Chef ou Cheffe de clinique avec titre de spécialité en pneumologie - 100% — HUG

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Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a benchmark establishment at the national and international level. To find out more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here. The Department of Medicine (DMED) provides comprehensive and specialized care for patients, both in hospital and outpatient settings. Driven by a human, holistic approach and based on best medical practices, it offers benchmark care in numerous specialties (cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, angiology and nephrology), with availability 24/7. Committed to clinical excellence, teaching and research, the DMED promotes innovation, the continuous development of skills and an organization of care centered on patients, while ensuring the quality of life at work and the efficiency of services. Within this department, the Pneumology Service takes care of adults suffering from acute or chronic respiratory illnesses, ensuring their diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, on an outpatient or hospitalization basis. It also specializes in the screening and management of lung cancer, interventional pulmonology, pre- and post-lung transplant monitoring, as well as the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis and pulmonary hypertension. This position is newly created and is part of the ALTER deployment which aims to ensure compliance of the organization of work with the Labor Law (LTr).

Job Description

As a head of clinic holding a specialist title in pulmonology, you ensure all clinical activities of the department and operate in a university environment, at the interface of care, teaching and research. Thanks to a quarterly rotation within the different specialized units, you develop diversified expertise covering both hospital and outpatient practice while demonstrating versatility. You are involved in particular in the management of interstitial lung disease, pulmonary complications in immunocompromised patients, lung transplantation, interventional pulmonology as well as sleep disordered breathing, in close collaboration with the Center for Sleep Medicine. You will join a close-knit team made up of 9 clinical heads, 4 assistant doctors and 5 intern doctors, under the responsibility of the professor head of department. You work closely with a multidisciplinary team bringing together specialized nurses, respiratory physiology technicians, administrative staff as well as the various medical centers and departments of the institution. You provide diagnostic and therapeutic care for acute and chronic respiratory pathologies. You participate in the evaluation and monitoring of complex situations, including in particular dyspnea, tuberculosis, respiratory failure and the different medico-technical areas of the specialty. You demonstrate resilience, clinical sense and great analytical skills in handling sometimes complex situations. Thanks to your sense of organization and your ability to prioritize, you effectively carry out your clinical activities while responding to multiple requests (patients, telephones, correspondence, meetings). You ensure that you maintain clear, caring and appropriate communication with patients, their loved ones as well as all professionals involved in their care, by adapting your speech to their understanding. By relying on your team spirit, you demonstrate solidarity in the face of unforeseen circumstances. As head of clinic, you actively participate in the supervision and training of internal physicians in the department of medicine in the field of pulmonology, by adopting a mentoring posture and sharing your expertise.

Qualifications

You hold a federal medical diploma or have training deemed equivalent by the Medical Professions Commission of the Federal Office of Public Health (MEBEKO).

You benefit from or are close to obtaining an FMH specialty title in pulmonology or you have a title deemed equivalent recognized by MEBEKO and are in possession of the cantonal right to practice or are able to obtain it before taking up your duties with the cantonal doctor of Geneva. You demonstrate a confirmed interest in hospital and outpatient activity in both a primary and tertiary center. Good clinical experience as well as knowledge of the hospital world are required. For non-French speakers, French level C1 in the spoken and written test is required.

You have excellent communication skills in a multidisciplinary team and with patients, you are a dynamic, flexible, committed person and demonstrate discretion. In addition, you have demonstrated strong adaptation skills and a strong team spirit and solidarity towards team members.

Additional information

You work daytime hours, participating in the on-call tour for night and weekend hours.

• Entry into office: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 2
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 24
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 29.10.2026
• Request for information: Professor A. Bergeron, associate medical officer responsible for unit, tel. 022 372 99 11

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 advert is aimed equally at women and men. Wishing to get involved in the fight against unemployment, HUG encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office. Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account. Paper and email applications will not be processed.