Chief Physician / Head of Urology

We are currently looking for an experienced professional to join an acute care hospital in the Zurich Oberland as Head of Urology . In this role, you will assume overall medical, financial, and personnel responsibility for the urology department, which handles approximately 850 inpatient admissions per year, and play a key role in shaping the future of urology in the region.

Responsibilities

- Assume overall responsibility for the urology department in terms of medical care, financial performance, and personnel management.

- Strengthen and further develop key specialisations, including uro-oncology with prostatectomy and nephrectomy, complex endourology, robotic surgery, transurethral therapies, continence, and sexology.

- Ensure high standards of treatment quality and provide attractive training and professional development opportunities in collaboration with three senior physicians and affiliated physicians.

- Lead a service-oriented, interprofessional department while ensuring efficient use of resources.

- Maintain and expand regional partnerships with referring physicians, independent practitioners, and partner hospitals.

- Support the department management in further developing the hospital's surgical specialties.

Requirements & Qualifications

- Specialist qualification in Urology and a Swiss subspecialty qualification in Uro-Oncology.

- Several years of clinical experience, with broad specialist knowledge and extensive surgical expertise.

- A confident, integrative leadership personality with strong interpersonal skills when dealing with employees, referring physicians, and partners.

- An understanding of interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration on an equal footing, as well as basic business and financial knowledge.

- Enthusiasm for training and mentoring younger colleagues.

- Experience initiating, leading, and implementing projects.

Benefits & Culture

- A high degree of professional autonomy and the opportunity to further develop and establish urology as a key specialty in the region.

- A cantonal service mandate for prostatectomies and nephrectomies.

- Modern infrastructure and state-of-the-art surgical equipment.

- The opportunity to expand existing areas of specialisation and establish new ones together with the team.

- Well-established interdisciplinary collaboration and short decision-making processes.

- A teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Zurich, a central location near the train station, and either a ZVV BonusPass public transport benefit or affordable parking options

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