Medical Secretary for the Paediatric Migrant Consultation

About the job

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Medical Secretary for the Paediatric Migrant Consultation

To complete our team at the paediatric consultation dedicated to migrants at the children’s hospital, we are looking for a medical secretary, working at 80% capacity, from 13 September to 31 December 2026.

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, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research and education.

Within the Woman-Mother-Child Department (DFME), the paediatrics service offers comprehensive and multidisciplinary care for children aged 0 to 18 years. It maintains close links with other services in the department such as neonatology, paediatric surgery, adolescent medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics.

Mission

• You ensure the production, management and circulation of medical documents and information internally and externally.
• You efficiently manage the organisation and scheduling of the unit’s consultations.
• You provide full administrative support to the unit’s team.
• You actively contribute to the quality, development and continuous improvement of the unit’s services.

Profile

• You hold a qualification as a medical secretary and/or a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as a commercial employee or an equivalent 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, empathetic, discreet, autonomous person with a spirit of mutual support.
• You already have at least 2 years’ professional experience in a hospital environment, ideally within the migrant health network (RESAMI).
• You can demonstrate good proficiency in 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 apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods 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)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr Mathieu Leduc, Head of Secretariats & Desks Unit, tel.: 079 556 23 53

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If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you are unable to 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 prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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