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King abdul aziz medical city (King Fahad National Guard Hospital) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  GENERAL INFORMATION

This hospital, which has a 1025-bed capacity, is based in the Central Region of Saudi Arabia. The facility includes new state-of-the art developments such as Cardiac and Liver Center; 21 bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Dental, Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care, Long Term Care/ Rehabilitation, Emergency Care and Trauma Centers. Other   adult and pediatric services provided include: Surgical and Medical wards, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Labor and Delivery, Oncology, Antenatal and Post Partum wards); Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric ICU, Neonatal ICU, Operating Rooms, Ambulatory Care Center, Home Health Care Program, VIP Wards, Royal Suite, College of Medicine and Nursing College.

The Saudi Arabian  National Guard (SANG) provides health care of the National Guard forces, their dependents, civilian employees and their dependents.

SANG hospitals are located in the three major population centers: Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dhahran/Dammam. SANG hospitals employ approximately 40% Western qualified medical staff and are operated to Western standards. The hospitals provide mainly primary care, but offer tertiary care services as well. These hospitals are fully equipped with highly sophisticated technology. They perform major surgeries and accredited by JCIA

Employment contracts are for either one or two years, at the employee's option, and are very often renewable.

The standard work week in Saudi Arabia is 48 hours. The number of hours in a shift vary somewhat from department to department but generally do not exceed 10 hours. The standard work week is Saturday through Wednesday.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not have an income tax. Therefore, not taxes are deducted from an employee's paycheck. The U.S. Internal revenue Service can provide information concerning income tax liability while living outside the United States.

The financial rewards of working in a country with no taxation whatsoever are well known and the advantages of free accommodation and utilities should be acknowledged.

Working in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will permit rare insight into the customs, culture and traditions of a very private, very conservative people.

Lifestyle restrictions are mitigated by the comfort of living in a safe, stable environment where crime is rare and offenders brought to swift and sure justice.

All new staff will be given full orientation to the hospital and the culture and will have the opportunity to attend a basic Arabic Language course.

Working in The Kingdom will prove to be an unforgettable experience where new friends are made and new challenges met. We look forward to having you with us.

Working in Saudi Arabia offers a unique opportunity to work with a multicultural group of skilled and devoted professionals. Nursing services currently have approximately 3, 000 Nursing and non-Nursing positions comprising personnel from over 44 different nationality bases across the globe. This nationality multiplicity reflects the diversity in culture and clinical skills within nursing services. Joint Commission International (JCI) standards of care and practice have been adopted as the unifying standard.

Hospital's culture promotes a distinguished positive working environment of life long learning for nurses, students, and other health care providers, focusing on continuous quality initiatives, evidence based practice and research. As a result there are many resources available to our nurses in terms of `on the floor' support. Each specialty area has its own Clinical Resource Nurse who is employed especially to support and facilitate staff learning and skill building. We are committed to career advancement, recruitment and retention of expert resources, and promotion of state of the art technology and nursing informatics.

We strive to establish and maintain dynamic academic settings that lead to the most attractive career opportunities in nursing by providing a broad range of educational programs e.g.

• BLS, PALS, ACLS, PHTLS, ATLS, ATCN, FCCS, and Disaster Management... these courses are internationally certified. They are taken through the Post Graduate Training Center, for a price (approx 50 pounds sterling).  
• Within Nursing Education we offer several courses free of charge... preceptorship, teaching and assessing nursing students, haemodynamics, and the Emergency Nursing Certificate - the latter at diploma / Bachelor's / Master's level - these are all credited by California Nursing Board. South Bank and the Saudi Council as well as our own University will pick up the Emergency Nursing Course.
• A yearlong diploma in nursing and education management - which our employees can access, for a price.
• We also offer Monash Masters in Nursing - modular series, and the nurses pay for each module

Contracts are for one year, with a sign on bonus equivalent to one-month salary if you re-contract.  Other benefits include:

1. Tax Free Salary (every thing in KSA is tax free)
2. Able to Save the Majority of Your Salary
3. Yearly Service Award (Re-contracting Bonus)
4. Provision of Furnished Housing
5. Yearly Round Trip ticket to Point of Hire
6. Free Medical Coverage
7. Opportunity to Travel (Europe, Fareast and Africa)
8. Single contract /Married contract
9. Some of the positions with a Family Contract (Accompanied Status) up to 3 eligible dependents, one of whom is a spouse
10. Education Allowances  for Married contract (2 eligible dependents only, 6-18 years of age)SR23,000 each eligible dependent per school year, subject to submission of school invoices

• Annual round-trip ticket to Riyadh directly from the location of the school outside the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

1. Housing Accommodation
2. Transportation Services
3. Free mobilization and de-mobilization flights to and from point of origin.
4. Baggage allowance
5. 30 days of Annual Leave per year ( 2.5 days per month of service, to be utilized by the employee after 6 months of service)
6. Holiday Leave per year ( 5 Days Eid Al Fitr, 5 Days Hajj and 1 Day Saudi National Day)
7. Mid year Benefit (Ticket and 10 days post leave)
8. Entitle for the Overtime Pay (Rate per hour * 150%)
9. Saudi Service Award (Consisting of One-half months basic salary for each of the first five years of service and one month basic salary for each year of services thereafter)
10. Annual vacation air tickets to point of origin (on contract renewal)
11. Uniform & laundry
12. Recreation Services
13. Medical library/ Internet access
14. Telephone access code for personal national and international phone calls (Charges are part of salary deductions)
15. 12 month contracts (renewable)
16. Merit increase upon renewal of contract, maximum of 6%
17. Availability of on Job training & courses
18. Availability of Promotion & Transfer

   LOCATION AND SIZE

The Hospital is located east of Riyadh (just off the highway) approximately 25 kilometers from the city center and is easily accessible to the general population as well as to accident victims requiring immediate emergency care. The hospital project includes two Medical Cities which provide housing and support for the hospital staff.

