Nursing jobs in Bern

In the city of Bern, the Emmental and the Oberland, German is enough — and on the ward that means Swiss German dialect, which you pick up on the job. Bilingual Biel/Bienne and the francophone Jura bernois are different: French is a working language there. We tell you what level an employer actually requires before you apply.

Registered nurses (HF/FH) start at CHF 6,000–6,400 gross per month (×13), reach CHF 6,500–7,500 with experience and CHF 7,300–8,500 with a clinical specialisation; FaGe (healthcare assistants, EFZ) start at CHF 4,500–4,900. Those bands are national. In Bern, what decides your pay is your grading in the employer's salary system — how many years of experience get credited. That is what we negotiate.

SRK (Swiss Red Cross) recognition and the NAREG register entry that follows come first — we file the application and cover the costs. Whether, and for how long, you may work in your profession before then is up to the canton. Housing costs less than in Zurich but is still tight in the city, so look at the Emmental, Seeland or Oberland too. Outside the agglomeration, a car helps for shifts starting at six.