Department Head Care & Nursing (PDL) 80-100%
- 15 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Riehen
Job summary
Alterspflegeheim Humanitas AG in Riehen offers a secure home for elderly, demented, and multimorbidity patients. Join us for a meaningful leadership role in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Lead and coordinate care and support services effectively.
- Ensure high-quality care and develop clear processes and standards.
- Coach staff in daily and complex caregiving situations.
Skills
- Qualified nurse with leadership training and experience required.
- Strong communication and decision-making skills essential.
- Analytical thinking and team collaboration abilities needed.
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About the job
The Humanitas AG nursing home in Riehen offers elderly, demented and multimorbid patients a secure home. Based on our care philosophy, we ensure professional nursing. For the operational and strategic management of our nursing service, we are looking for an experienced leader.
YOUR MAIN TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leadership & Organisation: Overall management, planning and coordination of the Care and Nursing department.
- Quality Responsibility: Ensuring nursing quality and further development of nursing processes, guidelines and standards.
- Coaching & Support: Professional coaching of employees in everyday as well as complex care situations.
- Process & Deployment Planning: Overall responsibility for deployment planning (PEP) and management of the grade/skill mix.
- RAI-NH & Documentation: Responsibility for performance recording according to RAI as well as seamless nursing documentation.
- Interface & Contact Person: Contact person for residents, relatives, teams, doctors and external partners.
- Business Management Control: Participation in the budgeting process, controlling the cost centre and managing the staffing plan.
YOUR PROFILE & QUALIFICATIONS
Professional Requirements
- Qualified nurse (HF/FH).
- Course as department head.
- Solid leadership training & practical experience.
- Expertise in gerontopsychiatry (dementia) & pharmacology.
- Sound knowledge of the RAI-NH classification system.
- Experience in process design, quality & IT.
Personal Competences
- High social and communication skills.
- Strong decision-making & delegation ability.
- Analytical and business management thinking.
- Self-management, resilience & assertiveness.
- High team spirit and conflict management skills.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM US
- Exciting leadership role: Challenging position with great scope for design and development.
- Strong team & culture: Well-coordinated, interdisciplinary team and a appreciative corporate culture.
- Attractive catering & benefits: Free breakfast, free water/mineral water and discounted lunch.
- Framework conditions: Contemporary employment conditions and support for further training and education.
Have we piqued your interest? For questions, our director Mrs Petra Elmiger is happy to assist you. We look forward to receiving your application documents by e-mail.
Humanitas AG Nursing Home
Rauracherstrasse 111, 4125 Riehen
E-mail: elmiger@humanitas.ch