The services of the hospital are at a high level of professional standards as defined by the standards of the United States Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and the Hospital Operation Standards. SANG requires that the quality of services rendered and the general operating standards of the hospital project continue to meet JCAHO standards and the Hospital Operations Standards.

In addition to providing excellent care for patients, the SANG hospital trains appropriately education Saudi nationals for administrative, professional and technical positions.

   MEDICAL SERVICES

The hospital project contains facilities for a full range of acute, tertiary, secondary and primary patient care services for both inpatients and outpatients.

Surgical services account for approximately half of the total number of beds, and include general surgery, renal, kidney transplants, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, ENT, Orthopaedics and Oral Surgery.

Other services include a very active Maternal-Child department, ICU, Haemodialysis, Short-Stay surgery, Burn Unit and Cardiac Cath. Lab.

Inpatient nursing units are in general 25 to 30 beds each. Due to the single story arrangement, nursing units are clustered around a series of courtyards, each of which has been attractively landscaped.

The hospital has twelve primary and one secondary clinics which are located in the Air National Guard housing city approximately 10 kilometers south of the hospital.

   RECREATION SERVICES FOR EMPLOYEES

Recreation:

Staff recreation services offer a variety of leisure time activities for you, including… a fully equipped gym, swimming (Olympic size pool), squash, tennis, softball, soccer, basketball, movies, planned social events and trips to the desert. We have an Internet cafe on site and lots more activities are also available on a regular basis (we receive a monthly schedule of daily trips to shops, souks etc…).

Hash walking is also very popular in Saudi Arabia and there are many organized groups who partake in this activity.

Many people also take advantage of the chance to learn something new whether it is scuba diving (don’t forget we have the red sea in Jeddah, which is famous for it’s fabulous underwater coral and reefs), golf or horseback riding!

We also have a coffee shop and restaurant on site, a jewelry store, carpet shop and a supermarket, a dress-makers and a dry-cleaning service (for your convenience).

Eating out remains a very popular pastime within the Kingdom and as such there is a wide range of restaurants in the cities; serving traditional Lebanese, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, French, American and British style dishes. If you are only looking for a quick snack you can normally find a fast-food outlet around any corner, including; McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Starbucks and many others.

Cinemas, discos, dancing halls and bars are not allowed within the Kingdom, however, there are many social events organized by expatriates within their given compounds and the local Embassies also provide many major social events, including Cultural events and Sports-Nite’s. We do recommend you register with your local Embassy.

Travel:

Living in Saudi Arabia offers fabulous holiday and travel opportunities. There are many fascinating trips that are organized through either the recreational centre on the compound or through other expatriate groups. Saudi itself has some great sights. For example the AlDeriah ruins - which are the original city of Riyadh (about 500 years old), the Red Sands where the dunes are as high as 30 meters. Dubai and Bahrain are common choices for a weekend away! In close proximity to Saudi Arabia are a number of excellent vacation spots, including Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey and Egypt, Greece and a number of Gulf State countries. These are very popular destinations, which are inexpensive, and flights and accommodation are easily organized within the Kingdom.

It is important to note that women are not allowed to drive in Riyadh. KAMC provides a taxi service, which is inexpensive.

Shopping:

Shopping in Riyadh is typical of most major cities throughout the world except for the wonderful ancient souks. These traditional markets remain an important feature of shopping and have on offer an amazing range of goods from fresh fruit and vegetables, the most beautiful carpets and wood work to stunning jewelry in gold and silver.

There are also several world-class shopping centers in Riyadh and Jeddah, which have a wide range of shops offering wonderful clothes, shoes, jewelry, gifts and literally anything else you may want to buy!

The majority of UK High Street stores all have shops in Riyadh and Jeddah, including Harvey Nicols, Marks and Spencers, Oasis, Topshop, Next, River Island, Debenhams!

We also have Sax Fifth Avenue – sales are twice a year and designer gear can be purchased for a steal, with discounts up to 75%!

When shopping women must wear the traditional black cloak known as an Abaya, we also advise carrying a head scarf… in respect to the culture. 

   TRANSPORTATION

Shuttle buses operate at 10-15 minutes intervals between housing projects and the hospital. During change of shift hours buses run approximately every 5 minutes for continuous service.

There are several shopping buses to the city of Riyadh each day.

School children are transported to and fro school each day. In addition to regular school hours, transportation is provided from school to home for children who are involved in extra curricular activities.

SANG has subcontracted with a limousine service to provide employees with transportation that cannot otherwise be provided. The service is available at a very low cost per kilometer and has cars/mini buses available for individual employees.

   HOUSING

Some photos of typical housing
Known for its spacious and high quality housing, employees at KFH (and their dependents if applicable) will be assigned to one of two housing projects: Medical City or Medical City Extension. Both housing projects have comparable facilities and are but a few minutes drive (some employees even walk) from the hospital Medical City is wired for 110 volts. Medical City Extension is wired for both 110 and 220.