Chief Physician Orthopedic Surgery
Lugano
Key information
- Publication date:06 January 2024
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Lugano
Job summary
EOC is a multi-site hospital in Ticino with 1,000 beds. Join a supportive environment focused on quality healthcare and patient care.
Tasks
- Lead the orthopedic surgery department, covering trauma and complex cases.
- Train assistants in orthopedic and trauma medicine, recognized by SIWF.
- Collaborate with university centers and contribute to biomedical education.
Skills
- Degree in medicine with specialization in orthopedic surgery required.
- Proven knowledge of the Italian language; B2 level minimum.
- Recognition by MEBEKO for foreign qualifications is mandatory.
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The EOC, the multi-site hospital of Ticino, is present with its institutes throughout the entire cantonal territory for a total of 1,000 beds. The organization allows for an effective combination of local approach and overall vision, ensuring the population a global and proximity hospital offer, regardless of where the services are requested.
Thanks to the commitment and expertise of over 6,500 collaborators and their attention to human relationships, the EOC ensures quality healthcare by caring for over 41,000 inpatients per year and providing over 600,000 outpatient consultations.
The following position is aimed at candidates who wish to submit an unsolicited application as
Chief Physician Orthopedic Surgery
Profile
The orthopedic-traumatology service of the Regional Hospital of Lugano is the cantonal center for polytraumatized patients (MAS) and covers the entire spectrum of traumatology and orthopedics, including complex cases throughout the cantonal territory. The service is recognized by the SIWF for training assistants in traumatology and orthopedics of the locomotor system as B1, collaborates with various university centers, and has hosted a Master's teaching in Biomedicine since 2020.
Necessary requirements
- degree/diploma in medicine and specialization in orthopedics and traumatology of the locomotor system* or equivalent title and related registration with MedReg before starting work ((https://www.medregom.admin.ch)
- For doctors with foreign qualifications, recognition by the Federal Commission for Medical Professions MEBEKO and related registration with MedReg (https://www.medregom.admin.ch) is mandatory before starting work
- proven knowledge of the Italian language
- (required level at least B2) with related registration with MedReg (https://www.medregom.admin.ch) before starting work, knowledge of other national languages and English is desired
Notes
Applications from those who do not meet the above requirements will not be considered under any circumstances and will consequently be removed from our database.
The evaluation of applications will only be made in case of service needs.
As this is a position for unsolicited applications, no telephone information is provided.
