Paramedic or Paramedic Chief of Rescue - 20%

Company Description ##

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

Counting nearly 1'200 employees, the Département de médecine aiguë (DMA) includes the services of clinical anesthesiology, pharmacology and toxicology, intensive care, and emergencies. It responds to a quadruple mission through its services which provide their expertise in frequent interaction with all the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, thanks to a transversal platform, with the objective of ensuring the best possible care for patients.

The Emergency Service is a transversal service whose missions are to welcome patients 24h/24 regardless of the nature of their health problem, to ensure rapid and effective care in order to direct them to the most appropriate structure. The Emergency Service also ensures urgent medical aid at the cantonal level, coordinated, and manages major events, while being a reference service for the structures of the canton.

In order to guarantee the response in case of a major event or exceptional situation, the Unité des urgences préhospitalières et de réanimation (UPHR) is recruiting paramedic chief of rescue (ACS) to ensure the presence of a leadership duo with the physician chief of rescue (MCS) in case of a particular event.

Job Description ##

You join the ORCA pole of the UPHR and actively collaborate with the doctors and paramedic staff working in this pole in order to ensure the cantonal response in case of a major event or exceptional situation.

You participate in the initial and continuous training of health responders in case of a major event and contribute to the development of these trainings.

You ensure a continuous on-call service. Your hours are flexible and you may be required to work weekends, nights, or public holidays, in the field in an unforeseen manner as well as in command posts in a scheduled manner.

You contribute to the operation of exceptional means and actively contribute to ensuring their availability and functionality.

Qualifications ##

You hold a federal ES diploma as a paramedic or a recognized equivalent title.

A minimum of 5 years post-ES diploma experience in field ambulance care equivalent to full-time, in Switzerland, is required.

A current ambulance activity in the canton of Geneva at a rate of at least 50% is required.

You hold a current federal diploma of paramedic chief of rescue (ACS) or are in the process of obtaining it within the year following engagement.

A MIMMS (Major Incident Medical Management and Support) certificate is an asset.

Additional Information ##

• Start date: 01.01.2027
• Number of positions: 2
• Activity rate: 20%
• Job class: 15
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 13.10.2026
• Inquiries: Dre M. Chan, médecin adjointe, michè[email protected]
• or M. E. Golay, chef de secteur, [email protected]

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 announcement is addressed indistinctly to women and men.

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

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