Certified Nursing Specialist HF / FH Night Shift
Pfäfers
Key information
- Publication date:15 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Pfäfers
Job summary
Join our psychiatric team in St.Gallen for fulfilling care roles. Enjoy a supportive work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Monitor and support patients during the night with individual care.
- Handle complex situations effectively as part of a two-person team.
- Conduct patient admissions at night and document events accurately.
Skills
- Completed training as a nursing professional with psychiatric experience.
- Strong social skills and ability to work independently.
- Proficient in German (C1 level) and good IT skills.
Is this helpful?
- You accompany and monitor the patients during the night and take over the needs- and resource-oriented, individual treatment and counseling of our patients, e.g. regarding sleep-promoting measures.
- You successfully master complex situations in a two-person team.
- You carry out patient admissions during the night with the medical specialist and correctly document relevant events and your services.
- You are responsible for the maintenance of the ward at night.
- If necessary, you take on assignments during the day shift.
- You have completed training as a Certified Nursing Specialist HF / FH (for foreign qualifications, recognition or a positive PreCheck by the Swiss Red Cross is required).
- You bring professional experience in psychiatry, preferably in the care of elderly people, or you are interested in deepening your knowledge in this field.
- You enjoy working in a two-person team at night and remain calm even in complex situations.
- You have social skills, are resilient, work independently and responsibly, and can work well in interdisciplinary teams.
- Good IT skills facilitate your administrative tasks. In addition, you have very good German skills (at least C1).
With around 1,400 employees, we ensure accessible, personal, and effective psychiatric treatments and care for adults at our nine company locations in the cantons of St.Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden as well as in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Apply Online
We are digital and committed to sustainability, so we look forward to receiving your online application via our homepage.
Confirmation by E-mail
As soon as your application has been received online, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail. 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 the 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 on you after the second interview and 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 the first day of work, you as a new employee can already access relevant internal information. This allows you to form a detailed picture of the company and prepare for the job.
First Day of Work
On the first day, you will be onboarded in your new team and with other colleagues. You will set up your new workplace and get an overview of your upcoming tasks. You will also receive your individual introduction plan, which will help you find your way around quickly.
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