Social Worker – 80%

As a social worker within the HUG, you will intervene with the patients of the

department of geriatrics and rehabilitation in a global and multidisciplinary approach. You will ensure the social follow-up of hospitalized patients, particularly in an acute care unit.

Your role consists of assessing the social needs of patients and their relatives, identifying social difficulties, and proposing adapted solutions. You intervene in the management of administrative and financial requests, and accompany patients in their steps toward maintaining home care, rehabilitation, or transition to another establishment (EMS, care structures). You work in close collaboration with the internal multidisciplinary team as well as with external partners.

Your work is based on individual interviews, family interviews, and multidisciplinary colloquiums to establish a relationship of trust with patients, understand their situation, and develop concrete and personalized solutions. You are also responsible for the rigorous transmission of the social needs and projects of patients to the nursing team and external partners.

Finally, you actively participate in professional monitoring of social and legislative themes, in

particular social insurance, and in the prevention of social problems. You are involved

in the continuous improvement of practices within the service.

You hold a Bachelor HES in social work or a title deemed equivalent. Holding a CAS as a

training practitioner and/or a Federal Diploma in social insurance constitutes an asset.

You possess solid knowledge of the social network of the Geneva basin as well as social

insurance. Experience in social work in a hospital setting and/or in geriatrics is also an advantage.

Equipped with excellent interpersonal skills, you appreciate working in interdisciplinarity and are comfortable managing complex and emotionally demanding situations.

Organized, you know how to manage priorities, demonstrate autonomy in your activity, and possess

excellent writing skills. Furthermore, you are proficient in common IT tools.

• Start date: 01.11.2026
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 80%
• Function class: 15
• Type of contract: CDD (01.11.26 - 31.03.27)
• Application deadline: 15.09.2026
• Information request: Mme F. Vannier, social team leader, flore.vannier@hug.ch (mailto:flore.vannier@hug.ch)

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 regardless 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.

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The position is attached to the Direction des opérations (https://www.hug.ch/direction-operations) whose missions are to offer optimal conditions for the realization of medico-nursing services, to ensure the integration of the patient pathway in collaboration with medico-nursing and administrative partners, and to connect the patient pathway and clinical itinerary in partnership with the Direction médicale and the Direction des soins. Its organization is divided into 4 entities: the patient flow management service, the reception and telephone switchboard, the patient intra-site transport service, and the Social Service.