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 may not have seen before and may not see again. Areas of practice include: oncology, cardiology, transplant medicine, neurology, and genetic and metabolic diseases. The King Faisal Specialist 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.
Nurse to patient ratio:
1:3 (for level 1 patients)
1:3 or 4 (for level 2 to 5 patients)
Shifts are 12-hours in length and follow the American rotation. Overtime is available.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree or Diploma in Nursing, and
- Current nursing license in Canada or the United States, and
- A minimum of two years experience as a Registered Nurse working in a mid- to large-sized acute-care hospital in North America.
Benefits:
- Tax-free income
- Single-status contract
- Accommodations provided
- Relocation allowance
- More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation
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