Consultant, Intensivist

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (General Organization) (KFSH&RC-Gen Org) is a tertiary care, state-of-the-art Hospital situated in the cities of Riyadh and Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and accredited by the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA). Our combined bed capacity of 1,452 is dispersed over three locations. KFSH&RC is the national referral of sub-specialties for Oncology, Organ Transplantation, Cardiovascular Diseases, Neurosciences, and Genetic Diseases with postgraduate education programs that support both Residency and Fellowship Training. Expansion projects are planned, including the development of a Pediatric Care Hospital, a dedicated Oncology & Liver Centre and a Biotechnology Centre.

Consultant Intensivist takes care of complex medical and surgical critical care patient including post bone marrow and solid organ transplant in a multidisciplinary closed shift system based practice. The Department of Critical Care Medicine operates a “closed” ICU with 53 beds for adult medical and surgical patients. Annual admissions average 1,850. We provide tertiary care facilities for critically ill patients based on evidence-based practices and state-of-the-art technology. Our multidisciplinary medical team consists of 14 consultant intensivists, nine assistant intensivists, five fellows, and 8-10 rotating residents. KFSH&RC is the largest transplant center in the area, in our ICU, we take care of patients with solid organ transplant, including liver, lung, and kidney in addition to bone marrow transplant. We have an active neurosurgery and oncology surgery dealing with complex surgical cases. Respiratory therapists provide continuous on-site support for patients with acute and chronic respiratory failure, and an experienced multinational nursing staff provides 1:1 cover for all critically ill patients. Critical Care Medicine provides quality care to severely ill patients and working to optimize resource utilization and increase the ability to manage patient needing life support, locally in special lower care areas such as High Dependency Unit or Home Mechanical Ventilation Program, and nationally through the Tele-ICU Program.

Qualified candidate(s) has to be a graduate from an accredited medical school, completion of the required period of postgraduate training in a specialty and/or subspecialty, with American Board or Canadian/UK certification. Seven years of training in specialty or subspecialty plus post-training experience is required.

Please direct your electronic responses to:
E-Mail: recruitment@kfshrc.edu.sa
Employment Department - International Recruitment
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre – Riyadh (MBC # 68 )
Post Office Box 3354, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
Telephone: 00966 1 442 7345

For more information about the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, please visit our web site at: www.kfshrc.edu.sa.

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