Job orders abound for Filipino health care professionals and medical personnel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as confirmed by the CEO of LBS E-Recruitment Solutions, Corp. and Mega Manpower Corporation, Lito Soriano.

According to Soriano, six huge military hospitals in KSA have placed 4,000 job orders for Filipino healthcare workers. The 4,000 job orders were confirmed by the Defense Ministry of Saudi Arabia when they visited Manila recently.

The CEO also said that the job vacancies for the six military hospitals urgently need to be filled up so interview with possible applicants are ongoing. The hospitals need more personnel to accommodate the expansion of their facilities, particularly its specialty wards and laboratories.

The military hospitals invite physicians that are M.A. degree holders and 1,000 nurses with specializations in surgery ICU, burn ICU, cardio lab, coronary care, pediatrics, specialty wards, and other units to submit their applications.

Medical technicians in radiology, cardio labs, CT scan, and nuclear medicine are also needed. The military hospitals are also in need of the following:  administrative assistants, medical transcriptionist, housekeeping, horticulturists, gardeners, equipment technicians for HVAC, fire fighting, water treatment, civil technicians, plumbers, painters and all maintenance positions.

Hired applicants will enjoy competitive salaries. Doctors will receive as much as USD 2,400 or Php120, 000. Meanwhile, nurses depending on qualifications and experience may receive USD 980 to USD 1,260 or more or less Php 48,000 to Php 62,000.

Similarly, salaries that will be offered to technicians and other administrative personnel is said to be higher than the usual wages given to other foreign workers in KSA.

Aside from the attractive compensation, hired applicants will also be entitled to a paid yearly vacation. To cope with inflation, all job categories will also be given an allowance adjustment of 10%.  

Representatives of the following hospitals will be done weekly. Here are the interview schedules:

February 25 to 26 (Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif , KSA);

March 9 to 11 (Northwest Armed Forces Hospitals Program Tabuk, KSA);

March 26 to 28 (Armed Forces Hospitals Programme Southern Region, Khamis Mushayt, KSA);

April 11-24 (Prince Sultan Armed Forces Hospital Madinah Al Mounawarah, KSA);

2nd week of May (King Khalid Military Hospital Northern Area Armed Forces Hospital Hafr Al Batin, KSA);

3rd week of May (Armed Forces Hospital Sharourah, KSA).

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply in person at LBS E-Recruitment Solutions, Corp Medical Services Division, Room 304, Gochangco Bldg. T.M. Kalaw cor M. Orosa sts. Ermita Manila or you may also email your resumes to medical@e-recruitment.com.ph or call 302-7101 for particulars.

They may also go to Mega Manpower Corporation located at the Rms. 401 and 502 Gedisco Terrace 1148 Roxas Blvd in front of the US Embassy or call 5246636 or email your resumes to megamanpower@hotmail.com.

Taken from : http://nursingguide.ph/article_item487/Thousands_of_Healthcare_Workers_Urgently_Needed_in_Saudi_Arabia.html