193 Intensive Care jobs in Saudi Arabia

A prestigious private hospital is looking for an Intensive care physician for its ICU. The successful candidate will be responsible for the critical care of critically ill patients, in a high tech environment and with a multidisciplinary team.

• Management and treatment of critically ill patients in ICU.
• Coordination with other specialists for the best patient care.
• Use of advanced technology in intensive care.

• Medical degree with specialization in Intensive Care Medicine.
• Experience in ICU with management of critical cases.
• High level of English; Arabic would be an asset.

• Highly competitive salary.
• Career development opportunities.
• Relocation support and additional benefits.

Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, combines rich cultural heritage with rapid modern development. The city offers a wide range of cultural, gastronomic and leisure activities, as well as being an economic and educational center in the region.

Overview

A prestigious private hospital is looking for an Intensive care physician for its ICU. The successful candidate will be responsible for the critical care of critically ill patients, in a high tech environment and with a multidisciplinary team.

• Management and treatment of critically ill patients in ICU.
• Coordination with other specialists for the best patient care.
• Use of advanced technology in intensive care.

• Medical degree with specialization in Intensive Care Medicine.
• Experience in ICU with management of critical cases.
• High level of English; Arabic would be an asset.

• Highly competitive salary.
• Career development opportunities.
• Relocation support and additional benefits.

Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, combines rich cultural heritage with rapid modern development. The city offers a wide range of cultural, gastronomic and leisure activities, as well as being an economic and educational center in the region.

Requirements & Qualifications

Education

Medical Degree from a recognized and accredited university or medical school.

Valid SCFHS classification/license (Saudi Commission for Health Specialties).

Dataflow verification completed for all academic and professional credentials.

Professional Experience

Minimum 5 years of post-certification clinical experience in Intensive Care Medicine / Critical Care.

Demonstrated expertise in:

Managing critically ill patients in high-acuity ICU settings.

Leading and collaborating with multidisciplinary medical teams.

JOB INFORMATION

Job Title: PICU Consultant

SHORT DESCRIPTION

An Excellent opportunity to join as PICU Consultant for one of the most prestigious and top tier leading Hospital in Al Qassim Saudi Arabia

JOB SUMMARY

Guide the pediatric intensive care unit as a critical care consultant, delivering expert care for critically ill children, leading the development of specialized pediatric critical care services, and collaborating with teams to ensure the highest level of care for pediatric patients. You will work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to our patients.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides high-quality
  PICU
  care to patients in this area of medicine.
• Provide consultative service as requested.
• Supervise fellows, staff/assistant physicians, and residents.
• Actively participates in the training and teaching of residents and fellows in his area of expertise and Participates in research activities.
• Participates in committees and other administrative functions as needed.
• Performs special procedures as privileged.
• Follows all hospital-related policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Graduate from a medical school of good standing.
• Completion of required period of training in
  PICU.
• Saudi Arab or American /European Board Certification or equivalent.
• Membership and/or Fellowship status in America and/or Europe or their equivalent and fulfilling the criteria for the consultant as required
• A certificate recognized by the Saudi commission is a must.
• Dataflow is a must.

Professional Experience

• Min. 3-4 years Post Board/Fellowship in
  PICU
  .
• A registered member of the Saudi Board Council

Language

• Proficiency in English; additional proficiency in Arabic may be beneficial.

References

• Positive professional references attesting to the candidate's skills and ethical conduct.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct clinical care to critically ill infants, children, and adolescents in the PICU
• Lead and coordinate the care team, including residents, fellows, nurses, and respiratory therapists
• Perform and supervise life-saving procedures including intubation, central line placement, and advanced resuscitation
• Communicate effectively with families regarding care plans, prognosis, and treatment decisions

Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
• Valid
  Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
  license/registration
• Current certifications in:
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job Summary

Consultant is responsible for providing care for his/her patients (inpatient and outpatient including patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit) maintaining a high-level of professional performance in accordance with:

1. Evidenced based medicine.
2. Professional medical ethics and JCIA standards.
3. Hospital medical by-laws.
4. Laws of Ministry of Health in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and any other

applicable regulations according to the departmental quality plan.

