Chief Resident with specialty title in pulmonology - 100%

As a chief resident holding a specialist title in pulmonology, you ensure all clinical activities of the department and evolve in a university environment, at the interface of care, teaching, and research. Thanks to a quarterly rotation within the different specialized units, you develop a diversified expertise covering both hospital and outpatient practice by demonstrating versatility. You intervene notably in the management of interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary complications in immunocompromised patients, lung transplantation, interventional pulmonology, as well as sleep respiratory disorders, in close collaboration with the Centre de médecine du sommeil.

You join a cohesive team composed of 9 chief residents, 4 assistant physicians, and 5 intern physicians, under the responsibility of the professor and head of department. You collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team including specialized nurses, respiratory physiology technicians, administrative staff, as well as the various medical centers and departments of the institution.

You ensure the diagnostic and therapeutic management of acute and chronic respiratory pathologies. You participate in the evaluation and follow-up of complex situations, including notably dyspnea, tuberculosis, respiratory failure, and the various medico-technical fields of the specialty.

You demonstrate resilience, clinical sense, and a great capacity for analysis in managing sometimes complex situations. Thanks to your organizational skills and your ability to prioritize, you efficiently ensure your clinical activities while responding to multiple requests (patients, telephones, correspondence, meetings). You ensure the maintenance of clear, benevolent, and adapted communication with patients, their relatives, as well as with all the professionals involved in their care, by adapting your discourse to their understanding.

Relying on your team spirit, you demonstrate solidarity in the face of unforeseen events. As a chief resident, you participate actively in the supervision and training of the intern physicians of the medical department in the field of pulmonology, adopting a mentoring posture and sharing your expertise.

You hold a federal medical diploma or possess training deemed equivalent by the Commission des professions médicales of the Office fédéral de la santé publique (MEBEKO).

You hold or are close to obtaining an FMH specialty title in pulmonology or you have a title deemed equivalent recognized by MEBEKO and possess the cantonal right of practice or are able to obtain it before your start of duty from the cantonal physician of Genève.

You demonstrate a confirmed interest in hospital and outpatient activity in a center that is both primary and tertiary. Good clinical experience as well as knowledge of the hospital world are required.

For non-French speaking persons, a French level of C1 in spoken and written tests is required.

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

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

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 2
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 24
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 29.09.2026
• Information request: Pre A. Bergeron, médecin adjointe agrégée responsable d'unité, tél. 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 announcement is addressed indistinctly to women and men.

Wishing to engage in 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.

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