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Medical Practice Assistant (50 - 60%)

Posted on June 26, 2025 (about 10 hours ago)

Job description

Job Description

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a globally renowned institute in the field of global health with a particular focus on low and middle-income countries. Associated with the University of Basel, it combines research, teaching, and services locally, nationally, and internationally. Approximately 950 people from 95 countries work at Swiss TPH in areas such as infectious and non-communicable diseases, environment, society and health, and health systems and programs.
At the Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine, travelers from Basel and surrounding areas are advised before travel and treated after travel. As a national reference center for imported parasitic diseases of humans, it offers a variety of services to doctors and hospitals throughout Switzerland.
We are looking for a Medical Practice Assistant (50 - 60%) starting August 1 or by agreement for the organization of the tropical and travel medical consultation and handling of general administrative tasks of the outpatient clinic. We conduct diverse tropical and travel medical consultations for both external patients and employees of the institute.

Your various tasks include:

  • Reception and telephone care of patients
  • Checking and ordering medication and consumables
  • Performing blood tests with Sysmex or Fuji and Afinion as well as quality assurance of the devices
  • Administering vaccinations
  • Administrative tasks such as coordination of entry examinations and emergencies
  • Management of the emergency service list

Your qualifications and skills include:

  • Completed MPA training with good commercial knowledge
  • Very good knowledge of German and English is required, French or other languages are an advantage
  • Very good knowledge of MS Office programs
  • Strong organizational skills within the team as well as with doctors
  • Independent working style and integrated thinking even in hectic times
  • Flexibility in workload during vacation replacements

We offer you:

  • Exciting encounters with people from diverse backgrounds
  • A close, trusting, and loyalty-based collaboration in a small, family-like team with flat hierarchies
  • State-of-the-art workplace in Basel at the new centrally located site in the "Turmhaus" at Aeschenplatz 2 with optimal public transport connections
  • Insights into the exciting field of tropical and travel medicine
  • Regular working hours, no weekend duties

Conditions:

  • Start date: August 1 or by agreement
  • Contract duration: permanent
  • Workload: 50-60%
  • Workplace: Center for Tropical and Travel Medicine, Aeschenplatz 2, 4052 Basel
  • Travel activity: none
  • Internal job title: Medical Laboratory Technician

How to apply

How to apply:

Please submit your application documents online via https://jobs.swisstph.ch/Jobs/All with:
  • CV
  • Cover letter including the name and contact details (email and/or telephone) of 1-2 references
  • Certificates and work references
Together we can contribute to a healthier world. We look forward to your application.
Please note that we only consider applications through our online platform. As long as the position is visible online on our website, we are open to new applications. Applications via email or agencies will not be considered.

Contact:

Sonja Bühler, Lead Recruiting Partner: +41 (0)61 284 8778