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Careers

At North York General Hospital, we believe each role is essential. Our vision sees everyone on our hospital team as a leader in achieving quality outcomes..

North York General Hospital, affiliated with the University of Toronto, is one of Canada's leading community teaching hospitals. We provide a wide range of acute care, ambulatory and long-term care services across four sites for a culturally diverse community.

Located in north central Toronto, we have approximately 3,000 staff, 1,000 affiliated physicians and 1,000 volunteers. We pride ourselves on being a pioneering hospital offering high quality health care through our strong network of family physicians and our specialized programs and services.

North York General Hospital primarily serves the north central Toronto and southern York Region community - a population of over 400,000. However, our regional programs serve all of south central Ontario. Learn more about us.

In addition to the excellence of our programs and services, the hospital's outstanding staff, strong teaching role, solid partnerships and academic links all contribute to our reputation for innovation, leadership and a deep tradition of caring for the whole person through all stages of life.

What We Offer

You will join an organization where your contribution makes a difference to people's quality of life. What you do at North York General Hospital truly matters. In addition, your life will be touched by the patients, families and colleagues you meet.

Committed to recruiting and retaining the most talented people, we believe in the importance of investing in our employees and offer generous benefits and opportunities to enhance skills and learn new ones.

North York General Hospital is dedicated to being a learning organization and provides educational support to staff and a wide variety of continuing education opportunities. We offer an ideal learning environment for students training in the health care professions.

Education is so important to us that it is reflected in our values:

Listening to appreciate diversity.
Learning through dialogue and reflection.
Leading with courage, transparency and forgiveness.
Serving patients, families and others with kindness.

Convenient Location

Our convenient location makes it easy for our employees to get to North York General Hospital, whether they are coming by subway, bus or car. The General Site , our largest, is located at the Sheppard and Leslie intersection, directly across the street from the Leslie subway station and near the exits of two major highways. The Seniors' Health Centre is close to the General Site, a short walk from the Leslie subway station.

Our Branson Site is also located near major intersections, on Finch between Bathurst and Dufferin. It is well served by a variety of bus routes, and is a short bus ride from the Finch subway station. There are many reasons why you should join our team and work at North York General Hospital. These reasons include:

Market-based compensation
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Comprehensive Benefits Plan
Flexible work arrangements

Education
Two-day new employee orientation
Extensive nursing orientation
Staff and leadership development
Education Fund
Lunch & Learns
Ongoing on-site learning opportunities

Communication
Staff Forums
Monthly Leadership Forums
Dialogues with the President
Weekly newsletter
Intranet
Staff surveys

Health, Wellness and Safety
Healthy work-life balance
NYGH Wellness Program
On-site fitness classes and equipment
Employee Assistance Program
Sports Club of Canada
Flu Program
Staff seminars on safety issues

Value Added Benefits
Generous referral bonus
Relocation assistance
Group home and automobile insurance
Canada Savings Bonds through payroll deduction

Recognition
A culture where people celebrate success
Physician and staff awards
Long Service Award

Special Events and Social Activities
Holiday Staff Appreciation lunch
Corporate social activities
Hospital Teas

Contact Human Resources

Visit our Career Opportunities page to apply for a specific position or to submit your résumé for future consideration. For general inquiries, please contact Human Resources at (416) 756-6008 or e-mail: hr@nygh.on.ca.

Location: Our Human Resources Department is located at 4000 Leslie St., opposite the General Site at 4001 Leslie. The Human Resources office is south of Sheppard, north of Highway 401, on the west side of Leslie St. If you are coming from the 401, take the Leslie exit. The hospital is just north on Leslie, so stay in the right lane. Drive into the hospital, turn left and cross the bridge — the office will be on your right after the bridge. There is a small parking lot beside the building. If you are driving south on Leslie Street, stay in the right lane and the Human Resources office will be on your left, before the bridge.