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Job description / Role
Description
• HOURS OF OPERATION
• 24 hours per day, 7 days a week
• No. of Beds: 20
• Nurse Patient Ratio: 1:3 - 4 (days)
• 1:3 - 4 (nights)
Care Ward A (CWA) is a twenty bed unit, which provides acute care to pediatric hematology and oncology patients from one month to 14 years of age. The Unit consists of twenty positive air pressure rooms.
This child-friendly unit is located on the second level of the new expansion area of the King Fahad Centre for Children's Cancer (affectionately known as CCC). The majority of the children admitted to the center are infants, toddlers, and of pre-school age, although we do admit up to age of 14. On rare occasions, adolescents are admitted if the patient is still under the care of the pediatric hematology/oncology physician. One sitter or parent must stay with the patient to reduce trauma of hospitalization.
The most commonly treated oncology disorders include:
• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
• Aplastic Anemia
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Langerhan's Cell Histiocytosis
• Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaHodgkin's Lymphoma
• Burkitt's Lymphoma
Due to the predominance of pediatric oncology patients, CWA also provides acute care to this patient population.
The most commonly treated oncology disorders include:
• Osteosarcomas
• Ewing's Sarcoma/PNET
• Neuroblastoma/CNS tumors
• Germ Cell tumor
• Wilm's tumor
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Retinoblastoma
Benefits
• The Hospitals generous benefits package is beyond comparison to packages you can receive in your home country. Take a moment to consider the attractive, potentially tax-free salary, generous leave time, free Hospital housing, free medical & dental care, in addition to airline tickets, recreational facilities, relocation allowance, severance bonus, and remarkable service bonuses.
• Our client hospital allows you to gain experience with some of the world's foremost Medical professionals.
• Education and Development
• Career Planning and development.
• Continuing professional development.
• Personal and professional opportunities
• Opportunities for attendance at professional association meetings, conferences and seminars.
Requirements
• Registered Nurse with current nursing license from country of origin
• Eligible for Registration with Saudi Commission for Health Specialties- Professional Connections will assist you with the registration/licensing procedure
• A minimum of two years recent experience in the specialty. If you have more experience than the minimum shortlisting criteria you will be paid increments for your years of experience and for post graduate courses.
About the Company
Professional Connections International Healthcare Recruitment Agency
Professional Connections, often referred to as Profco, is an international healthcare recruitment specialist. Profco is working to help placing credentialed nurses, doctors and allied health professionals in exciting opportunities with leading hospitals around the world. International assignments are a great way for nurses and other healthcare professionals to broaden their experience and to see how healthcare is delivered in other countries, while at the same time enhancing their career prospects as they gain experience in different parts of the world.