Social Worker in a Medical Environment for the Somatic Social Service

Psychosocial

Social Worker in a Medical Environment for the Somatic Social Service

The CHUV is looking for a 100% social worker in a medical environment, on a permanent contract, to strengthen the team of the Somatic Social Service.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in the fields of medical care, medical research, and education.

Attached to the Care Directorate, the Somatic Social Service of the CHUV is available to patients and their families to discreetly support them in resolving administrative, financial, legal, family, or psychosocial issues related to hospitalization or outpatient follow-up.

Mission

• You work across all sectors covered by the Social Service to replace, for short or long periods, the absence of a social worker colleague
• You provide psychosocial support, as well as administrative, logistical, financial, or legal assistance to hospitalized patients (including people without legal status and/or without insurance)
• You collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team in charge of hospitalized patients
• You inform, advise, guide, and support families in all necessary procedures related to hospitalization
• You coordinate with services and associations in the Vaud and Romandy social and health network related to patients' health issues.

Profile

• You hold a HES diploma as a social worker
• You have at least 2 years of professional experience, ideally in a hospital environment
• You are versatile and ready to work in different sectors according to the service's needs
• You have a strong interest in health issues and access to care
• You master Swiss social insurances
• You have a good knowledge of Vaud social institutions, administrative and legal structures
• You know how to work in a social and multidisciplinary team, in a network
• You are autonomous, able to interact with people made vulnerable by their medical situation
• You are comfortable with common IT tools (MS Office) and demonstrate good writing skills.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-level social benefits, 20 days paternity leave and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people settling in Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mesdames Arielle GIANINA GASSER and Stéphanie FELLMANN, co-responsible for the Somatic Social Service of the CHUV: soc9.responsable@chuv.ch or at 021.314.48.24

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

The CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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