RN-Liver Transplant, Renal Transplant, and Nephrology Unit
Employer: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nurses in the Liver Transplant/Renal Transplant/Nephrology Unit at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, function within a total care nursing system. The 27-bed unit treats both adult and pediatric patients in the three areas:
i) Nephrology:
* Patients with acute renal failure and end stage renal disease are treated at hospital-based hemodialysis units.
* Approximately 1,300 hemodialysis and hemofiltration patients (pediatric and adult) are treated per month.
ii) Liver transplant:
* The Liver Transplant program started in 2003 and, since that time, the program has performed over 120 liver transplants, both cadaveric and living donor.
* In 2006, the program performed 37 liver transplants, of which 27 were cadaveric and 11 were living donor.
iii) Kidney transplant:
* The Renal and Pancreatic Transplant program has performed more than 1,200 kidney transplants since 1981.
* In 2006, the program performed 140 kidney transplants and four pancreas transplants.
* Patient survival is at 99% and graft survival rate is at 97%.
* Renal Transplant Surgeons (there are three currently on staff) have performed pediatric kidney transplants on children as small as 10.0kg.
The unit has a procedure room where various procedures (e.g., renal biopsies) are performed, two negative-pressure rooms.
Nurse to patient ratio: based on acuity
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 must be in the specialty area, working in a mid- to large-sized acute-care hospital in North America.
Due to cultural restrictions, the positions are reserved for female candidates.
Benefits:
* Tax-free income
* Single-status contract
* Accommodations provided
* Relocation allowance
* Annual Air Transportation
* Medical coverage
* More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation
To apply to this job please email your resume to hza@hziegler.com
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