Nurse in the Surgery Department - 80% to 100%

Company Description ##

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève are a reference institution at national and international levels. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here.

The position is attached to the Surgery Department. This department ensures the care of female and male patients, both in elective and emergency settings. It represents a center of excellence, not only Swiss, but also European in several fields and in several of its surgical specialties.

Job Description ##

You will join a dynamic department committed to innovation and continuous quality improvement, hosting many pilot and innovative projects for the institution, a department that values continuous training and professional development.

You join one of the care units of the surgery department, which ensures the care of female and male patients admitted electively or in an emergency in the various surgical specialties (orthopedics and traumatology, visceral surgery, thoracic surgery, urology, etc., depending on the assigned unit). You are responsible for ensuring quality pre- and post-operative care, with particular attention paid to the safety, comfort, and optimal recovery of each patient.

You ensure global follow-up of female and male patients before and after their surgical intervention. This includes preoperative preparation, pain management, as well as post-operative care aimed at preventing complications and promoting a rapid return to autonomy.

You perform the nursing clinical evaluation (ECI) of the female and male patients under your care, in order to objectify clinical data, anticipate risks of complications, and adjust care in consultation with the medical-nursing team. A clinical leadership posture is expected: you are a source of proposals, autonomous in your decision-making, while actively contributing to the dynamics and cohesion of the team.

Throughout the hospitalization, you perform regular clinical evaluations to monitor the general state and postoperative evolution of patients. You are particularly vigilant regarding risks associated with surgery: hemorrhagic or infectious complications, pain, pressure ulcers, falls, etc.

You have the opportunity to enrich your practice by integrating innovative and complementary approaches to technical care, depending on the specificities of your assigned unit. You contribute actively to the well-being of the patients throughout their hospital stay.

You collaborate closely with surgeons, physicians, physiotherapists, and other health professionals to guarantee coordinated and personalized care for each patient.

Attentive and available, you accompany relatives throughout the care pathway, fully integrating them in order to optimize the patient's experience and stay.

You participate actively in the creation of a positive and benevolent working environment, by involving yourself in initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life within the team.

Qualifications ##

You benefit from a Bachelor HES in nursing or an equivalent recognized title by the Swiss Red Cross.

A practical experience of 3 years in care is required. Professional experience in surgery is an asset; applications from professionals motivated to train in this field are also welcome.

You master the French language both orally and in writing, which allows you to perform quality handovers.

You master the nursing clinical evaluation (ECI), or wish to exercise this skill, and demonstrate an asserted clinical leadership posture in your daily practice.

You possess a keen sense of organization and priority management, indispensable in a demanding surgical environment paced by the unforeseen. You demonstrate dynamism and good resistance to stress, while maintaining your calm and sense of discernment in the face of emergencies. You position yourself with confidence and professionalism within the multidisciplinary team, knowing how to assert your clinical analysis while remaining attentive. You also demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, as well as a marked interest in surgical care.

Additional Information ##

• Start date: as soon as possible
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 80% to 100%
• Function class: 15
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 20.10.2026
• Request for information: Mme Delanzy, deputy head of care, tel. 079 55 33 755 or Mme Peillex, deputy head of care, tel. 079 55 33 058

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 advertisement is addressed indiscriminately to women and men.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account. Paper and email applications will not be processed.

Wishing to commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Office cantonal de l'emploi.