Mental Health Reference Nurse - 80%-100%

Our Médico-Sociaux Centres (CMS) offer the population of the Ouest Lausannois quality multidisciplinary services and their interventions are based on values of humanity and equity.

By joining APREMADOL, you commit concretely in favor of health and well-being in the canton of Vaud, within expert, motivated and enthusiastic teams, in a varied activity rich in human contact.

You intervene at the clients' place of living or activity. You define with the clients the most adapted solutions to their situations and thus develop a fine knowledge and a privileged relationship of trust with them. Being part of a cohesive and supportive team, the practice of these professions allows for great autonomy but requires great responsibility and flexibility on the part of our employees.

In order to complete our teams, APREMADOL is looking for immediately or by agreement a:

Mental Health Reference Nurse (80-100%)

Your mission

As a reference nurse, you ensure the role of situation manager. You perform and delegate quality services in order to guarantee the health, safety and well-being of clients at home, by identifying their social problems. At their place of living, you define with them the most adapted solutions to their situation, thus developing a privileged relationship of trust.

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Your responsibilities

• Ensure the responsibility of the reference role with clients presenting disorders relating to mental health and/or psychogeriatrics
• Evaluate and implement services according to the needs of the client and their surroundings and provide the services planned in the intervention plan, by conducting assessment, orientation, counseling interviews as well as support in administrative and financial procedures
• Ensure medico-delegated care services, hygiene and comfort as well as accompaniment to our clients
• Accompany auxiliary employees in order to guarantee the quality of services
• Create and maintain lasting links with the partners of the regional medico-social network (including volunteers and user groups)
• Mobilize the multidisciplinary skills of the CMS care team, while sensitizing them to the problems posed by psychiatric or psycho-geriatric care and proposing prevention measures
• Document the client's computerized file according to institutional directives to allow continuity of care

Your profile and skills:

• Bachelor in nursing HES or equivalent title (recognition of foreign title by the Swiss Red Cross), with specialization in mental health
• Minimum 6 months of experience in psychiatric care
• Good knowledge of the Swiss socio-sanitary field (first job in Switzerland)
• Capacity for analysis and synthesis
• Good command of the French language with solid writing skills
• Capacity for organization, management of priorities and taking initiative
• Good knowledge of usual IT tools
• Capacity to communicate and negotiate
• Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team.

We offer

• Schedules mainly during the day (7h30–17h00), with only one evening worked every two weeks until 22h00 and one weekend worked every eight weeks.
• Working and remuneration conditions according to the CCT of the Vaudois parapublic health sector.
• Quality occupational pension, beyond the legal minimums.
• 5 weeks of vacation per year, then 6 weeks from 50 years.
• Perspectives for continuing education and evolution within the company