Health Specialist EFZ with a Focus on Dementia

Living & Housing «in der Au» is the guiding principle of VitaFutura AG and includes housing, care, catering through the in-house kitchen as well as the public restaurant & bistro LaVita. For the qualified implementation of these services, VitaFutura AG currently employs 110 staff in the areas of nursing, Spitex, gastronomy, technical service, and administration. The company operates as a non-profit corporation on behalf of the municipality of Volketswil.

We are looking for a colleague for our team in the residential group for people with dementia as

As a health professional, you are responsible for professional and needs-oriented care and support of our residents. For this position, we value a cheerful personality who gladly takes on personal responsibility. In a small and manageable team, you actively participate as a reference person in the care process. You support and promote the residents based on professional and human competence. You gladly take on daily responsibility and jointly shape the daily routine with the team and the residents. Good and competence-appropriate collaboration with specialist offices, doctors, and other internal departments is a matter of course for you and simply part of the job.

This position is aimed at a health professional with a certificate of competence who brings experience in gerontopsychiatry and/or the dementia field. As a «creative mind», you seek solutions even in a demanding and non-routine setting that focus on the quality of life of our residents.You have solid knowledge in the care and support of people with cognitive impairments, are familiar with the BESA system, and ideally also with our care documentation system easyDOK. You speak good German and can use common computer programs.