Head of clinic with or without specialty title in the Emergency Department - 80% to 100%

Role Summary

You participate in the operational medical management of the Emergency Department in the intra- and extra-hospital areas (SMUR).

You will join a collegial team to ensure, in close collaboration with your superiors, the management of a care unit and the coordination of the clinical activities entrusted to you. In this capacity, you are responsible, under supervision, for medical procedures by establishing a balance between the work required and the possibilities of the team's doctors. You transmit medical decisions and all necessary information in a timely manner to doctors, the healthcare team and the partners concerned.

In your activity, you provide information to patients and relatives in a simple manner within the limits of professional secrecy.

You prepare and process the medical file and work in close collaboration with the medical secretariat for its regular updating and closing. You record the services performed in order to generate invoicing.

You actively participate in the training and supervision activities of the department's internal doctors, in development and research activities as well as in the development of emergency medicine.

Requirements

• You hold a federal medical diploma or have training deemed equivalent by the Medical Professions Commission of the Federal Office of Public Health (MEBEKO).
• Furthermore, you are also ideally in possession of a specialty title in general internal medicine, surgery or anesthesiology, or a title deemed equivalent recognized by the OFSP (MEBEKO).
• The specialty certificate or a university degree in emergency medicine acquired or in the process of being obtained is an asset.
• You will benefit from solid clinical experience in a university-type emergency department with a high volume of activity and a strong interest in acute medicine.
• You have ease in communication, an open mind, good listening skills and a spirit of synthesis. You are dynamic, flexible, enthusiastic and demonstrate discretion and tenacity.
• For non-French speakers, certified C1 French level is required.

Benefits

Permanent service (24 hours a day, 365 days a year). You participate in tours and pickets of the service and the SMUR.

• Entry into office: 01.05.2027
• Number of positions: 5
• Activity rate: 80% to 100%
• Function class: 22 or 24 depending on profile
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 09/30/2026
• Request for information: Prof. T. Desmit, head of department, tel 022 372 81 32
• Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of the diplomas and certificates required for the position and the last 2 work certificates.
• This advert is aimed equally at women and men.
• Wishing to get involved in the fight against unemployment, HUG encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.
• Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account. Paper and email applications will not be processed.

About the Company

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a benchmark establishment at the national and international level. To find out more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here.

With nearly 1,200 employees, the Department of Acute Medicine (DMA) includes the anesthesiology, clinical pharmacology and toxicology, intensive care and emergency departments. It fulfills a quadruple mission through its services which provide their expertise in frequent interaction with all of the University Hospitals of Geneva, thanks to a transversal platform, with the aim of ensuring the best possible care for patients.

The Emergency Department is a transversal service whose mission is to welcome patients 24 hours a day whatever the nature of their health problem, to ensure rapid and effective care in order to direct them to the most appropriate structure. The Emergency Department also provides urgent, coordinated medical aid at the cantonal level and manages major events, while being a reference service for cantonal structures.