Careers in the federal public service
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Why join the public service?
One employer can help you diversify your portfolio experience and enhance your training and education. No other organization can offer you such a great opportunity to help affect the future of others. Choose from a variety of opportunities, such as those in:
- public health;
- home care; and
- primary care
in major centres and in small communities across Canada. The choice is yours!
Find out more about working for the public service.
Opportunities in nursing and in health care
Looking for a unique experience?
Health Canada
Health Canada is committed to improving the lives of all Canadians and to making this country's population among the healthiest in the world in terms of longevity, lifestyle and effective use of the public health care system. The Department has an array of stimulating career options for nurses as well as for other health care professionals, such as doctors, dentists and pharmacists.
Enjoy delivering team-oriented health services?
RCMP nurses and doctors are involved in delivering occupational health nursing services and programs to its members. Opportunities include those in health assessment, screening and immunization, health and safety education, health promotion, managing disability cases and advice and consultation.
Want to help deliver humane correctional health services?
Correctional Service of Canada
The Department of Correctional Service respects your independence in making decisions and provides a modern environment of correctional thinking, policy and assessment. You can contribute to the successful reintegration of our inmate client base into society. During their assessment phase, offenders come into contact with a multidisciplinary team of CSC employees, including health-care workers who specialize in creating a mandatory correctional plan for the offender.
Interested in working as a civilian for National Defence?
National Defence wants you to join their civilian team in providing health-care support to its client members. They are looking for medical laboratory technologists, nurses, doctors, dentists, ophthalmologists, and pharmacy technicians, to name just a few. Join the 24,000 public service employees working at National Defence who take pride in providing essential services and support. Count yourself in as part of a team that ensures the safety, security and wellbeing of Canadians.
Do you share the vision of building healthier Canadians, healthier communities and a healthier world?
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Agency works closely with provinces and territories to keep Canadians healthy. If you are focussed on finding more effective ways to prevent chronic diseases and injuries and on responding to public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks, then the Public Health Agency of Canada may be the place for you. Join the Agency as it continues to foster partnerships with its federal, provincial and territorial colleagues in its efforts to renew the public health system in Canada and to support a sustainable health care system.
Would you like to help determine health care benefits for Canadians?
Nursing professionals at Service Canada provide many services that help assess applications for health care benefits. For example, nurse professionals determine eligibility for compassionate care benefits for individuals who have been away from work temporarily in order to provide care or support to a family member who is gravely ill with a significant risk of death. This may be the job for you!
Looking for a job that's both challenging and richly rewarding?
You'll find many health care opportunities in the Canadian military—from dental technician to physiotherapist. Check out the Canadian Forces Web site and find out what they have to offer. You will learn a lot about their employment opportunities in the health-care field, and discover even more about yourself!
Apply now!
Check out the job posting section to access these and many other nursing opportunities.
