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Healthcare Employer Hiring Practices

Andrews Senior Care

Island-wide

Bayshore HealthCare

Charlottetown

Beach Grove Home

Charlottetown

Canadian Mental Health Association – PEI Division (CMHA PEI)

Island-wide

Clinton View Lodge

Kensington

Colville Manor

Souris

Community Connections Inc.

Summerside

Health PEI – Service Workers required

Island-wide

Health PEI: Tips to applying

Island-wide

Maplewood Manor

Alberton

Margaret Stewart Ellis Home

O’Leary

Murphy Healthcare

Island-wide

PEI Public Service Commission

Island-wide, applying for work with the provincial government

PEI Seniors Homes

Charlottetown and O’Leary

Prince Edward Home

Charlottetown

QEH – Medical Device Reprocessing Technicians

Charlottetown

Queens County Residential Services Inc. (QCRS Inc.)

Island-wide

Rev. W.J. Phillips Residence

Alberton

Riverview Manor

Montague

South Shore Villa

Crapaud

St. John Ambulance

Island-wide

Stewart Memorial Home

Tyne Valley

Summerset Manor

Summerside

The Mount Continuing Care

Charlottetown

Tignish Senior Home Care Cooperative

Tignish

VitalBalance Physio

Tignish

Wedgewood Manor

Summerside

Many careers in healthcare to consider

Health careers on PEI – 2020 Guide of Health Professions

It has become the mission of The Employment Journey to provide awareness of the many opportunities in healthcare on PEI. There are endless choices in the private and public sectors.

According to the WorkPEI Employment Analysis, about 14,300 people are working in Healthcare and Social Assistance on PEI in May 2023.

According to the Labour Force Survey for May 2023, the number of people working in PEI’s Health and Social Services sector went up by 2,400 since May 2022.

A great way to explore healthcare options is to check out the 2020 Guide of Health Professions published by the Government of PEI’s Health and Wellness department. The guide features key information about more than 60 health career opportunities on PEI. This includes 13 different fields, plus health careers in the private and non-profit sectors.

Careers in the health field not listed in the guide above include chefs, service workers, IT support, finance specialists, administrative roles, and more.

More healthcare sector job titles, opportunities & details

  • Acupuncturist
  • Addiction Counsellor
  • Anesthesiologist
  • Audiologist
  • Bilingual Administrative Assistant
  • Bilingual Medical Administrative Assistant
  • Biomedical Technologist
  • Cardiology Technologist
  • Chiropractor
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Dental Assistant
  • Dentist
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Denturist
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Environmental Health Officers
  • Family Physician
  • Foot Care Profession
  • Health Information Management
  • Health Records Information Management
  • Kinesiologist
  • Licensed Opticians
  • Licensed Practical Nurse
  • Medical Device Reprocessing Technician
  • Medical Doctor 
  • Medical Laboratory Assistant
  • Medical Laboratory Technologist
  • Medical Physicist
  • Medical Radiation Technologist
  • Medical Radiation Therapist
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Nursing (Public Health Nurse Bilingual)
  • PEI Nurses Union
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Opthamologist
  • Optometrist
  • Oral & Maxiofacial Surgeon
  • Orthodontist (braces)
  • Orthopedic Technologist
  • Orthotists
  • Paramedic
  • Pharmacist
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Physiotherapist
  • Podiatrist
  • Primary Care Nurse
  • Prosthetist
  • Provincial Neonatology Service staff (QEH infant intensive care unit)
  • Psychiatrist
  • Psychologist
  • Radiation Therapist
  • Registered Dietitian
  • Registered Massage Therapist
  • Registered Nurse
  • Resident Care Worker
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Rheumatologist
  • Service Worker
  • Social Worker
  • Sonographer
  • Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
  • Speech Language Pathologist (Bilingual): French-language health services
  • Youth Worker

Where Healthcare workers are employed on PEI– small sample, click here

For health job opportunities available in the provincial government:

  • Recruitment and Retention Secretariat at 902-620-3874, visit www.healthjobspei.ca

PEI Healthcare – news you can use

A day in the life of a case manager at the Community Outreach Centre

Health and Wellness Mandate Letter – Government of PEI – August 2023

Associate Physicians and Physician Assistants added to health care system

Life changing program prepares participants to enter the healthcare profession

Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kaley O’Brien interviewed on Compass to discuss the labour shortages

A unique program offers support to gain marketable and transferrable skills

Nursing is a rewarding but demanding profession with many career pathways

Advancing reconciliation in the business sector on PEI

Consider a career as a Child Protection Social Worker or Child &Youth Care Worker

Two Resident Care Workers talk about their decision to pursue a rewarding career in demand

Students welcomed to fill workplace labour shortage in the health field

To explore careers in healthcare

Where are healthcare workers employed? (small sampling)

Tips for applying for Health PEI and provincial government employment opportunities

Help for those looking for bilingual healthcare positions on PEI

Meet Josée Gallant Gordon & Bobby Gordon, Owners of Elm Grove Centre, offering mental health services that integrates horses in to the process

Members of diversity groups are encouraged to apply for provincial jobs

A prosthesis manufacturing company founded by a breast cancer survivor

Program helps job seekers start a career in healthcare

Understanding executive function and how to support staff in the workplace

Caring for parents leads to decision to become a Resident Care Worker

A rewarding but demanding career as a Registered Nurse on PEI

Provincial long-term care facilities in need of Service Workers

Exploring a career in Healthcare on PEI

The best version of herself: Empowering women to enter the STEM field

Applicants wanted for the Medical Device Processing Technician program


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