Administrative Unit Manager M/F at 80%-100%

Administrative Unit Manager M/F at 80%-100%

The Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Vaud-Valais (HRC), is a leading intercantonal hospital, bringing together more than 2,500 employees. The Rennaz Hospital Centre has over 350 acute care beds. It is complemented by two Geriatric and Rehabilitation Clinics as well as two medical on-call services. All employees are committed daily to providing quality care to patients, embodying the institution’s values: authenticity, exemplary conduct, and innovation.

The medico-administrative service, which includes medical secretariats and medical record management, is looking for

An administrative unit manager for the interventional secretariat at 80-100%.

Your mission and environment

You will manage a unit composed of around 40 employees, including 4 team leaders, covering the secretariats of interventional specialties (surgery, orthopaedics, and gastroenterology). You will operate at the heart of an environment where coordination between consultations, the operating theatre, anaesthesiology, care units, and medical teams is essential for the smooth patient pathway.

As a true hands-on manager, you will develop skills, foster a culture of collaboration, and ensure efficient and quality administrative care, benefiting both patients and professionals.

You will also be a key player in the continuous improvement of processes, working closely with medical, nursing, and administrative teams.

Beyond managerial and administrative skills, we seek someone capable of understanding the realities of the hospital environment and the challenges of interventional specialties. You have a good understanding of the patient pathway from specialised consultation to surgical care and post-interventional follow-up, including surgical scheduling, the operating theatre, and anaesthesiology. Experience in care, patient pathway coordination, or medical secretariats in interventional specialties is an asset.

The main responsibilities of this position are

• Supervise team leaders and support them in managing and developing their teams
• Support team leaders in complex situations and encourage solution-finding
• Create a collective dynamic based on trust, responsibility, and cooperation
• Ensure the quality and continuity of medico-administrative services for patients and medical-nursing teams
• Manage the daily organisation of secretariats and anticipate operational needs
• Ensure recruitment, integration, and development of employees with team leaders to guarantee skills match the unit’s needs
• Support institutional projects and organisational changes
• Optimise administrative processes related to the patient pathway
• Develop close collaboration with doctors, nursing teams, the operating theatre, anaesthesiology, and partner services
• Participate in defining the resources necessary for the unit’s proper functioning

We require

You are a manager recognised for your ability to unite teams and create a climate of trust.

You know how to support change, make decisions, and maintain a global vision while staying close to the field.

You also have:

• A higher education or an equivalent professional background valued by solid experience
• Training in management or team leadership
• Several years of proven experience in a management role
• An excellent knowledge of the hospital environment

The qualities we seek:

• A unifying leadership
• Relational intelligence
• A sense of listening
• An ability to support change
• Organisation and priority management
• A transversal vision
• Analytical thinking and a solutions-oriented approach
• Resilience and the ability to thrive in a demanding environment

Why join us?

You will hold a strategic position at the heart of interventional specialties, with the opportunity to contribute directly to the quality of the patient pathway, team development, and the evolution of administrative practices within our institution.

We offer

HRC offers excellent employment and career development opportunities across all its fields of activity: medical, nursing, medico-technical, hospitality, administrative, technical, and logistics. With a commitment to continuous improvement, skills development is at the heart of HRC’s concerns. The institution provides its employees access to training both internally and externally.

In 2021, HRC was twice ranked among the best employers in French-speaking Switzerland by Bilan magazine and the Le Temps newspaper, establishing it as a leading institution.

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For information, please contact Ms Sandrine Montandon, Head of the medico-administrative service, at 058/773.47.73 or sandrine.montandon@hopitalrivierachablais.ch 

Application deadline: 7 August 2026

Start date to be agreed