Dipl. Nursing Specialist for Acute Pain Service & Perioperative Medicine (a) 60-100%

Work location: Hirslanden Klinik Hirslanden | Zürich
Start date: 01. January 2027 or by arrangement
Employment type: Permanent
Reference number: 74984

In perioperative medicine at the Institute for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine of the Klinik Hirslanden in Zürich, we optimally prepare our patients for their upcoming surgery and, if necessary, also accompany them postoperatively as part of our Acute Pain Service.

If you would like to contribute your professional expertise and commitment to a modern medical environment, we look forward to meeting you personally soon.

YOUR TASKS

In perioperative medicine:

• Contacting the patient for optimal preparation for the upcoming surgery / anesthesia, i.e., pausing medications in a timely manner, treating iron deficiency anemia
• Providing patient documentation in close cooperation with general practitioners and attending physicians
• Early control of hemoglobin levels as part of Patient Blood Management. If necessary, arranging iron status investigations and organizing iron infusions by the general practitioner
• Planning, preparation, and follow-up of the anesthesia consultation
• Performing blood sampling, ECG recordings, and iron infusions according to medical prescription
• Administrative tasks of perioperative medicine
• Primary contact point for patient questions regarding anesthesia

In the Acute Pain Service:

• Care of patients with acute and chronic pain in the perioperative area as well as guidance and instruction in handling the prescribed pain therapies
• Independent planning, implementation, and evaluation of pain rounds as well as monitoring and adjusting pain therapy in cooperation with the medical service
• Interdisciplinary cooperation and needs-based coordination with anesthesiologists and attending physicians
• Professional advice and support of the nursing staff regarding pain therapy issues
• Conducting training and further education for nursing staff in the field of pain management and acute pain therapy
• Documentation and ensuring high-quality pain treatment according to current standards

YOUR PROFILE

• Completed training as a Dipl. Nursing Specialist HF with at least 5 years of professional experience in the acute care sector. Practical experience in a monitoring or intensive care unit is desirable.
• SRC recognition for foreign diplomas
• If possible, further training in pain management or willingness to complete it
• Strong communication skills, independent, assertive, and a team player
• Good IT skills
• Very good knowledge of German and English

OUR OFFER

• 5 weeks of vacation with additional changing time
• Interesting and varied activity in a motivated team
• Regulated working hours, one Saturday service per month, no night shifts, no shifts on Sundays and public holidays
• Attractive compensation as well as employee activities and discounts
• Opportunity for continuous professional training
• In-house nursery

Our benefits | Klinik Hirslanden (https://www.hirslanden.ch/de/klinik-hirslanden/jobs-und-karriere/hirslanden-als-arbeitgeberin.html) For further information, Corina Blum, operative nursing manager Acute Pain Service / Perioperative Medicine (corina.blum@hirslanden.ch) and Manuela Wälte, Institute Manager (manuela.waelte@hirslanden.ch), Institute for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, are at your disposal. Please note that we cannot consider either paper dossiers (which will not be returned) or applications via e-mail. Please therefore apply exclusively online via this tool. Mixed teams work better. We are proud of the experiences of over 10,000 employees from more than 80 nations. Their knowledge and experience are our strength. Every day, we promote diversity, equal opportunity, and equal pay for equal work. In this way, we were also awarded by the Financial Times in 2021 as one of the <<Leader in Diversity>> of the healthcare industry in Europe.

The Hirslanden Group is the largest medical network in Switzerland. The group includes 16 clinics in 9 cantons. It also operates 5 outpatient surgical centers, 18 radiology institutes, and 6 radiotherapy institutes. The group has 11,025 employees.