Senior Physician Visceral Surgery 80-100%
Zurich
Key information
- Publication date:20 September 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Zurich
Job summary
Join the Zollikerberg Hospital team as a Visceral Surgeon! A great chance to make a difference in people's lives awaits you.
Tasks
- Independently treat patients with outpatient and inpatient surgeries.
- Conduct personal specialist consultations regularly.
- Lead and develop assigned departments in line with strategic goals.
Skills
- Specialist title in general surgery with focus in visceral surgery.
- Interdisciplinary and networked thinking and acting required.
- Interest in innovation, modern technology, and digitalization.
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Welcome to your new workplace.
Dr. med. Andreas Schierz, Chief Physician and Head of Surgery Clinic, offers you an attractive position with a workload of 80-100% due to the retirement of the current position holder as of July 1, 2026, or by arrangement as
Senior Physician Visceral Surgery
If you also want to make a difference in people's lives, these are your tasks:
- Independent treatment of your own patients including outpatient and inpatient surgeries
- Conducting personal senior physician consultations
- Regular surgical interdisciplinary emergency services
- Organizational leadership and development of assigned specialist areas and activities within the framework of the hospital's and clinic's strategic and operational goals
- Teaching and coaching of assigned assistant physicians
- Medical networking inside and outside the hospital
Become part of the Surgery Clinic, which with over 1,500 inpatient treatments and more than 6,000 emergency patients is one of the most important service centers. Experienced specialists at the level of "Senior Physician" or "Chief Physician" operate in the clinic. They ensure optimal treatment – tailored, ethically supported, and with the highest possible safety.
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To make you feel comfortable with us, many benefits await you. To name just a few:
- 5 weeks vacation (6 weeks from age 49, 7 weeks from age 59)
- Worldwide private accident insurance
- Free use of the fitness room on the Zollikerberg site
- Own pension fund with employer's over-obligatory contribution
This is how you convince us:
- Specialist title in general surgery, additional focus in visceral surgery or close to completion
- Networked, interdisciplinary and interprofessional thinking and acting
- Interest in innovations, modern technology, digitalization as well as participation in important changes and renewals
- Reliable and performance-oriented personality with joy in work
- Our and your values: appreciation, partnership, commitment, transparency, and seeing the whole picture
Dr. med. Andreas Schierz, Chief Physician and Head of Surgery Clinic, is happy to answer your questions at T. 044 397 21 32.
We look forward to your online application.
We want to fill this position with direct applications without the support of personnel consultants. Thank you very much in advance for your understanding.
About Zollikerberg Hospitalg #LI-PZ1
We stand for a comprehensive range of services and strong cooperation partners. With a public service mandate and 173 beds, Zollikerberg Hospital contributes to the optimal medical care of the greater Zurich area. More than 11,000 inpatient and 75,000 outpatient patients of all insurance classes feel comfortable and in good hands with us every year. Our broadly positioned basic care includes internal medicine, gynecology and obstetrics with neonatology, general surgery, an interdisciplinary emergency center, as well as orthopedics with specialized spinal surgery.