Head of Nursing

Ref 2580934 | Date: 24 Sept 2026 Association les Châtaigniers The Association Les Châtaigniers operates a medico-social establishment (EMS), a home help and care organization (OSAD) as well as an occupational therapy organization. It considers that the quality of services relies above all on the women and men who make them possible. It develops an organization based on competence, responsibility, trust, transparency and continuous improvement. Each staff member actively participates in demanding clinical governance, promoting skill development, interprofessional cooperation and organizational innovation. The Association includes all its activities in an integrated management approach aimed at guaranteeing the quality of services, the safety of the people supported, the health and safety of its employees, environmental protection and the continuous improvement of its practices. Head of Nursing As Head of Nursing, you ensure the steering, organization and development of the EMS nursing service, in close collaboration with the management. You contribute to defining institutional orientations regarding care and ensure their implementation, guaranteeing quality, safe services adapted to the needs of the people supported. You supervise and support local managers, notably the unit nursing coordinator nurses (ICUS). You promote the consistency of practices, the empowerment of teams and collaboration between the different services and partners, notably with the responding physician, the treating physicians and the partners of the care network. Your missions include in particular: * the steering and development of the care project; * the organization and continuity of care; * the supervision and support of local managers; * the management of human and material resources of the service; * participation in the preparation and monitoring of the care budget; * interprofessional coordination; * quality, safety and risk management; * supervision of needs assessment and clinical documentation; * communication with residents, their relatives and network partners; * training and skill development; * project management and change management. Profile sought You are a qualified nurse with confirmed experience in a nursing management function and wishing to put your clinical and managerial expertise at the service of a developing organization. You know how to translate institutional orientations into concrete objectives, unite managers and teams around a common project and combine quality of care, attention to people and responsible resource management. You meet notably the following conditions: * Bachelor of Science HES in nursing, ES nurse diploma or equivalent title. For any foreign diploma, recognition by the Swiss Red Cross; * authorization to practice under your own professional responsibility in the canton of Geneva, obtained at the latest upon entering office; * postgraduate training in management of health organizations or in management of care services, or equivalent training, required; * experience in geriatrics and in supporting elderly people is an asset; * confirmed experience in a nursing management function, with demonstrated skills in team leadership, organization and resource management; * ability to develop participatory management, to delegate, to make decisions and to accompany change; * skills in project management, continuous quality improvement and risk prevention; * analytical, synthesis and prioritization skills, associated with a global vision of institutional functioning; * interpersonal ease, aptitude for dialogue and conflict management, sense of responsibility and discernment; * adherence to the values and the institutional project of the Association Les Châtaigniers; * mastery of professional digital tools in the care field, notably the computerized resident file, planning tools and monitoring indicators; knowledge of the PLAISIR method is an asset; * good mastery of Microsoft 365, notably Word, Excel and Outlook. We offer An interprofessional working environment, within a human-sized institution; * the possibility to contribute actively to the evolution of practices, to the quality of care and institutional projects; * possibilities for continuing education and professional development; * remuneration according to the State of Geneva salary scale; * meals at a preferential price for employees; * a green and pleasant environment in Veyrier. Application Please send your complete application file mentioning the job title to: [Écrire un email](< >) jpid35e569ejm jpit0939jm jpiy26jm