at least at level C1 enable professional communication in clinical routine.
Your Salary
Your Contacts
Maja Dobelsek
Senior Physician (acting)
+41 58 178 19 94
Diana Mändli
HR Specialist Recruiting
+41 58 178 14 34
diana.maendli@psychiatrie-sg.ch
About Us
With around 1,400 employees at our nine company locations, we ensure accessible, personal, and effective psychiatric treatments and care for adults in the cantons of St.Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden as well as in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Application Process
Apply Online
We are digital and committed to sustainability, so we look forward to receiving your online application via our homepage.
Email Confirmation
Once your application has been received online, you will receive an acknowledgement by email. We look forward to getting to know you through your dossier and will check whether your qualifications, skills, and personality fit the advertised position and Psychiatry St.Gallen. We will then get back to you.
Interview with HR and Specialist Department
In a personal interview, we get to know each other and you learn more about Psychiatry St.Gallen, the advertised position, and the challenges.
Invitation to a Second Interview
In the second round, we would like to get an even better picture of you and find out together whether we are a good match. You will also have the opportunity to meet your future team.
Oral Offer
You will receive a telephone offer from us if we decide in your favour after the second interview and we will ask whether you are still convinced by us. If we agree, we will prepare your contract.
The Contract
In the following days, we will send you the contract in duplicate by post. Along with the contract, you will receive relevant information about your employment.
Preboarding
Between accepting the position and your first day at work, as a new employee you can already access relevant internal information. This allows you to form a detailed picture of the company and prepare for the job.
First Day at Work
On the first day, you will be onboarded with your new team and other colleagues. You will set up your new workplace and get an overview of your upcoming tasks. You will also receive your individual induction plan, which will help you find your way around quickly.