Social Worker FH/HFS (a) 40%

Kantonsspital Obwalden is an innovative, versatile primary care hospital in Central Switzerland with clinics for general, trauma and visceral surgery, orthopaedics, internal medicine, ENT, urology, ophthalmology, spinal surgery, gynaecology and obstetrics as well as anaesthesia. For our social consultancy, we are looking for a Social Worker FH/HFS (a) 40% as of 1 December 2026 or by arrangement

Your tasks

• Accompanying patients as well as their social environment through targeted support and counseling processes in cooperation with the treatment teams
• Accompanying the discharge or transition process of patients
• Counseling on health, accident and social insurance technical questions
• Counseling and organization of spa, rehabilitation or nursing home stays
• Networking patients with various counseling centers
• Responsibility for the complete documentation of ongoing cases including maintaining statistics
• Participation in interdisciplinary meetings and reports

Your profile

• Diploma from a recognized Fachhochschule or höhere Fachschule in the field of Social Work
• Empathy as well as differentiated self- and external perception
• Ability to apply social work methodological knowledge in the areas of clarification of mandate, conversational techniques, situation analysis and intervention
• Ability to establish a trusting cooperation with patients and to work goal- and solution-oriented
• Enjoyment of interdisciplinary cooperation
• Confident handling of electronic working tools and file management
• Teamwork skills, resilience and flexibility
• Interest in professional and health policy issues and developments
• Participation in the creation of concepts, in working groups and projects within the organization

Our offer

• An exciting challenge in the social consultancy of an acute care hospital
• Versatile, process-oriented and interdisciplinary organization
• Personal and professional development opportunities, responsibility and independence
• Progressive employment conditions with attractive additional benefits
• An interesting, varied task in a familiar, small hospital with short decision-making paths and a lived "Du" culture

Have we aroused your interest in this position? The HR department looks forward to your online application. [Apply now](< >)

Do you have questions about this position? Your contact person for information:
Ms. Katja Häfliger, Head of Social Consultancy, Kantonsspital Obwalden, Brünigstrasse 181, 6060 Sarnen, j4id10440656jm j4it1042jm j4iy26jm