Senior Physician or Senior Physician in Charge for the General Ward (m/f/d) 80 - 100% - Appenzell Ausserrhoden Hospital Network

About the job

The AR Hospital Network

The Appenzell Ausserrhoden Hospital Network, with the Herisau Acute Hospital and the AR Psychiatric Centre in Herisau, ensures extended basic medical care for the population in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and is also the first point of contact for a large part of the population in the surrounding region. Both locations are relevant for care within the canton and beyond.

We are looking for

In the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy under the direction of Dr med univ (HR) Mirjana Vidakovic, we are seeking from 1 August 2026 or by arrangement a senior physician with a specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy or a senior physician in charge shortly before completing the specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy for a workload of 80-100%.

Attractive tasks

• Management of a ward together with the nursing ward management regarding organisational matters and processes
• Promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration with professionals and institutions involved in treatment
• Ensuring psychiatric-psychotherapeutic examination, treatment and care of all patients in the assigned area, taking into account existing hospital guidelines
• Case-leading treatment of patients in individual, couple and family settings including crisis interventions
• Control of all patient-related correspondence, medical record management including performance recording and collection of quality assurance data
• Ensuring compliance with legal requirements and ethical guidelines
• Introduction of new employees, leadership, further training, supervision and qualification of directly subordinate assistant doctors and psychologists according to the clinic’s guidelines and the requirements of FMH or FSP
• Leading and participating in interdisciplinary meetings, reports and supervisions

Therefore, we want you

• Swiss-recognised qualification as a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy or shortly before completion (1 year)
• You have professional experience in psychiatry and are familiar with the environment of an inpatient setting
• Good German language skills, spoken and written
• You are an open and communicative personality and place great value on interdisciplinary collaboration

Additionally, you benefit from

We prefer direct applications. Recruitment agencies please contact Human Resources Management directly (bewerbermanagement@svar.ch). Applications without prior contact will not be considered.

• Intensive induction by an experienced team
• Short communication paths facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration
• From the level of senior physicians, we provide individual offices
• Other attractive benefits

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