Respiratory Therapist

Employer : King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Location :   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Openings :   3

Respiratory Care Services provides a 24-hours per day, 7-days per week service in Emergency, Critical Care and General Ward areas which includes the following: Oxygenation & Ventilation Support outside Operating Rooms, Administration of medical gases(Oxygen, iNO, Heliox),Inhaled medications delivery, Airway Humidi.cation,Emergencyassistancewith cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Monitoring patient's physiological responses to therapy, Lung expansion therapy and pulmonary toilet, Blood Gas analysis, Pulmonary Function Laboratory studies, Assistance on patient discharge planning, Asthma Education and Smoking Cessation services, Family and patient education.

Staff
Management Team Members      11
Respiratory Therapists                   50
Respiratory Technicians                33
Blood Gas Technicians                  5
Respiratory Care Assistants         2

Statistics
Mechanical Ventilation Hours       292,922
Therapeutic Procedures               132,937
Continuous Oxygen Hours            500,952
Pulmonary Function Tests            3,072
Blood Gas Analysis                        101,124
Respiratory Consult Clinic Visits 1,284

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree, or diploma in Respiratory Therapy. This certification must be from a minimum 2-year program in respiratory therapy, and
• RRT registered with the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) in USA, or the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT), and
• Minimum of 2 years of current, full-time experience as a RRT in Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care in a large acute-care hospital in the USA, Canada, or UK.

Benefits Include:

• Tax-Free income
• Single-Status contract
• Accommodations provided
• Relocation Allowance
• Free flights home
• Generous vacations (54 days)