Job Benefits

• Tax-Free income
• Married-Status contract
• Fully Furnished Accommodations provided
• Relocation Allowance
• Education Allowance for eligible dependents
• Free flights home
• Generous vacations (54 days)

Job Requirements

• Medical degree, and
• US Board, or Irish, UK, Canadian, New Zealand or Australian FRCS, or Diplome d'fEtudes Specialises (DES)/CIS French Board, or German Facharzt, and
• Valid and current medical license/registration in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand, and
• A minimum of 3-4 years post-specialty certification experience in the specialty area in a mid- to large-size hospital in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand. 

Department Information

The new ICU at our client hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has a total of 54 beds; it is divided into four units:

• SURGICAL SPECIAL CARE UNIT (SSCU-B) - This 15-bed unit provides acute, intensive care for surgical patients aged 14 years and above. Surgical patients requiring intensive care for management and observation following major surgery include craniotomy, major abdominal surgery, aorto-femoral bypass, thoracic, renal, liver, lung pancreatic transplantations, and any patient post-operatively that has an underlying medical condition that require close monitoring and active intensive care management. Cardiology patients are admitted if beds are unavailable in CCU.
• MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (MICU-C) - This 20-bed unit provides acute, intensive care for medical patients aged 14 years and above. Medical, and oncologic conditions requiring intensive care include patients who respond to cardio-respiratory arrest resuscitation, patients with one or more system failure who need observation and/or active management such as patients with circulatory failure requiring massive volume expansion and/or vasoactive medications and invasive monitoring, patients with respiratory failure who require supportive measures such as endotracheal intubation with mechanical ventilation. Patients with CNS instability such as status epilepticus/increased ICP who require active management
• MEDICAL SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (MSICU-D) - This 7-bed unit provides acute, intensive care for medical and surgical patients aged 14 years and above. Medical and surgical conditions requiring intensive care include patients who respond to cardio-respiratory arrest resuscitation, patients with one or more system failure who need observation and/or active management such as patients with circulatory failure requiring massive volume expansion and/or vasoactive medications and invasive monitoring, patients with respiratory failure who require supportive measures such as endotracheal intubation with mechanical ventilation. Patients with CNS instability such as status epilepticus/increased ICP who require active management. Surgical patients will include overflows from SSCU-B who will still require intensive monitoring and treatment more than 48 hours of stay in SSCU-B.
• MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (MICU-E) - This 12-bed unit provides acute, intensive care for medical patients aged 14 years and above in the East Wing. Medical, and oncologic conditions requiring intensive care include patients who respond to cardio-respiratory arrest resuscitation, patients with one or more system failure who need observation and/or active management such as patients with circulatory failure requiring massive volume expansion and/or vasoactive medications and invasive monitoring, patients with respiratory failure who require supportive measures such as endotracheal intubation with mechanical ventilation. Patients with CNS instability such as status epilepticus/increased ICP who require active management.

There are 12 Consultant Intensivists on staff.

Prior to offering a permanent (1-2 years) contract, the hospital invites doctors for a one-month locum. This provides an opportunity to visit the hospital, check out the department, and see Riyadh and Saudi Arabia. This gives you the time to decide if all your critical needs and desires such as geography, income potential, practice style, administrative agendas, and community profile line up with your long-term goals.