Assistant Physician Autism Consultation

Assistant Physician Autism Consultation

80-100%

At the Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (Clinic Director Dr med Angelo Bernardon), children and adolescents up to the age of 18 are treated. The integrated treatment offer of the clinic includes an outpatient area with a central outpatient clinic as well as four outpatient clinics distributed across the canton, a consultation and liaison service, and an inpatient area with an acute ward, two psychotherapy wards, a day clinic and a clinic school. The teams consist of clinical professionals from the fields of medicine, psychology, nursing and social pedagogy, and the clinic school employs teachers and special needs educators. The Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy is a teaching hospital of the University of Zurich and a certified training centre Category A.

Profile

• You hold a Swiss medical diploma or an equivalent medical degree recognised by MEBEKO
• Ideally, you have prior experience in child and adolescent psychiatry, psychiatry or paediatrics
• You possess clinical competence, good interpersonal skills, analytical thinking and good written skills
• You demonstrate resilience and initiative in clinical practice and have good manners and a sense of humour

Tasks

• Under qualified supervision, you will learn to independently assess and treat patients suspected of autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
• You will become familiar with common psychological testing methods and, under supervisory guidance and specialist medical responsibility, conduct psychopharmacological adjustments, consultations and psychotherapies
• You make diagnoses and assessments according to the valid diagnostic scheme and develop a treatment plan based on this
• You participate in the clinic's emergency on-call services
• You prepare the necessary treatment documentation and specialist reports and fully invoice the services provided

Benefits

Our employees are the heart of our company. That is exactly why we offer you so much: Further training is strongly promoted with us. We also invest heavily in team cohesion and offer all our teams access to the software "Moodtalk", which strengthens team communication. In addition, we offer attractive discounts at well-known brands such as Ikea, Zalando, Coop, Lidl and many more. Employees who commute to us by public transport receive a substantial eco-bonus at the end of the year. Additionally, we offer an attractive pension fund solution. Work-life balance is also promoted with us: We are always open to part-time work and offer the possibility to buy additional holiday.

Questions about the position?

Daniela Schneeberger, Chief Physician

+41 56 462 99 20