Zurich
Head of Instrument Care in the Operating Theatre
- 19 June 2026
- 100%
- Zurich
About the job
Welcome to your new workplace.
Dr med Daniela Gresch, Chief Anaesthetist and Head of DLZ OT/IS, offers you a position immediately or by arrangement as
Head of Instrument Care in the Operating Theatre
80-100%
A role for people who love responsibility, appreciate dynamism and live personnel management.
Your tasks:
- You are responsible for the operational management of our instrument care
- You ensure efficient organisational structures and plan the use of various medical products, devices and instruments
- You take on the professional and personnel management of the team and develop your employees with a future-oriented approach
- You ensure a high-quality standard of work in the operating theatre and a professional flow of information within your team and beyond
- You actively participate in the operating theatre programme from time to time with instrument and assistant duties
- You develop standards, processes and quality measures further and ensure their implementation in daily routine and their assurance (occupational safety, health protection, etc.)
What you bring:
- Training as a certified specialist in operating technology HF
- Extensive professional experience in a similar position
- Further training in quality management or vocational education is desirable
- Proven leadership experience with high professional and social competence
- Resilience, decisiveness and organisational talent
- Willingness to actively participate in projects
- A communicative, motivating personality
Get a first impression of your new workplace in our 360° tour .
Do you love complex processes, have a keen eye and a calm heart? Then become part of our team.
Have we already convinced you? Yes? Then we look forward to receiving your application directly below.
Let us introduce ourselves:
We are the DLZ OT/IS, responsible for a highly professional and efficient operating theatre operation in 8 operating rooms as well as the intensive medical treatment and care of patients. More than 7,500 outpatient and inpatient operations are performed annually in the fields of surgery, traumatology, orthopaedics, spinal surgery, gynaecology, obstetrics, plastic surgery and urology. Over 1,800 treatment days are also provided in the interdisciplinary intensive care unit (6 ventilation places). Our certified medical device reprocessing unit (AEMP) cleans, disinfects, inspects and sterilises approximately 12,950 individual instruments and 18,817 instrument trays per year.
To ensure you feel comfortable with us, many benefits await you. To name just a few:
- Own pension fund with employer contributions above the statutory minimum
- Eco bonus of up to CHF 650.– per year
- Exclusive discounts on telephony, internet and TV with Salt and Sunrise
- Free use of the fitness room on site
- Discounted childcare (KiTa) on site
All employee benefits can be found here .
For further information, please contact Dr med Daniela Gresch, Chief Anaesthetist and Head of DLZ OT/IS,
T 044 397 24 36.
Please apply via our online tool.
We wish to fill this position with direct applications, without the support of recruitment agencies. Thank you very much in advance for your understanding.
About Zollikerberg Hospital #LI-PZ1
We stand for a comprehensive range of services and strong cooperation partners. With a public service mandate and 173 beds, Zollikerberg Hospital contributes to the optimal medical care of the greater Zurich area. More than 11,000 inpatient and 75,000 outpatient patients of all insurance classes feel comfortable and well cared for with us every year. Our broadly based primary care includes internal medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics with neonatology, general surgery, an interdisciplinary emergency centre as well as orthopaedics with specialised spinal surgery.