Medical Secretary for the Strike Pool, Paediatrics and Paediatric Surgery (13426-AD-213-2026)

About the job

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Medical secretary for the Strike Pool, paediatrics and paediatric surgery

To complete our strike pool at the children’s hospital, we are looking for a medical secretary from 1 September 2026, with a workload between 80 and 100%.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, the CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research and education.

The Woman-Mother-Child Department (DFME) consists of 5 services: neonatology, paediatrics, paediatric surgery, adolescent medicine and gynaecology and obstetrics.

Within the Woman-Mother-Child Department (DFME), the paediatrics and paediatric surgery services offer comprehensive and multidisciplinary care for children aged 0 to 18 years. They maintain close links with the other services of the department.

Mission

• You ensure the production and flow of medical documents and information internally and externally
• You ensure efficient management of hospitalisation organisation and the Pool
• You provide administrative support to the unit and hospital doctors in the context of their clinical activity
• You actively contribute to the quality, development and improvement of the unit’s services.

Profile

• You hold a medical secretary qualification and/or a commercial employee CFC or an equivalent recognised title
• You have an excellent command of the French language and spelling
• You demonstrate rigour and have a sense of organisation and priorities
• You see yourself as a flexible, autonomous person with a spirit of mutual support
• You can demonstrate good mastery of common IT tools (MS Office) and, ideally, CHUV’s IT tools.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital 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 month salary and 25 days’ 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 State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished flats offered in the surrounding districts 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 staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms Carol Ryser, Head of Secretariat & Desks Unit, tel.: 079 556 81 23

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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.

The 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 guarantee equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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