King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC) is a modern state-of-the-art 1,300+ bed (inclusive of 170 day beds) academic medical facility located in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.

KFSH&RC is the national referral center for Oncology, Organ Transplantation, Cardiovascular Diseases, Neurosciences, and Genetic Diseases. A full range of tertiary, secondary and primary health care services are provided. The hospital's postgraduate education programs support both Residency and Fellowship training. The Research Centre focuses on basic and translational research primarily in cancer, cardiovascular diseases, transplant immunology, genetics, molecular diagnostics and proteomics.

The hospital first achieved Magnet status in 2014.

In the Middle East, the KFSHRC has been a pioneer in liver, kidney, and bone marrow transplantation, oncology, IVF, and orthopedic and cardiovascular surgery.

The KFSHRC performed the world's first robotic heart transplant, adult liver transplant, and pediatric liver transplant.

Some Transplant Statistics:

KFSH performs heart, liver, lung, kidney, pancreas, and multi-visceral transplants, in addition to BMT and stem cell transplants. Some statistics:

  • In October 2024, the hospital proudly announced that they had performed 1092 organ transplants in the past year.
  • The world's first fully robotic heart transplant was performed in September 2024.
  • Sep 2023, performed the world's first fully robotic liver transplant
  • May 2025, performed the world's first fully robotic pediatric liver transplant
  • April 2026, performed the World's First Single-Port Robotic Living Donor Liver Resection
  • Annually perform more than 500 stem cell transplants (38% pediatric), making KFSHRC one of the top 2% of facilities worldwide for transplant volume

Housing & Benefits:

Most contracts are for a minimum of 1 or 2 years (renewable). Benefits include:

  • Tax-free income
  • Furnished Accommodations or Housing Allowance
  • Medical coverage
  • Annual return airfare
  • Annual Leave: 36 calendar days + 12 religious/public ​holidays

Housing for single women. Single men are receive temporary accommodations for one month, then receive a housing and transport allowance to find their own accommodations.

Housing on the hospital grounds is located within walking distance of a large modern supermarkets and restaurants and a short taxi ride to several shopping centers. The hospital offers free shuttle service to grocery stores.

Family housing is located either on the hospital campus, or up to 20 minutes drive away.

Recreational facilities include swimming pools, tennis courts, a bowling alley and amenities centre.

The Employee Social Club & Recreation Services offer a number of recreational courses, exercise programs and trips and a variety of other benefits to the employees.

Staff can also opt-out of hospital housing and take a housing allowance.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The capital city, population over 7 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. more

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, population of approximately 37.9 million (2025 est.; approx 56% Saudis, 44% expatriates), 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. The country's 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. more

Jobs

NURSING

Nursing Program Director/Vice President (VP)

Advanced Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner

Nursing Education

Nurse Manager/Head Nurse

RN - Critical Care Medicine (Adult & Pediatric)

RN - Emergency Department (Adult & Pediatric)

RN - Infusion

RN - Medical/Surgical/Oncology (Adult & Pediatric)

RN - Obstetrics/Gynecology

RN - Perioperative Services

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