Come put your skills to good use in a unique and remarkable part of the world
Whether in one of our urban centres, rural towns, coastal and inland communities, or working in remote locations, you can make a difference and grow your career here.
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For Physicians
Your career as a physician in Newfoundland and Labrador starts with a conversation. Click the button below to view and fill out our physician application form.
For Other Health Care Professionals
We’re proud to provide a supportive environment where you can grow, either with health care partners or our provincial health authority. When you click the link below, you’ll be brought to the NL Health Services career website. You can make a profile and start browsing and applying for opportunities for your respective job vacancy category.
Our 5 zones each have unique qualities to help shape your working experience
NL Health Services, our provincial health authority and biggest employer, is made up of five geographical zones. Our zones have their own leadership structures and constantly collaborate with one another to deliver integrated services.
Western Zone
The Western Zone is the closest neighbour to other provinces in Atlantic Canada. For the adventure seeker, it’s also home to the famous national park, Gros Morne. Communities on this side of the Newfoundland and Labrador are close knit and as welcoming as any other.
Corner Brook, the region’s biggest city, is home to the recently opened Western Memorial Hospital. It’s a modern, state of the art facility for operations and was designed with patients and staff in mind.
Check out a video tour of our space here!
The Western Zone serves a population of approximately 77,980 residents. It provides community-based services from 24 office sites, community based medical services from 26 medical clinic sites (including traveling clinic sites), and eight health facilities.
"Everyone knows someone who moves to Newfoundland and Labrador and never leaves. Now you know another: me!"
Dr. Alicia Roy
Emergency Room Doctor | Corner Brook
Labrador-Grenfell Zone
The Labrador-Grenfell Zone is the most northern region in our province and is connected to the province of Québec. If you’re seeking experience in a rural or remote setting, this could be the ideal place for you. Our health care professionals are highly collaborative and work with each other across a large geography, ensuring that patients get the right care at the right time.
Labrador is home to some of the best views in our province. At the right time of year, you can get some of the best views of the Northern Lights.
Health and community services are provided to approximately 37,000 people inclusive of three Indigenous groups: Innu, Inuit, Mi'kmaq and South Inuit. The Labrador-Grenfell Zone has a total of 22 facilities including:
- 3 hospitals
- 3 community health centres
- 14 community clinics
- 2 long term care facilities
"Ever since I was a little, I have liked taking care of people. I quickly learned that it doesn’t take much to help people."
Marieke Van Den Berg
Registered Nurse | Labrador City
Central Zone
Located in the middle of the province, this zone is home to regional hubs including Grand Falls-Windsor and, Gander. Most people associate the region with the famous musical, Come From Away, based on the true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and how the community of Gander and surroundings towns welcomed them in 2001.
The Central Zone serves approximately a fifth of our provinces population, including 92,600 residents living in 176 communities. The region is known for its integrated approach to patient care, and pioneered virtual services in our province.
"I love that everyone has a reason for working in health care. It feels extra special to say that mine is because of my grandparents."
Andrew Dawe
Pharmacist | Grand Falls-Windsor
Eastern Rural Zone
The Eastern Rural Zone is the perfect balance of rural and urban, with some of the province’s biggest city centres being only a drive away. It covers most of the Avalon Peninsula and communities with rich history and cultural heritage including Bell Island and Placentia.
Eastern Rural Zone is home to four Family Care Teams which are comprised of physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners and others health providers like physiotherapists and dieticians.
This region connects the province to French islands off the south coast called St. Pierre and Miquelon as well as the province of Nova Scotia – both just a ferry ride away!
"Helping each other isn’t only about health care. It’s about putting a smile on someone’s face."
Standly Babila
Registered Nurse | Placentia
Eastern Urban Zone
Paired with Eastern Rural Zone, this area is our largest health region and home to the province’s capital, St. John’s. The Eastern Urban Zone has the province’s only tertiary health care centre and children’s hospital, the Janeway Hospital, with teaching opportunities available.
The Eastern Urban Zone is home to many health care firsts for Newfoundland and Labrador, including a new mental health facility that opened in 2025 (check out a video here) and an urgent care centre opening in the fall.
"Newfoundland and Labrador offers something truly special for personal and professional aspirations."
Dr. Richard Barter
Emergency Physician | St. John's
Our province’s 10-year health transformation strategy that you can play a part in.
Health Accord NL, released in 2022, is a 10-year plan to reimagine the health care system to best deliver services to meet the needs of people in communities throughout the province. The 59 recommendations were developed in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including Indigenous leaders and health care professionals.
Recommendations that we’re actioning include creating Family Care Teams, amalgamating our regional health authorities into one provincial health authority and improving access to care for people through virtual services.
Our approach is two-fold:
- Intervening in the social, economic and environmental factors that have an impact on health
- Rebalancing the province’s current health system.
The work is already making a lasting impact in our province and you can come be a part of that change.