The Heart Institute (KFHI) at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre’s in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the only heart transplantation centre in Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf.

OR Level IV consists of four Operating Rooms specializing in Cardiovascular and thoracic surgeries for both pediatric and adult patients. This population includes patients requiring or having had previous surgery on organs of the thoracic cavity, including heart, lungs and great vessels.

Frequent Procedures/Services/Functions
The most common surgical procedures include:
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
• Valve repair and / or replacement
• Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Congenital Cardiac Defects

Cardiac – 50% Pediatric – Complex congenital anomalies
- 50% Adult – CABG, Valves, adult cardiac anomalies, heart transplantation, LVAD procedures.

Thoracic – Including but not limited to Lobectomy, Thoracoscopy and Bronchoscopy.

Vascular – Including but not limited to Carotid Endarterectomy, Femoral-Popliteal Bypass, Aorto-Bi-femoral Bypass, Aortic Aneurysm Resection and Endovascular stenting.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, and
• Current nursing license in Canada or the United States, and
• A minimum of six years experience as a Registered Nurse, including a minimum of two years of current experience as a Nurse Manager/Head Nurse OR at a large acute-care teaching hospital in North America.
• Cardiac experience NOT requried.

Benefits:

• Tax-free income
• Single accommodations provided
• Relocation allowance
• More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation