Social Worker Social and Discharge Counseling

Spital Nidwalden is a modern acute care hospital with 90 beds, around 600 dedicated employees, and is responsible for extended primary care. As a company of the LUKS Gruppe, we are part of a high-performance network that is among the leading hospital groups in Switzerland. Together, we ensure coordinated, digitally networked, and accessible healthcare 24 hours a day with passion and commitment.

We are looking for, effective immediately or by arrangement, a

Social Worker Social and Discharge Counseling ##

40-60 %

Your field of activity

• You advise and support patients of all ages and life situations as well as their relatives with professional competence and empathy.
• The position is fixed-term until April 2027. From spring 2027, there is the option to continue the activity within the framework of a permanent position with a workload of 80 to 100 %.
• You advise and inform on social insurance, labor law, financial, and personal questions in connection with the hospital stay and discharge planning. In doing so, you organize individual follow-up solutions, mediate material assistance if necessary, and triage to appropriate specialist centers.
• You independently take over the social work care in the assigned departments in the areas of surgery, medicine, and orthopedics.
• Close interdisciplinary cooperation with the entire medical, nursing, and therapeutic treatment team awaits you.

Your experience

• You have completed your studies in Social Work and already possess experience in a hospital or are about to successfully complete your training.
• Your networked and process-oriented thinking enables you to professionally handle various internal and external stakeholders.
• You enjoy working independently, solution-oriented, and taking on responsibility.
• With your humorous and cheerful manner, you enrich our team.

Your perspectives

• A varied, responsible, and meaningful activity awaits you
• You benefit from regular professional exchange, intervisions, as well as cooperation with social work professionals and nursing professionals with further training in Case Management
• You work predominantly paperless, supported by a modern clinical information system, which represents the entire treatment process digitally and comprehensively

We offer wage justice, a diverse reduced-cost catering offer, as well as other attractive benefits.

Your way to us

We look forward to your complete online application.