The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) is a modern state-of-the-art 901bed (inclusive of 170 day beds) Joint Commission International Accredited (JCIA) academic medical facility located in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. KFSH&RC is the national referral centre for Oncology, Organ Transplantation, Cardiovascular Diseases, Neurosciences and Genetic Diseases. A full range of tertiary, secondary and primary health care services are provided. The hospital’s postgraduate education programs support both Residency and Fellowship training. The Research Centre focuses on basic and translational research primarily in cancer, cardiovascular diseases, transplant immunology, genetics, molecular diagnostics and proteomics.
Medical & Clinical Operations
Department such as Anaesthesiology, King Faisal Heart institute, King Faisal Cancer Centre, Liver Transplant unit, Paediatric Haematology, Neuroscience, Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery are just some of the department that make King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre a unique referral hospital of the region. Consultants are highly qualified and trained in their sub specialties that caters to the Kingdoms needs. Patients are admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital from a variety of sources including the outpatient and emergency departments. Because of the specialties offered at King Faisal, transfers from other hospitals in the Kingdom are routine. The hospital has approximately 22,750 annual admissions and approximately 652,000 ambulatory care visits per year.
Clinical Services
Clinical Services is another important division of the Hospital. Most of the technical position falls under this division. Important departments such as Radiation Therapy, Respiratory Care Services, Ambulance Care Services, Pharmacy Services
Potentially Tax-Free Salary
In keeping with Saudi Law, no income taxes are collected by the Saudi Arabian government. This means that your paycheque comes to you and you keep every riyal you earn!!! (US$ 1 = Saudi Riyal 3.75) Imagine receiving a paycheck with no deductions for income taxes!!!
Whether your salary will be free of taxes from your own country depends upon your home country's taxation laws. The majority of expatriates working within the Kingdom enjoy tax free status.
f you do qualify to be tax-free from your home country, this is the equivalent of receiving a pay raise equal to your income tax rate, possibly as much as a 40% increase automatically! And that is not even considering the competitive salaries offered by the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre and other moneysaving benefits such as free housing.
Service Bonuses
The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre recognizes the contributions of its staff and the benefits associated with stability in the workforce. For this reason, a service bonuses equal to one month's salary is paid upon completion of each contract year, beginning at the end of the second contract year.
Severance Pay
As an International employee of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre you are entitled to receive severance pay upon completion of your contract. This is a one-time payment made upon your final departure from the Hospital and is accrued throughout your tenure within the Hospital. Severance pay accrues at a rate of 15 days pay for each of your first four years and 30 days pay for the fifth and subsequent years
Recruitment Information Manual
Please download this Information Manual to learn more about KFSH&RC and living in Saudi Arabia. This is a comprehensive guide and should give you most of the information you need.
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