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Welcome to Maritime & Healthcare Group!
Maritime & Healthcare Group is an international recruiting firm focused on staffing medical professionals for the world's most successful cruise lines, maritime companies and healthcare firms.
We have more than 100 staff members working on cruise ships across the globe. And we hope to count you to our team very soon!
We are recruiting on a rolling basis and constantly have new opportunities.
Apply now in the job section below and we'll be in touch when a new opportunity comes up!
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Medical Assistant - Cruise Ships Cruise · Global
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Telemedicine Specialist - Family Medicine HR · Multiple locations
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Telemedicine Specialist - Emergency Medicine HR · Multiple locations
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Telemedicine Specialist - Cardiology HR · Multiple locations
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Telemedicine Specialist - Vascular Surgery HR · Multiple locations
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Telemedicine Specialist - Urology HR · Multiple locations
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Telemedicine Specialist - Rheumatology HR · Multiple locations
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Telemedicine Specialist - Pulmonology HR · Multiple locations
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Telemedicine Specialist - Psychiatry HR · Multiple locations
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Telemedicine Specialist - Pediatrics HR · Multiple locations
FAQ - General
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You need to apply to one of our open positions. We continuously receive job offers from cruise lines around the world and share them with our candidate pool. To be part of the candidate pool, you need to apply to one of our open roles.
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This will differ from ship to ship, but you can expect to get full crew level benefits. This includes an own cabin, access to gym, free food at the restaurant and more.
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We cover all travel to and from your job location. If your current medical liability insurance does not cover the work on the cruise ship, we also pay that extra expense for you.
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We expect to have a few new trips every month, sometimes more. There is no fixed schedule but the frequency is high.
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Expect approximately 800 – 1000. The boats are operating below full capacity due to COVID-19.
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It’s mostly locals from the country of departure.
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This depends on the country where you start and end your trip. In most cases, no quarantine is necessary. We will let you know about this for each individual trip. If quarantine is necessary, you will receive your full salary from us in that time.
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This depends on the cruise line. Usually, it is sufficient to fill out a health questionnaire. You usually also have to do a PCR test at the port on the day of embarkation (free of charge to you).
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You can bring your partner on board, but you would need to pay for his stay on board yourself.
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You sign a contractor agreement with us. After your work on the ship, you send us an invoice and we will pay it out.
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You will be accompanied by a team of doctors and nurses. There will always be sufficient team members to ensure that you can properly do your job.
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The exact trip details and possible disembarkation dates along the route are often not 100% fixed until shortly before the start and will be made known before embarkation.
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Yes. In most cases, an extension is possible if it is desired by the cruise line and the employee. However, we can't guarantee that in every case.
FAQ - For Doctors
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You will provide a broad range of general medical care for passengers with support from other doctors and medical assistants. You are not expected to do operations but emergency assistance may be required.
The local medical center will include a pharmacy, extensive lab equipment and a broad range of medical devices.
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This depends on the ship. You will usually work max. 40 hours per week with 8-hour shifts. You will also usually have 1-2 days per week of emergency duty at night.
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No. But the ship will usually not cruise too far from the shore so that contact the the shore should be possible soon in case of emergencies.
FAQ - For Nurses & Swabbers
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As a nurse, you will focus on general medical support of the doctors on board as well as COVID testing. As a swabber, you will only do COVID testing.
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You will work max. 40 hours per week. You will usually have 8-hour shifts and no night shifts. This will be confirmed before the start of the trip.
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This will differ from ship to ship.
About Maritime & Healthcare Group
MHG is a globally recognized and MLC and ISO certified provider of comprehensive medical solutions for the maritime industry. Since 2019, we have focused on supporting vessels with a range of services that ensure compliance, safety, and well-being. Our extensive offerings include medical facility management, recruitment, mental health services, telemedicine, biomedical support, and more tailored solutions specifically for maritime environments.