The Department of Radiology at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia includes: general radiography, special procedures (e.g. fluoroscopy and angiography), ultrasound, nuclear medicine (e.g. PET, PET/CT), computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. In 2006, the department performed more than 160,000 diagnostic and interventional examinations.

The department’s information system is RIS /RadNet from CERNER. And in 2004, as part of the department’s goal to become film-free, the Picture Archive Communication System (PACS) was implemented to transfers radiology images from the various diagnostic imaging equipment to work stations and web browsers.

Nurses in the Department of Radiology care for adult and pediatric patients undergoing CT/MRI, nuclear medicine, angiography, ultrasound, and PET scans; they work in the sedation room providing pre-, peri-, and post-operative care to patients recovering from general anesthesia; they monitor patients involved in studies; and they provide emergency response as needed.

Nurse to patient ratio:
based on patient load

The department is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. 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