Certified Nurse Specialist in Addiction Disorders

Certified Nurse Specialist in Addiction Disorders

80-100%

"The Centre for Addiction Disorders is part of the Clinic for Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the PDAG (Clinic Director Prof. Dr. med. Marc Walter) and is jointly led by PD Dr. med. Eva-Maria Pichler, Chief Physician, and Michael Geissberger, Head of Nursing. It treats people with addiction disorders including psychological secondary and comorbid conditions, especially dual diagnoses, covering the spectrum from harm reduction to abstinence-oriented treatment. At the main site in Windisch, three specialised wards with different treatment focuses and day hospital places are available. Also in Windisch, the centre conducts substitution-supported treatment as well as heroin-assisted treatment for people with opioid dependence. At the locations Aarau, Baden and Windisch, it offers outpatient addiction medical assessments, treatments and specialist consultations, also for behavioural addictions. Participation in ongoing clinical research projects is possible and supported. The centre is an SIWF-recognised training centre for the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of Addiction Disorders specialisation, category A, inpatient and outpatient (2 years for the specialisation, 1 additional year creditable towards the specialist medical title)."

Profile

• You have a qualification as a Certified Nurse HF/FH, preferably with professional experience in (acute) psychiatry and ideally some initial experience in the addiction field
• You are enthusiastic, bring high professional, social and personal competence and gladly take responsibility within your competencies
• You orient your nursing towards resources and solutions and approach new challenges pragmatically and solution-oriented
• You want to further develop our treatment concept within the team and creatively help shape and optimise ward processes
• You are optimistic, flexible and team-oriented and bring a good sense of humour

Tasks

• You care for, accompany and support people with a dual diagnosis focusing on acute treatment
• You accompany our patients as a key contact person according to the ward concept and in coordination with the core team
• You carry out nursing interventions professionally in crisis and intensive care
• You take responsibility within the interprofessional team for the best possible implementation of the treatment concept and the PDAG mission statement
• You contribute to the training of nursing apprentices

Benefits

Our employees are the heart of our company. That is exactly why we offer you a lot: Further training is strongly promoted with us. We also invest heavily in team cohesion and offer all our teams access to the software "Moodtalk", which strengthens team communication. In addition, we offer attractive discounts at well-known brands such as Ikea, Zalando, Coop, Lidl and many more. Employees who commute to us by public transport receive a substantial eco-bonus at the end of the year. Additionally, we offer an attractive pension fund solution. Work-life balance is also promoted with us: We are always open to part-time work and offer the possibility to buy additional holiday.

Questions about the position?

Milena Zürcher, Ward Manager

+41 56 462 27 88