PA / AGS on the Delirium Unit / MIBS Ward - Afternoon Shift

About the job

PA / AGS on the Delirium Unit / MIBS Ward - Afternoon Shift

40-100%, immediate start and limited to 3-7 months

Your work environment

With over 1000 employees, the University Geriatric Medicine FELIX PLATTER is one of the leading institutions in Switzerland for acute geriatric medicine, neurology and rehabilitation, as well as geriatric psychiatry.

With us, the highest medical expertise meets genuine empathy – become part of our dedicated team!

Welcome to 1 North – a unique specialist ward in Switzerland for patients with delirium, complex somatic diseases and cognitive impairments. Our team of around 45 professionals combines high expertise with appreciative collaboration. As our ward is growing, we are creating a new afternoon shift to strengthen the labour-intensive afternoon hours. You will help shape this new role from the very beginning.

Your duties

Supporting patients with personal hygiene, food intake, excretion and mobilisation according to the care plan

Taking on delegated tasks in regulating body temperature, respiration and circulation, measuring height and weight, as well as prophylactic care measures

Organising the patient environment and ensuring cleaning and disinfection measures on the ward

Ensuring order in the ward area

Documenting your own actions

What we offer

• Working hours exclusively in the afternoon shift (09:00-18:00 / 10:00-19:00) – ideal if you do not want to combine early and late shifts

• Working days (Monday - Friday)

• Fixed-term employment for 3 to 7 months (initially) – with the option of permanent employment

• Careful induction and the opportunity to help shape a new role on a growing specialist ward from the start

• An exciting work environment on a unique ward in Switzerland for delirium and MIBS patients

• Close interprofessional collaboration with nursing staff, physicians and other professional groups

• An appreciative team with high professional competence and mutual support

• Attractive employment conditions with the Basel-Stadt pension fund as well as at least 5 weeks’ holiday and 5 flex days

• High professional expertise in delirium prevention and treatment in a specialised, interdisciplinary team

• A work environment where calm, orientation and relationship work are central

• Thorough induction as well as further training and education in geriatric medicine

• Short distances to physicians, geriatrics and other specialist disciplines at a university centre.

Your profile

Completed training as AGS, nursing assistant or SRK nursing helper

Empathy and patience in dealing with elderly, care-dependent people

Resilience, endurance and a good sense of others’ needs

Team spirit and good communication skills in German

Reliability and sense of responsibility

Professional experience in acute geriatrics

Application contact

Karin Hettinger

HR Business Partner

Department: HR

Contact: +41 61 326 47 09

Erol Cetinkaya

Ward Manager

Department: Delirium Unit

Contact: +41 61 326 58 10

Further information

All persons with training as AGS, nursing assistant or SRK nursing helper are welcome – whether you are returning after a break, already retired and want to work occasionally, looking for a small workload or initially want to engage temporarily.