Care Assistants in Community Health at the Department of Medicine

About the job

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Care Assistants in Community Health at the Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine is seeking care assistants in community health (ASSC) at a workload of 60% to 100%, for various services, on a permanent contract. The start date is as soon as possible.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Department of Medicine provides care for patients with multiple and complex conditions. It brings together medical, nursing, medical-technical, and administrative expertise to offer care tailored to individual needs.

The department has more than 1,600 employees, 550 full-time equivalent (FTE) nursing staff, and 13 specialties, including two centres dedicated to sleep and obesity.

Mission

• You participate in the comprehensive and individualised care of patients within a multidisciplinary team, in close collaboration with the nursing team
• You support patients in daily living activities and promote their autonomy
• You provide medical-technical, preventive, and curative care delegated by a nurse, respecting your scope of practice
• You carry out the administrative and logistical tasks necessary for patient care.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma as a care assistant in community health (ASSC), mandatory
• You demonstrate dynamism, commitment, and a strong sense of responsibility
• You have excellent command of French, both spoken and written (level C1)
• Knowledge of institutional software is an asset

We offer

As an ASSC, you will have access to various training courses, including:

• Daily living activities: a common goal in adult hospital settings
• Chronic and acute pain – observation and care
• Patient medical equipment – care and monitoring
• Mental disability – care and communication
• Skin integrity and wounds – analysis of real situations
• Medications – from prescription to administration
• Patient nutrition – needs, care, and monitoring
• Violence prevention and management – nursing staff
• Wounds – care and monitoring – ASSC
• Chaplaincy – observation days in spiritual accompaniment
• Etc.

Becoming a member of the Lausanne University Hospital team means benefiting from:

• First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the Canton of Vaud
• Easy access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bicycles)
• Quality hotel-standard staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr Alexandre Lopes, Deputy Director of Nursing at the Department of Medicine, tel. 079 556 21 01

As all our applications are processed electronically, please apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the advertisement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, please contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70.

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, you will be required to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas and an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our employees, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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