Patient Coach / Qualified Social Worker

• 10 July 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite duration
• Bern

What you achieve

• You are responsible for the overall and individual management of the patient process from admission to discharge, through professional accompaniment of patients and their system. Patient-related problems as well as economic aspects are taken into account. The patient coach is the central contact person for all interfaces and coordinates them.
• You provide advice and clarification in psychosocial, legal, and financial situations related to the hospital stay.
• As a patient coach / qualified social worker, you advise patients, relatives, and the interprofessional team in planning individually tailored follow-up solutions and organizing them in a timely manner.
• You organize, lead, and write reports of interprofessional interviews and roundtable discussions with relatives and those responsible for follow-up.
• You advise and support the medical staff in adult protection measures.
• You actively contribute to the development of the patient coaching field.

What characterizes you

• You have a degree in social work (FH / BSc.)
• Ideally, you have experience in clinical social work and/or knowledge in the medical or nursing field and are interested in becoming a practice trainer.
• You are willing to expand your skills in one of our private hospitals and deepen your expertise.
• You have a good ability to quickly understand and identify difficult situations in time, and thus prioritize.
• Contact with people pleases you, and you approach them with respect and consideration.
• You enjoy working in a team and defend the interests of patients within the interprofessional team.
• You are willing to actively engage in the development of your area of responsibility.
• Minimum 26 days of vacation
• Possibility of buying vacation days
• Loyalty bonus: free days on the 5th and 7th year of employment, then every 5 years from the 10th year onwards
• Time credit of 30% for night service (optional)
• Health-promoting measures
• Management and team workshops focused on health
• KITA - schedules adapted to needs
• 16 weeks of maternity leave with 100% salary maintenance, 15 days of paid paternity leave
• REKA checks with 20% discount
• Reduced-rate meals at the staff restaurant

Marc Schmid
HR Advisor
+41 31 300 77 83

Within the Lindenhof group, you will find a team spirit, responsibility, and genuine recognition. More than 2,600 employees from medicine, care, and administration work hand in hand to offer our patients the best possible care - human, competent, and forward-looking.

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