Postgraduate Diploma NDS Intensive Care

Luzerner Kantonsspital

Luzern

Key information

Publication date:22 May 2024
Workload:100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Luzern

Job summary

The NDS program in Intensive Care is two years part-time. Ideal for nursing professionals.

Tasks

Care for patients of all ages in critical situations.
Support families during acute medical crises.
Specialize in medicine, surgery, and pediatrics.

Skills

Must have a recognized nursing diploma and some experience.
Resilience and flexibility in high-pressure environments.
Strong technical skills and quick understanding of situations.

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The postgraduate diploma at tertiary level to become a certified expert in intensive care NDS HF lasts two years and is completed alongside work. This further education is open to interested nursing professionals.

The LUKS offers this postgraduate diploma at the locations Lucerne, Sursee, and Wolhusen.

Postgraduate Diploma NDS Intensive Care

Your Field of Activity

Your tasks include intensive care of patients of all ages and every sociocultural background who are in an acutely life-threatening situation, as well as caring for their relatives. Specifically, work is done in the following focus areas:

Medicine
Surgery
Pediatrics
Interdisciplinary

Our Requirements

Basic training as a nursing professional HF (CH-recognized)
At least 6 months of professional experience in an acute hospital in Switzerland
Resilience and flexibility as well as high professional, personal, and social competence
Quick comprehension and understanding of people in exceptional situations
Technical flair

Your Education

The teaching in the NDS Intensive Care Adults takes place at the education center XUND in Lucerne.
Start dates: February and September each year

For the NDS Intensive Care Pediatrics, the teaching takes place at the Higher Technical School for Intensive, Emergency, and Anesthesia Care Zurich Z-INA .
Start dates: January and October each year

How to Apply

Please send us your complete online application with the following documents:

Application letter with reasons for your career motivation
Curriculum vitae
Certificates of secondary education and final certificates
Copy of nursing diploma
Copy of SRK recognition for foreign diplomas
Copy of current interim certificate
Copies of all work certificates
Proof of further education
Two reference addresses (one supervisor from the current work area)

After receiving the complete online application, the evaluation committee needs about 4 weeks to carefully review the documents. Here you can find more information about the Center for Intensive Medicine at LUKS Lucerne .