Nurse for Travel Medicine Consultation (40–60%)

Your main tasks include:

• Acting as a central point of contact for our clients in travel medicine consultations and at the front desk
• Conducting individual pre-travel consultations covering health risks, vaccine recommendations and country-specific precautions; additionally supporting front desk duties and administrative tasks
• Reviewing and assessing current vaccination status using vaccination records, with emphasis on basic vaccinations that are necessary or advisable regardless of travel plans
• Administering vaccinations: advising on and providing recommended and required vaccines, taking into account pre-existing conditions and existing vaccination schedules
• Providing recommendations for travel health kits and necessary medications

Your experience and skills:

• Basic medical qualification such as nurse, medical practice assistant (MPA) or equivalent
• Enjoy direct contact with clients and take pleasure in providing individual, competent advice
• Ability to adapt quickly to different client needs and to work solution-oriented to provide comprehensive, coordinated consultations
• Fluent German and good English and French skills; additional languages are an advantage and help when advising our international clientele
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to work in a team

We offer:

• The opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge in travel medicine and interesting insights into travel medicine issues
• Collaboration in a small, familiar team and an exciting international environment with encounters with people from diverse backgrounds
• A modern workplace centrally located in the “Turmhaus” at Aeschenplatz in Basel with excellent public transport connections

Conditions:

• Start date: as soon as possible
• Contract type: permanent
• Work percentage: 40–60%
• Workplace: Swiss TPH, Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine, Aeschenplatz 2, 4052 Basel
• Travel requirements: none