Social Worker FH/HFS (a) 40%

About the job

The Cantonal Hospital Obwalden is an innovative, versatile primary care hospital in Central Switzerland with clinics for general, trauma and visceral surgery, orthopaedics, internal medicine, ENT, urology, ophthalmology, spinal surgery, gynaecology and obstetrics as well as anaesthesia.

For our social counselling service we are looking for a Social Worker FH/HFS (a) 40%

starting 1 December 2026 or by arrangement.

Social Worker FH/HFS (a) 40%

Your Tasks

• Supporting patients and their social environment through targeted support and counselling processes in collaboration with the treatment teams
• Supporting the discharge or transfer process of patients
• Advising on health, accident and social insurance matters
• Advising and organising spa, rehabilitation or nursing home stays
• Networking patients with various counselling centres
• Responsibility for complete documentation of ongoing cases including maintaining statistics
• Participation in interdisciplinary meetings and reports

Your Profile

• Degree from a recognised university of applied sciences or higher technical school in social work
• Empathy as well as a differentiated self- and external perception
• Ability to apply social work methods in clarifying assignments, conducting conversations, analysing situations and interventions
• Ability to establish a trusting collaboration with patients and to work goal- and solution-oriented
• Enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration
• Confident use of electronic work tools and record keeping
• Team spirit, resilience and flexibility
• Interest in professional and health policy issues and developments
• Participation in creating concepts, working groups and projects within the organisation

Our Offer

• An exciting challenge in the social counselling of an acute hospital
• Versatile, process-oriented and interdisciplinary organisation
• Personal and professional development opportunities, responsibility and independence
• Progressive employment conditions with attractive additional benefits
• An interesting, varied role in a family-oriented, small hospital with short decision-making paths and a lived informal culture

Have we sparked your interest in this position? The HR department looks forward to receiving your online application.

Apply now Do you have questions about this position? Your contact person for enquiries: Ms Katja Häfliger, Head of Social Counselling, 041 666 42 70
Cantonal Hospital Obwalden, Brünigstrasse 181, 6060 Sarnen, +41 666 40 22