Healthcare

Healthcare careers that go deeper than a shift roster.

Red Deer Regional Hospital, Lacombe Hospital, 60+ primary care clinics and a fast-growing private sector. Bring your scrubs - we'll handle the relocation.

Sign-on & retention bonuses
AHS relocation support
Funded continuing ed
Internationally educated welcome

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Open roles

$108K

RN median (ICU)

$172K

Family MD median

Highest-demand roles

Where the region needs you most.

Registered Nurses

ICU, ER, OR and community nursing. AHS and private sector both hiring.

Family Physicians

Primary Care Network seats open in 9 towns. $30K rural recruitment incentives.

Mental Health Therapists

Counsellors, psychologists, and addictions workers in critical demand.

Pharmacists

Community and hospital pharmacy openings across Red Deer, Innisfail, Ponoka.

Medical Lab Techs

MLT and MLA roles in hospital and DynaLIFE collection sites.

RPNs & LPNs

Long-term care, home care, and acute. Multiple shifts available.

Where you'll work

From a 370-bed regional hospital to community clinics.

Red Deer Regional Hospital

AHS Zone hub - ICU, ER, OR, oncology and an expanding cardiac program.

Lacombe & Innisfail Hospitals

Mid-size acute care with strong team cultures and short commutes.

Primary Care Networks

Nine regional PCNs running team-based clinics with allied health embedded.

Long-term & continuing care

Bethany, Points West Living, Extendicare and AHS continuing-care sites.

Community mental health

AHS Addictions & Mental Health teams plus growing private practice.

Private & specialty clinics

Dental, vision, physiotherapy, dermatology and surgical centres expanding regionally.

Multi-disciplinary teams at Red Deer Regional Hospital's expanding cardiac program.

Why people choose Central Alberta

Incentives, lifestyle, and a real shot at a life.

Rural recruitment bonuses

Up to $30K for physicians and $15K for nurses signing on in qualifying communities.

Relocation packages

Most AHS roles include moving expense coverage and 30 days temporary housing.

Funded continuing ed

Tuition support for specialty certifications, ICU/ER preceptorships and NP bridging.

Internationally trained welcome

Dedicated IEN/IMG pathway with bridging at Red Deer Polytechnic and U of C.

Shift options that fit life

8s, 12s, 4-on-4-off, casual and permanent part-time - most teams flex around you.

Career mobility

Move between acute, community, leadership and education within one AHS employer.

Allied health & specialty paths

Beyond bedside nursing.

Central Alberta hires across the full clinical spectrum - research, lab, imaging, public health and specialized therapy.

Diagnostic imaging

MRI, CT, ultrasound and interventional radiology technologists in steady demand.

Public & community health

Immunization, school health and chronic-disease nursing roles across the zone.

Allied therapies

Physio, OT, speech, recreation therapy and respiratory across acute and community.

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Open roles in 2025

Red Deer Regional Hospital

The 370-bed anchor of Alberta's Central Zone.

AHS's Central Zone hub runs full ICU, ER, OR, oncology and an expanding cardiac program. Teaching site for U of A, U of C and Red Deer Polytechnic learners.

370 acute beds
Full Level 3 trauma response
$1.8B expansion underway

Why clinicians stay

Real time with patients. Real life outside the hospital.

Smaller caseloads, predictable schedules and a 22-minute average commute mean clinicians here actually have a life. Burnout rates run well below the provincial average.

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