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Healthcare Employer Hiring Practices

Andrews Senior Care

Island-wide

Bayshore HealthCare

Charlottetown

Beach Grove Home

Charlottetown

Community Connections

Summerside

Community Inclusions Ltd.

O’Leary and Tignish

Health PEI – Service Workers required

Island-wide

Health PEI: Tips to applying

Island-wide

MacLeod Group – South Shore Villa and Clinton View Lodge

Crapaud & Kensington

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

Island-wide

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

St. John Ambulance

Island-wide

Stewart Memorial Home

Tyne Valley

Summerset Manor

Summerside

Tignish Senior Home Care Cooperative

Summerside

Wedgewood Manor

Summerside

Many careers in healthcare to consider

Health careers on PEI – 2020 Guide of Health Professions

According to the WorkPEI Employment Analysis , about 12,400 people are working in Healthcare and Social Assistance on PEI in 2022.

According to the Labour Force Survey for May 2022, the number of people working in PEI’s Health and Social Services sector went up by 700 since May 2021.

According to Health PEI, as of March 2021, there are over 6,000 full-time, part-time, and casual staff (not including staff on leave) working in nine long-term care facilities, eight addictions sites, seven mental health sites, seven hospitals, and five primary-care sites. An additional number of employees work in private sector healthcare.

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.

Other careers in the health field not listed in the guide include chefs, service workers, IT support, financial specialists, administrative roles, and more.


By the numbers: Healthcare workers on PEI

  • Family Physicians: 124.15
  • Specialists: 114.85
  • Resident Physicians: 10
  • Nursing Staff (NPs, RNs, LPNs, RCWs & PCWs): 2,280
  • Administration and Management Staff: 213
  • Laboratory Technicians: 188
  • Secretarial / Clerical Staff: 302
  • Utility Worker / Service Worker: 534
  • Other Health Professionals and Support Staff: 1,299

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PEI Healthcare – news you can use

Students welcomed to fill workplace labour shortage in the health field

To explore careers in healthcare

Education/Training

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

Full tuition coverage for Resident Care Worker programs

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

A rewarding but demanding career as a Registered Nurse on PEI

Provincial long-term care facilities in need of Service Workers

Community Inclusions Ltd.

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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