Providing effective leadership of the department maintaining an appropriate quality plan using measurable performance improvement standards in the field of intensive care.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

1. Ensures through his actions, either directly or indirectly, that a superior quality of medical treatment, compassion and understanding is given to every patient served at the NMC Hospitals and Clinics.
2. Provides patient care within the parameters of their professional competence as reflected in the scope of their clinical privileges for both in-patients and out-patients.
3. Practices within the framework of clinically relevant and scientifically valid standards, guidelines and criteria.
4. Conducts regular ward rounds on his own and/or as a team to formulate a multi-disciplinary treatment plan.
5. Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on his/her patients within the range of the specialty.
6. Assessment and referral of appropriate patients under his/her medical care to other appropriate medical facilities as well as accepting referrals of patients with medical problems in his/her field of specialty.
7. Participate in the on-call rota of the department for patient care and admission.
8. Responds to emergencies to offer advice and actively participate with problems if required, related to his/her specialty.
9. Observes and upholds the patients rights of security, confidentiality and privacy.
10. Maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patients medical records.
11. Consultant has a leadership role in the organization performance.
12. Supervision of duties of assigned junior staff.
13. Provides leadership for performance-improvement functions in the process of measurement, assessment and improvement of both clinical and non-clinical process as part of the Departmental Quality Plan.
14. Active participation in Continued Medical Education (C.M.E.) through educational hospital activities (morning report meetings, grand rounds, clinical tutorials and seminars, journal club, radiology or clinico-pathological conferences).Also, through National and International meetings, conferences and symposia. Participation in review of literature, case reporting and clinical studies/research.
15. Active participation in training program related to his field and organization within the hospital for training of junior medical staff and in-service training for nursing staff and technicians.
16. Continuous update of his knowledge in the medical field as well as continuously upgrading level of skill in his/her field of profession.
17. Participation in committee meetings assigned to him/her (Quality Improvement, Infection Control, etc.).
18. Abides by Department Policies and Procedures, as well as hospital by-laws, Rules and Regulations.
19. To carry out any other assignments as directed by Hospital Administration and/or the department head and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities.
20. Responsible to educate patients /families as per their needs and to implement their whole role regarding patient / family education process as mention in patient & family education policy and procedure including documentation in patient medical record.
21. They are knowledgeable about their essential role in patient and family education.
22. Involves the patient/families in plan of care and respects patients/families regarding their goals and choices of patient care.
23. Provides health promotion and health teaching thru methods appropriate to a patients' developmental level, learning needs, readiness and ability to learn, language preference, culture and situations.
24. Allots time necessary to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient education provided to patients/families with appropriate documentation.

DUTIES RELATED TO HIS SUBSPECIALITY

• Available in emergencies to offer advice on problems related to his/her subspeciality and accept referrals of patients with medical problems in his field.
• Responsible for coverage of emergency consultation in his field as per duty rota.

• Should participate actively in daily unit management activities necessary for the efficient, timely and consistent delivery of ICU services to the patient of the hospital. These activities include but are not limited to:

• Triage and bed allocation, discharge planning.

• Recommendation of unit policies and procedures and supervision of application of unit policies.
• Participation in ongoing Quality Improvement, Infection Control activities including supervision of data collection in addition to membership of committees including Code Blue Committee.
• Interaction with other department as necessary to facilitate the management of patients and smooth operation of ICU.
• Review of the appropriate utilization of ICU resources in hospital.
• Recommend equipment purchases and changes, and have input on structural and design changes within the unit.

• Provide the Medical Director with the recommendations on the activities, morbidities, mortalities and major changes in the ICU/CCU.

• Should conduct regular ICU rounds with ICU team and see patients as often as required by acuity but at least twice daily.

