Bilingual Assistant Physician in Psychiatry (German - French)

Role Summary

Clinical activity

Provide outpatient psychiatric consultations (diagnostic evaluation, development and monitoring of therapeutic projects) in compliance with the quality and billing objectives of the Arc Network.

• Handle complex clinical situations in the ambulatory field
• Ensure rigorous clinical documentation consistent with medico-legal and billing requirements
• Contribute to the continuity and coordination of care with internal and external partners
• Supervision and training
• Provide clinical supervision of doctors in training (assistant doctors and clinical heads)
• Support diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making processes
• Actively participate in formal and informal clinical teaching
• Ensure the coordination of postgraduate training, in conjunction with the ISFM, doctors in training and institutional bodies
• Organizational contribution
• Participate in clinical conferences, department meetings and interdisciplinary exchanges
• Contribute to the development, harmonization and continuous improvement of clinical practices

Promote inter-site collaboration and the bilingual operation of the Mental Health Unit.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities in addition to the points above

• Participation in telephone pickets and weekend on-calls, organized and shared between all FMH senior doctors in psychiatry of the Mental Health Center
• Flexibility, versatility, proactivity and resilience will be the keys to evolving and contributing in this stimulating context.

Requirements

• You hold a diploma as a psychiatrist with a specialization in adult psychiatry, recognized by the Swiss authorities (MEBEKO). You also hold the title of FMH specialist (or equivalent) in psychiatry.
• You master French and German at a C1 - C2 level ideally
• You have proven experience in outpatient psychiatry. Experience in supporting patients in acute psychiatric care would be a valuable asset. Significant experience in a university environment would also be desired.
• You have strong listening, analysis and decision-making skills, and you are able to manage stressful and complex situations effectively.
• You are autonomous in your practice while respecting the protocols and values of the establishment.
• You enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team and are able to communicate effectively with your colleagues. Your team spirit is an asset to contribute to the collective development of our psychiatry department.
• You hold a diploma as a psychiatrist with a specialization in adult psychiatry, recognized by the Swiss authorities (MEBEKO). You also hold the title of FMH specialist (or equivalent) in psychiatry.
• You master French and German at a C1 - C2 level ideally.
• You have proven experience in outpatient psychiatry. Experience in supporting patients in acute psychiatric care would be a valuable asset. Significant experience in a university environment would also be desired.

You have strong listening, analysis and decision-making skills, and are able to manage stressful and complex situations effectively. Your flexibility, your versatility as well as your capacity for adaptation and resilience constitute assets for evolving in this professional context. You are autonomous in your practice while respecting the protocols and values of the establishment.

• You enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team and are able to communicate effectively with your colleagues. Your team spirit is an asset to contribute to the collective development of our psychiatry department.
• You demonstrate a sense of ethics, respect for confidentiality, as well as kindness and empathy towards patients. You are capable of creating a respectful and caring environment, essential in the context of your professional practice.

Benefits

• We offer a varied and stimulating activity within a dynamic and constantly evolving establishment.
• Our employees benefit from quality professional supervision in a bilingual and multicultural environment.
• Thanks to a highly qualified multidisciplinary team and a cutting-edge technical platform, we guarantee a working environment conducive to excellence.
• We pay particular attention to the diversity of the life paths of our employees. Our positions are open to both women and men, in a spirit of inclusion and equal opportunity.
• Our establishment promotes diversity and equity, by encouraging applications from professionals from all backgrounds wishing to invest in a demanding and innovative medical environment.
• Entry into office: Immediately or to be agreed
• Work location(s): Bienne - Moutier - other Arc Network sites

About the Company

A local establishment firmly anchored in its region, Le Réseau de l’Arc offers comprehensive patient care.

It includes two hospital sites located in Moutier and Saint-Imier and 7 Medicentres. Its healthcare offering is supplemented by a network of ambulances, two EMS, two radiology institutes, a physical and cognitive therapy center, as well as a home hospitalization service.

Thanks to its multidisciplinary expertise serving patients, the Réseau de l’Arc offers medical services with high added value. With nearly 1,250 employees, it meets the medical and hospital needs of a population of around 80,000 inhabitants.

As part of the VIVA project, the Réseau de l’Arc has become the first fully integrated healthcare organization in Switzerland to offer a health insurance plan. The VIVA health plan is accessible to residents of the Jura Arc, guaranteeing optimal and coordinated care.

The Mental Health Center team brings together experienced professionals working 24 hours a day in specialized units – acute adult psychiatry, psychogeriatrics, addiction and psychosocial rehabilitation – offering integrated and individualized care in open or closed environments depending on needs. It also carries out liaison and training missions recognized by the ISFM, contributing to the quality of care and the training of doctors in psychiatry.

With a view to long-term development of the position, we are looking for a curious, committed personality ready to invest in a bilingual and multicultural environment specific to the city of Bienne.

Bilingual Assistant Physician in Psychiatry (German - French)

This rapidly evolving position offers you a stimulating environment where clinical practice, innovative projects and commitment to training combine on a daily basis. As part of your mission, you ensure high-level outpatient psychiatry activity, integrating billable clinical production, clinical supervision missions, postgraduate training and institutional activities, while participating in the continuity of service of the entire Mental Health Unit, in order to guarantee the quality, safety and efficiency of care within the outpatient adult psychiatry service, in a bilingual context.