Assistant Physicians

Basel und Riehen

Key information

Publication date:15 September 2025
Workload:100%
Place of work:Basel und Riehen

Job summary

The Adullam Foundation is a leader in geriatric medicine and care. Join a supportive team in a unique environment with high quality standards.

Tasks

Provide comprehensive care for elderly patients in acute treatment.
Conduct geriatric assessments and rehabilitation for patients.
Collaborate interprofessionally in diagnostics and therapy planning.

Skills

Completed medical degree with an interest in geriatrics and palliative care.
Strong empathy and communication skills for patient-centered care.
Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team.

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The Adullam Foundation is a leading institution for geriatric medicine, therapy, and care in Northwestern Switzerland. It operates a hospital and an affiliated care center each in Basel and Riehen. The approximately 800 employees offer elderly people a regionally unique comprehensive care from acute medicine through rehabilitation to transitional and long-term care. Holistic care at Adullam includes a high quality standard, lived humanity, and great respect for old age.

Our daily work is characterized by high quality standards, lived humanity, and respect for old age. With an average patient age of 85 years, we combine medical expertise with empathetic closeness.

The Adullam Hospital is an SIWF-certified training center for geriatrics (Category A) and general internal medicine (Category C) and a member of the Basel Private Hospitals Association.

We are continuously looking forward to motivated reinforcement for our team of 21 assistant physicians.

Assistant Physicians

100%

| Basel and Riehen

Your Tasks

• Comprehensive care of our geriatric patients in the areas of:
- Acute treatment of internal diseases
- Geriatric assessment and rehabilitation
- Long-term and palliative medicine
• Outpatient medical care in our care centers (possibility of FMH recognition)
• Participation in diagnostics, therapy planning and implementation, including geriatric assessments
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with nursing, therapy, social work, nutrition, and psychology – actively involved in quality circles.
• Participation in the mentoring program including collegial case coaching, simulation training, and interdisciplinary further education.

Your Profile

• Completed medical studies with interest in geriatrics, palliative medicine, and internal medicine
• MEBEKO recognition available or already applied for
• Beginners: structured introduction to the "basics" of internal medicine with close supervision by experienced senior physicians. This creates a good foundation for your later work in other hospitals or provides a useful "backpack" in case of other specialization.
• Experienced assistant physicians: independent care of complex cases with high medical, psychosocial, and ethical relevance
• Enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration
• High empathy, strong communication skills, and joy in a patient-centered, holistic approach
• Good German skills; additional language skills are an advantage

Are you ready to combine medicine with human greatness? Would you like to actively shape your career in geriatrics – in a motivating environment that supports and challenges you? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application including a motivation letter.

For further information, please contact Dr. med. Stefan Iseli, Deputy Chief Physician, Tel. +41 61 266 81 11.

Our Offer

Responsibility in a specialized geriatric environment – medically demanding and personally enriching.

Meaningful work: closeness to people, respect, and empathy are central.

Structured curriculum with clearly defined training content, mentoring by experienced senior and specialist physicians, regular case discussions, and simulation training.

Generous financial and time support for internal and external further education, including specialist congresses and courses (e.g., SIWF training, interdisciplinary workshops).

Support from a dynamic and appreciative team with flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths, and room for your own ideas.

Regional quality of life: working in a cultural and economic metropolis with good transport connections and leisure opportunities.

Warm welcome culture and appreciative working environment