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, 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.

General radiography operates 24 hours per day, and Radiographer Technologists work three different shift rotations, each of which is two weeks in length:

• regular weekday: Saturday to Wednesday between 8:00am and 6:00pm
• 12-hour day shift: 8:00am to 8:00pm
• 12-hour night shift: 8:00pm to 8:00am

Requirements:

• Associate's degree/Diploma in Radiologic Technology/Radiologic Sciences, and
• Current registration with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) or the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), and
• A minimum of two years experience as a Radiographer (X-Ray) Technologist in a mid- to large-sized hospital in North America.

Benefits:

• Tax-free income
• Single-status contract
• Accommodations provided
• Relocation allowance
• More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation