Unit Secretary for the Gastroenterology Service (12850-AD-200-2025)

Administration

Unit Secretary for the Gastroenterology Service

The Gastroenterology and Hepatology Service of the Department of Medicine (DM) is looking for a unit secretary with a workload between 80% and 100%.

The starting date is scheduled for May 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon.

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, it plays a major role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Department of Medicine (DM) is a central pillar of CHUV's activity. It brings together 12 medical specialties and more than 1,600 employees, and has recognized expertise in the care of patients suffering from multiple and complex conditions.

As a department strongly oriented towards education and research, it places quality, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration at the heart of its mission.

The Gastroenterology and Hepatology Service provides specialized care for diseases:

• gastrointestinal (inflammatory bowel diseases, digestive cancers, digestive hemorrhages, pancreatic pathologies, etc.)
• hepatic (acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver transplantation.)

Mission

• You ensure the complete administrative management of consultations: appointment scheduling, consultation preparation, typing, billing, sending reports, follow-up and archiving of medical records
• You are the privileged contact person for patients, both by phone and during consultations, and ensure coordination with internal and external stakeholders
• You manage the schedule of the senior physician for all their activities (clinical, research, education, institutional meetings)
• You assist the senior physician in organizing conferences and scientific events: invitations, room reservations, logistics, catering, convocations, financial follow-up
• You support the senior physician in their research activities, notably by ensuring the link with students
• You participate in covering for colleagues in similar roles and contribute to the transversal administrative tasks of the service.

Profile

• You hold a medical secretary training or an equivalent qualification
• You have about 5 years of experience in a similar role, in a medical or hospital environment
• You master common computer tools; knowledge of institutional tools (Soarian, Axya, Ultragenda) is an asset
• You have perfect command of French; knowledge of English is an asset
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills and adapt your communication to the context and your interlocutors
• You demonstrate rigor, can work independently, and show proactivity in organization and initiative-taking.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-notch 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 vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• 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 bikes)
• Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Clarisse Papaux, administrator of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Service, tel.: 021 314 67 37.

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If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to 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

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

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