• Investigations and management of patients with medical problems related to his subspeciality, even if under the primary care of other attending physicians but with prior permission and willingness of the primary physician concerned using subspeciality related invasive and non invasive procedures.
• Collaborative assistance in referrals of above type of patients to appropriate facilities for further management if resources of this institution are not adequate.
• Should be able to perform the usual critical care procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic as indicated by the competence, capability; including but not limited to:
• Maintenance of the airway to include endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation.
• Placement of Intravascular Catheters and monitoring devices including:
• One ) Arterial lines
• Two) Peripheral and central venous lines
• Three) Pulmonary artery catheters
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Placement of transvenous temporary pacing lead wire.
• Tube Thoracostomy.
• Should be able to serve as the team leader providing managed care within the ICU, integrating and tiliating the care of the patient with complex illness or injury including multi system failure.
• Active participation in Continuing Medical Education through national/international medical meetings. This includes Morbidity and Mortality, Morning Reports, grand Rounds, clinical Seminars, journal Club, X-ray and Clinico-Pathological Conference.
• Keep current with medical literature.
• Participate in CME programs for ICU Junior Staff, Nursing staff and other related health care providers.
• Should perform duties in accordance with policies and procedures, rules and regulations of Riyadh Care Hospital and should follow the ethics of medical profession and laws of the Kingdom.

Reporting to

Head of Department

• Liases with:

Consultants of his/her specialty, of other specialties within the department, Consultants of other departments, Nursing staff Respiratory Therapy and other health care professionals, patients and their families.

Supervises

• Senior Registrars, Registrars, Residents, Respiratory Therapy, Nurses and other paramedical staff assigned to him.

Qualifications:

A minimum of:

1. EDUCATION :

2. Required

3. Graduation from an accredited medical school, completion of required period of training in specialty and/or subspecialty. Saudi Board / Arab Board or American Board, or Canadian Fellowship, or FRCS, or Equivalent.

4. Desirable

Higher qualifications in his specialty, if any.

EXPERIENCE
:

• Required

• Minimum five (5) years experience Post Qualification.

• Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of specialty.
• Registration in Saudi Commission of Health Specialties and/or Current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.
• Desirable
• Additional experience in a sub-specialty
• Academic affiliation.

Competencies & skills:

1. Demonstrates leadership and administrative skills.
2. Fluent in spoken and written English.
3. Communication in spoken Arabic is desirable.
4. Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Company Description

Makkah Medical Center Hospital is considered one of the best private hospitals in Makkah City, known for its excellent healthcare and medical services. The hospital boasts highly qualified doctors in various specialties.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role as a Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse (PICU) at Makkah Medical Center Hospital in Mecca. The role will involve providing care to pediatric patients in the intensive care unit, working closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure the well-being of critically ill children.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience in PICU

• Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• Valid Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification

• Transferable Residency Permit (for expatriates in Saudi Arabia)

• Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) classification is required

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Key Responsibilities

Monitor vital signs of neonates, including respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.

Operate and maintain specialized medical equipment such as ventilators, incubators, and infusion pumps.

Administer medications, nutrition, and other prescribed treatments accurately and safely.

Record and update patient conditions in medical charts and electronic systems with high accuracy.

Respond promptly to any changes in patient condition and escalate critical cases to physicians.

Collaborate with neonatologists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and the healthcare team to deliver integrated care plans.

Educate and support families, providing guidance on infant care and preparing them for discharge.

Strictly adhere to infection control, patient safety protocols, and hospital policies.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or equivalent.

Professional License: Valid nursing license with current registration at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS).

Experience: Minimum of 3–5 years of clinical experience in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Skills:

Proficiency in neonatal critical care procedures and equipment.

Strong clinical observation, assessment, and emergency response skills.

Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Ability to handle stressful situations and work flexible shifts.

Preferred Certifications:

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

Basic Life Support (BLS).