The Emergency Department at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia sees more than 40,000 patient visits per year (equivalent to between 100 and 150 visits per day). Approximately 70% of patients are adult and 30% are paediatric.

Because the King Faisal is the primary tertiary referral centre in Saudi Arabia, it receives interesting and varied emergency medical problems, some of which you probably have not seen before and probably won’t see again. Areas of practice include: oncology, cardiology, transplant medicine, neurology, and genetic and metabolic diseases. The King Faisal is an inner city hospital, and sees very little trauma.

Facilities in the Emergency Department include a 25-bed core ER, a two-chair triage area (triage is based on a five-level triage system), and a four-bed After Hours Centre. Each 12-hour shift is staffed by 12 Registered Nurses, including one Charge Nurse. There is also a VIP area and a Fast Track area, which are staffed by two Registered Nurses for each eight-hour shift.

Reporting to the Assistant Chief of Nursing, the Nurse Manager is responsible for the 24-hour management of the unit, including assessing all staffing needs and allocating work assignments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, and
• Current nursing license in Canada or the United States, and
• A minimum of six years experience as a Registered Nurse, including a minimum of one year as a Nurse Manager/Head Nurse, at a large acute-care teaching hospital in North America.

Benefits:

• Tax-free income
• Single accommodations
• Relocation allowance
• More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation