Senior Physician for the Memory Clinic

Permanent position

Stadtspital Zürich

The University Clinic for Geriatric Medicine at the Waid location operates a bed clinic with 59 beds. Other inpatient focuses are geriatric traumatology and geriatric medical expertise in emergencies. The outpatient offering includes a Memory Clinic at the Waid location (member of the Swiss Memory Clinics) and an expanded outpatient offering at the Triemli location.

Tasks

• Your versatile tasks include specialist medical clarification, diagnostics, and counseling of outpatient patients with cognitive impairments and suspected dementia (all age groups) as well as the support and active shaping of processes in a highly dynamic field that will develop strongly in the coming years.
• In addition, you carry out follow-up examinations for the comprehensive counseling and treatment of patients with dementia.
• As a specialist, you also take over geriatric emergency services and participate in consultation services.
• You maintain constructive multidisciplinary cooperation with other clinics, departments, and professional groups.
• Furthermore, you are actively involved in the education and training of our assistant physicians at a university level.

Profile

• Broad internal medicine training with a specialist title in General Internal Medicine, an additional specialist title in Geriatrics desirable or proven experience in neurology or geriatric psychiatry
• Interest in expanding and deepening your geriatric medical competencies (Goal: completion of specialist title in Geriatrics)
• High social and communication competence and enjoyment in dealing with cognitively impaired and also elderly patients and their relatives
• Structured, well-organized, efficient, and reliable way of working

We offer

We offer you more than just a job! Our Stadtspital world is characterized by an open "Du" culture, uncomplicated, personal interaction, respect, and appreciation. The University Clinic for Geriatric Medicine Stadtspital Zürich Waid pursues a comprehensive concept of modern interdisciplinary and interprofessional geriatric medicine – from prevention and dementia clarification to acute medical treatment and follow-up care. We offer you a varied clinical activity in a field with a future, a family-like environment, as well as advanced employment conditions of the Stadt Zürich with excellent social benefits and very good framework conditions for reconciling work and family with at least six weeks of vacation and the possibility of service compensation. A cheerful and motivated team looks forward to working with you.

About us

With over 34,000 inpatient and around 436,000 outpatient patients per year, Stadtspital Zürich is among the top 10 Swiss hospitals. As a modern center hospital at several locations in the city of Zürich, we offer the entire range of basic medical care, including 24-hour emergency and intensive care medicine. Our 4,400 employees commit themselves daily with great engagement and passion to excellent patient care.

Interested?

For further information, Frau Dr. med. Patricia Lanz, Leitende Ärztin Memory Clinic, Telefon and Frau Dr. med. Berta Truttmann, Chefärztin, Telefon are at your disposal.

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