Cruise
Line Concessionaires
Cruise
Ship Medical Jobs
Ship
Physician
All modern cruise ships have an infirmary and at least one doctor
and nurse. Larger cruise ships may carry two doctors and several nurses.
There are two types of shipboard doctors. Those who work year round as a
career ship physician with a salary and vacation time. Then there are
those who work in exchange for a free cruise.
There
are no set standards for shipboard doctors, but in my research I have
noticed common minimum requirements for shipboard physicians.
They
are as follows:
-
Certification
in Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
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Current
valid medical license, international or American.
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Ability
to converse in English.
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Board
certification, similar international certification or equivalent
experience in Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine
or General Practice plus emergency or critical care
experience.
-
Clinical
experience including minor surgical skills.
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Medical
degree from a recognized college or university.
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Ability
to diagnose and treat a broad range of medical conditions.
-
Ability
to immobilize simple fractures.
Ship
Nurse
There are nurses that work onboard a ship as a full-time career and
those who do so in exchange for free cruising. As with physicians, there
are no set standards for shipboard nurses, but the minimum requirements
are as follows: "
-
Registered
Nurse, licensed in Canada or the USA.
-
Fluent
in English.
-
Have
clinical experience in Emergency Medicine and the Intensive Care
Unit, Coronary Care Unit or Post-Anesthetic Recovery.
-
Current
certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
Contact
the following individuals for the requirements needed to apply as
shipboard physician and nursing staff.
Carnival
Cruise Line
Attention: Director of Medical Operations
Carnival Cruise Line Executive Offices
3655 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33178 USA
Tel: (305) 599 2600 ext. 18009
Visit Carnival's website at www.carnival.com
to apply for medical positions online.
Celebrity
Cruises & Royal Caribbean International
Attention: Director of Medical Operations
3160 SW 189th Terrace
Miramar, Florida 33029, USA
Tel: (305) 490-5444 / Fax: (954) 538-9648
Holland
America Line
Attention: Fleet Medical Operations
300 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, Washington 98119 USA
For more information, phone the Fleet Medical Operations at (206)
298-3071
Princess
Cruises
For a complete list of requirements, salary and benefit information,
please visit www.shipsdoctors.com.
Norwegian
Cruise Line
Attention: Fleet Physician
7665 Corporate Center Drive
Miami, Florida 33126 USA
Tel: (305) 436-4466 / Fax: (305) 436-4135
Page
Marine Crews
Page Marine Crews is a crewing agency that recruits Canadian
physicians and nurses for several cruise lines. Physicians must be
emergency or general practitioners with ACLS and ATLS accreditation and
licensed in North America or Europe. Nurses should be emergency room,
ICU, CCU or PAR nurses with ACLS. For more information, visit www.pmcmarine.com.
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