Health Canada jobs for nurses are available across the country and pay almost $100,000

You can get hired with a certificate, diploma or degree. 👀

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Senior Writer

Health Canada is hiring nurses and positions are in cities across the country.

With these Health Canada jobs, you can make close to $100,000 a year!

This is part of a process to fill the Occupational Health Nurse inventory which is then used to staff positions in cities all over Canada.

You could work in Ontario (Toronto, Ottawa and Kingston), B.C. (Vancouver and Victoria), Alberta (Calgary and Edmonton), Saskatchewan (Regina and Saskatoon), Manitoba (Winnipeg), Nova Scotia (Halifax), New Brunswick (Moncton), Newfoundland (St. John's), or Quebec (Montreal and Quebec City).

There are full-time and part-time positions to be staffed from this inventory of nurses.

The Health Canada salary for these jobs ranges from $81,513 to $92,653 a year.

You must have a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution specializing in nursing, nursing administration, nursing education or a specialty relevant to the position.

A certificate or diploma in occupational health nursing from a recognized post-secondary institution is acceptable too.

To get hired, you need to be eligible for registration as a registered nurse in a Canadian province or territory as well.

You must have one year of experience as a registered nurse in occupational health assessments or disability management services and experience in at least two of these occupational health services:

  • immunizations
  • Tuberculin Skin Tests (TSTs)
  • occupational audiometry
  • occupational spirometry

The closing date for the high-paying jobs with Health Canada is June 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Occupational Health Nurse

Salary: $81,513 to $92,653

Company: Health Canada

Who Should Apply: You should apply if you have a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in nursing, nursing administration, nursing education or a specialty relevant to the position.

A certificate or diploma in occupational health nursing from a recognized post-secondary institution is acceptable.

You also need experience as a registered nurse in occupational health assessments or disability management services and experience in occupational health services.

Apply with Health Canada

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

  • Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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