RN - Solid Organ Transplant, Hepatobillary & Nephrology

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh. 

With 894 beds (inclusive of 170 day beds), the most high acuity tertiary-care centre in the entire Arabian Peninsula. Opened in 1975, it is constantly expanding and updating its facilities and services. Has the latest in technology and treatment methods.

Specializes in treatment of, and research in, cardiology, oncology, organ transplant, and genetic diseases.

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The capital city, population 5 million and expanding into the surrounding desert at a rapid pace. Has extravagantly fanciful buildings, malls, and towers. 

The social life for Westerners is enriched by events at the foreign embassies in the city. After people acclimatize to the heat, they play sports: golf, tennis, hockey, soccer, sand-board.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, population approximately 30 million, with mountains and the Red Sea on the west coast, the Arabian Gulf on the east coast, and the Empty Quarter in the middle.

Mecca and Medina, the two most holy cities in Islam, are located north of Jeddah. Majority religion is Sunni Islam. Common recreational activities pursued by Westerners: desert camping, swimming and diving in the Red Sea, running, tennis, hiking in the mountains.

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Employer: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

UNIT DESCRIPTION:

Nurses in the Medical Nephrology, Medical/Surgical Liver & Renal Transplantation unit at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, function within a total care nursing system. The 33-bed unit treats both adult and pediatric patients in the four areas:

i) Adult Nephrology:

  • Uncontrolled HTN
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Acute & chronic renal diseases
  • Polycystic kidneys (PKD)
  • Dialysis (including gortex graft, arterio-venous fistula, and fluid and diet management)
  • CAPD (including tunnel infections, emergency ultra-filtration, etc.)

ii) Pre & Post Renal Transplantation:

  • Cadaveric transplantation as well as living related/non-related transplantation
  • Negative cross-match transplantation
  • Immuno-adsorption
  • Total plasma exchange & plasmapheresis (TPE)

iii) Hepatobillary & Liver Diseases:

  • Cadaveric transplantation as well as living related/non-related transplantation
  • Ca of liver
  • Cryptogenic liver cirrhosis
  • End stage liver diseases
  • Viral Hepatitis B & C

iv) Small Bowel Transplant

  • Colitis diseases
  • Colon Ca
  • Short bowel-syndrome

The unit has a procedure room where various procedures (e.g., renal biopsies) are performed, two negative-pressure rooms.

Nurse to patient ratio: There are generally 11 nurses on day shifta nd 9 nurses on night-duty

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 (RN) license in Canada or the United States, and
  • A minimum of two years current experience as a Registered Nurse, of which at least one year must be in the specialty area (i.e., solid organ transplant), working in a mid- to large-sized acute-care hospital in North America.

Due to visa restrictions, only FEMALE applicants will be considered at this time.

BENEFITS:

  • Tax-free income
  • Single-status contract
  • Accommodations provided
  • Annual Air Transportation
  • Medical coverage
  • More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation

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