Nurse for the Paediatric Recovery Room

About the job

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Nurse for the Paediatric Recovery Room

To complete its team, the Paediatric Service is looking for a nurse at an activity rate of 80% to 100%, on a fixed-term contract, for the recovery room of the Children’s Hospital. The start date is scheduled for 1 December 2026, for a duration of four months, until 31 March 2027.

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

Within the Woman-Mother-Child Department (DFME), the Paediatric Service provides comprehensive and multidisciplinary care for children and adolescents from 0 to 18 years old. It works closely with other services in the department, including neonatology, paediatric surgery, adolescent medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics.

The recovery room of the Children’s Hospital ensures postoperative monitoring of patients, including maintaining their vital functions and the safety of care after surgery.

Mission

• You provide care and monitoring of patients in the immediate postoperative period, ensuring the maintenance of their vital functions and their safety
• You manage postoperative pain and provide curative and preventive nursing care adapted to the needs of children
• You ensure traceability and continuity of care and support patients and their relatives
• You contribute to the smooth running and development of the team, in close collaboration with medical staff.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor of Science HES-SO in nursing or an equivalent qualification; for foreign diplomas, recognition by the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) is required
• You have experience in paediatric care
• You have proven experience in the recovery room, continuous care, resuscitation or emergency care
• You demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, adaptability and good stress management
• You have good analytical skills, are dynamic and appreciate precise and team work
• Knowledge of institutional software is an asset.

We offer

• interdisciplinary collaboration focused on personalised care for children and parents.

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 of holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three days of training 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 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 Denis Hemme, Deputy Director of Nursing, tel.: 079 556 83 51.

As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to 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 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.

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.

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

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