Dipl. Nursing Specialist HF/FH Intensive Care
- 04 September 2026
- 20 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
About the job
The three admission and emergency wards and the forensic ward at the Wil site treat mentally ill adult patients with disorders from the entire psychiatric diagnostic spectrum.You are primarily available as a roaming nurse as well as to support intensive care for patients in psychiatric emergency situations. Deployments as a roaming nurse mainly take place in the evening (18:00 to 03:00) or at night (21:00 to 07:00) in a 24/7 operation. Deployments can also take place during the day on weekends and public holidays.
Dipl. Nursing Specialist HF/FH Intensive Care
Wil
immediate start
Your tasks
- After starting your shift, you will receive comprehensive information about the patient situation through a ward round.
- Your expertise provides additional security in the evenings, on weekends and public holidays. Your competence strengthens the nursing teams and enables flexible responses to acute crisis situations in acute psychiatry and forensics.
- If necessary, you support the other wards in managing psychiatric or somatic emergency situations or extraordinary workloads.
- You assist the duty doctor and night nurses with difficult and complex admission situations.
- Important patient-related circumstances and events are thoroughly documented by you.
Your profile
- You have completed training as a nursing specialist HF/FH (SRK recognition or positive SRK PreCheck required for foreign diplomas).
- Preferably, you already have professional experience in acute psychiatry or gerontopsychiatry.
- You have completed a basic course in aggression management or are willing to complete one.
- You possess social skills, are resilient, have an independent and responsible working style, and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
- Good IT skills facilitate your administrative tasks.
Your salary
Your gross salary for a 100% workload is expected to be between CHF 76,000 and CHF 110,000 per year.
Your contacts
Frank Pinnow
Head of Nursing
+41 58 178 15 36
frank.pinnow@psychiatrie-sg.ch
Patrick Christl
HR Business Partner
+41 58 178 12 16
patrick.christl@psychiatrie-sg.ch
About us
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.
Application process
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 Psychiatrie 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 Psychiatrie 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 you 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, 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 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 to find your way around quickly.