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Forget overhead.
Forget overnights.
Forget 12-hour days.
Spend time caring for your patients.
The Department of National Defence (DND) hires a range of health care professional to provide services to Canadian Forces (CF) members. Our health care professionals are located in the regions across Canada as well as in the National Capital Region.
Here is a listing of some of the types of professionals we hire:
- Addiction Counselor
- Dental Hygienist
- Dentist
- Doctor
- Medical Laboratory Assistant
- Medical Laboratory Technologist
- Nurse (Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Nurse, Community Health Nurse)
- Ophthalmologist
- Ophthalmology Technician
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacy Technician
- Physiotherapist
- Physiotherapy Assistant
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
DND Health Care Professionals enjoy:
- A secure career
- Work-life balance
- Access to state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment equipment
- Formal professional development opportunities
- Excellent benefits
- One of the best pension plans in the country
- Continuous client relationships
Salaries for health care professionals vary greatly with the skills, experience and knowledge required.