Occupational Therapist HF/FH 60%-100%

Welcome to Uster Hospital, where modern medicine and a familial spirit perfectly complement each other. As a central pillar of healthcare in the Zurich Oberland and the largest employer in the city of Uster, we offer a working environment characterised by helpfulness, honesty, and appreciation. Here you will experience the highest professional competence daily in an environment where you are valued as a person and supported in your professional development. Uster Hospital is a teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Zurich. Become part of our dedicated community and pursue with us the vision of a "regional and digital health hub in Zurich East"!

The therapy team consists of 19 qualified physiotherapists, two physiotherapy students, two qualified occupational therapists, and three coordinators. We are seeking, as part of the expansion of the geriatric department for inpatient care, an occupational therapist HF/FH 60%-100% to start immediately or by arrangement.

Occupational Therapist HF/FH 60%-100%

Exciting challenges await you

• Patient-oriented, professionally sound assessment, treatment, and advice for acute geriatric and palliative inpatients
• Electronic documentation
• Further development of the occupational therapy offerings within the interprofessional team
• Co-responsibility for constructive interdisciplinary collaboration

What distinguishes you for the job

• A completed training as an occupational therapist with SRK recognition
• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration, commitment, and flexibility
• Enjoyment in working with older people
• Experience in an acute hospital is an advantage
• Willingness to work weekend and public holiday shifts

8 reasons to work with us

• A dynamic and versatile interdisciplinary team
• A varied, independent role in the inpatient sector
• The opportunity to contribute to the expansion of the department
• Five weeks’ holiday and compensated changing time
• Support for external further training
• Own staff restaurant
• Good accessibility by public transport
• ZVV BonusPass or affordable parking options - with Parkingpay max. CHF 4.50 per day

Your workplace

Uster

Your personal contact

Britta Stammer, Co-Head Physiotherapy, 044 911 21 07
Marcel Ambass, Co-Head Physiotherapy, 044 911 11 90

You or formal you?

For us, it’s clear. Whether you are learning, working in nursing, as a doctor, or CEO, we all use the informal "you". This form signals our familial atmosphere at the hospital. We want you to experience this culture even before your first day at work. Therefore, we communicate in this way already during the application process and interviews. If this sounds appealing to you, we look forward to your application.