Herisau
Senior Physician General Internal Medicine (m/f/d) 40 - 100% - Hospital Network Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- 03 September 2026
- 40 – 100%
- Herisau
Job summary
Join the Spitalverbund AR, a leading healthcare provider in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Great opportunity for professional growth and a collaborative work environment.
Tasks
- Ensure high-quality patient care as a senior physician.
- Lead and mentor our team of assistant doctors effectively.
- Participate in medical services and educational events.
Skills
- Must have several years of clinical experience and social skills.
- Interest in ultrasound medicine and willingness to obtain certification.
- Hold a specialist title for General Internal Medicine or close to finishing.
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About the job
The Hospital Network AR
The Hospital Network Appenzell Ausserrhoden with the acute hospital Herisau and the Psychiatric Centre AR 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
The Herisau Hospital in Eastern Switzerland is part of the Hospital Network Appenzell Ausserrhoden (SVAR) and has a Department of Internal Medicine, a Department of Surgery, a Women’s Clinic, as well as a Clinic for Anaesthesiology and Emergency Medicine. The hospital also includes an interdisciplinary emergency department and a certified intensive care unit.
In the Department of Internal Medicine under the direction of Dr Simon Ritter, we are looking for a senior physician with a workload of 40–100% from 1 July 2026 or by arrangement.
Attractive tasks
- You are jointly responsible for comprehensive and high-quality patient care
- You take on the professional and personnel leadership of our assistant physicians
- You participate in the senior medical on-call service and help organise further training events
That is why we want you
- You are a committed personality with high social competence
- You have several years of clinical experience and enjoy interdisciplinary collaboration
- You are interested in ultrasound medicine and wish to obtain the ultrasound proficiency certificate
- You hold the specialist title in General Internal Medicine or are about to complete it
Additionally, you benefit from
We prefer direct applications. Recruitment agents please contact Human Resources Management directly (bewerbermanagement@svar.ch). Applications without prior contact will not be considered.
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