Careers
Join a team focused on empowering people to live their best health!
With five hospitals, four emergency departments, three critical care and labour and delivery units, a long-term care home, a full range of medical and surgical specialties, and more than twenty community health-care locations, Lakeridge Health offers some of the broadest and most comprehensive ranges of acute care, ambulatory care, and long-term care services in Ontario.
We’re home to several regional specialty centres and services, including the Central East Regional Cancer Program, R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, The Shoulder Centre, and eye care and chronic kidney disease services.
Being a workplace of choice is one of our four strategic directions. We want to be a place where the best people want to start, grow, and finish their careers in health care. And we’re focused on fostering an environment that’s inclusive, compassionate, innovative, and joyful, and celebrates teams and teamwork.
Lakeridge Health is located in Durham Region, one of the fastest growing areas in Canada. In addition to high-quality health care, Durham Region residents have access to first-rate post-secondary education, a wide variety of cultural amenities, and year-round sports and recreation activities. As well, Durham Region has a strong, diverse economic base and, as the eastern gateway to Toronto, offers easy access to the city.
If you’re interested in making a profound and positive difference at one of Ontario’s leading community hospital networks, we’d like to hear from you. View our current and future career opportunities by clicking below.
For information on how to apply and a video tutorial about attaching your cover letter and resume, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.
At Lakeridge Health, inclusion, diversity, and equity is one of our most important corporate priorities. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process. If you are applying for a position, please let us know any needs you may have in advance.
Why work at Lakeridge Health?
What we offer:
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- Educational support and bursary program
- Nursing Development Programs (Operating Room, Emergency, Critical Care)
- Staff discount program
- Wellness and healthy workplace initiatives
- Recognition programs
- Career growth and professional development
- Rewarding and meaningful work
- Contribution to your community
- As a multi-site facility, the ability to work from various locations throughout Durham Region
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their families
Learn more below about our continuing education and professional development opportunities.
Internationally Educated Nurse Career Pathway Program |
| Like many health-care systems across Ontario and Canada, Lakeridge Health is supporting and working with internationally educated nurses (IENs) to find career pathways in our hospitals.
IENs are nurses who received their training outside of Canada and who have come to work in this country. These health-care professionals bring much knowledge, skills, and expertise; however, to work as a nurse in Ontario, IENs must successfully meet requirements established by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), the province’s governing body for the nursing profession. To support IENs to meet CNO requirements, Lakeridge Health is offering an IEN career pathway program to help them start their careers in Ontario and transition into registered nursing positions. Learn more about this program here. |
New Graduate Initiative (NGG) |
Lakeridge Health is a participant in HealthForceOntario's Nursing Graduate Guarantee. Through the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, we provide an opportunity for new Ontario nursing graduates to gain full-time employment. Nurses participating in this program will work full time hours in a supernumerary position. This program provides new nurses with:
Nurses participating in the NGG will be scheduled rotations in four week blocks in Medicine, Post Acute Specialty Services (PASS) and Inpatient Surgical departments or scheduled in one department for the 12 week period. Alternate rotations may be available if appropriate and in consultation with the NGG Nurse. |
Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Nurses |
| Port Perry qualifies for the Government of Canada’s Student Loan Forgiveness program for Nurses. Nurses employed at the Lakeridge Health Port Perry site may be eligible for this program. Please visit www.canada.ca for more information. |
Student Opportunities |
| Learn more about our opportunities for students. |
Summer Opportunities |
| A limited number of paid summer student positions are available throughout the hospital. If you are 16 years of age or older, are returning to school the following September and want to gain valuable experience in a hospital setting, visit our job site to register and apply. Summer student applications open Feburary-March. |
Contact Us |
| Lakeridge Health is always looking for highly skilled and dedicated individuals to join our team. If you have any general questions about applying for a position at Lakeridge Health, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team.
Lakeridge Health Please note that this email is for inquiries only. All resumes should be submitted through eRecruit. |