Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Openings: 17
Competency-based nursing is practiced in the Intensive Care Unit at The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has a total of 54 beds divided into four units:
- The 15-bed Surgical Special Care Unit (SSCU-B) treats patients who have undergone major surgical procedures such as: craniotomy; aorto-femoral bypass; and all transplantations (e.g. thoracic, renal, liver, lung, and pancreatic). Cardiology patients may also be treated here if beds are unavailable in the Cardiac ICU.
- The 20-bed central MICU (MICU-C) treats medical and oncology patients. Conditions seen include: patients recovering from cardiac resuscitation, patients with one or more system failures, intubated or mechanically ventilated patients, and patients with CNS instability.
- The seven-bed MSICU-D.
- The 12-bed MICU-E will treat medical and oncology patients. It is currently under renovation, but is scheduled to open in 2009.
1,500 patients (age 14 and up) are admitted annually. Approximately 65% of patients are surgical cases. Registered respiratory therapists provide continuous respiratory support. The ICU uses the Pyxis medication system and the ICG/Vigileo Hemodynamic monitoring system.
Nurse to patient ratio:
1 : 1 or 2
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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