The Radiation Therapy Department at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia treats cancer patients of all ages.

Patient care is provided by a multidisciplinary team that consists of Radiation Oncologists, Radiation Therapists, Radiation Physicists, Dosimetrists, and Radiation Nurses.

The department offers state-of-the-art equipment and treatment techniques, including: three dimensional conformal radiation therapy (Advantage Sim); stereotactic radiosurgery (eight procedures were performed in 2006); and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT).

The department operates five days per week. Its activities in 2006, include:

• 55 total body irradiation for bone marrow transplants
• 48,000 outpatient visits
• 1,300 new cancer patients
• 23,000 radiation treatment visits
• 82,000 radiation treatment portals

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