Healthcare - One Of Kitsap's Most Important Sectors

Healthcare is one of Kitsap County’s most important industries, supporting thousands of jobs while strengthening the health and well-being of the community. A diverse network of hospitals, clinics, behavioral health providers, Tribal health, and community health organizations delivers essential services and serves as a major economic driver.

The sector’s impact is amplified through strong partnerships among healthcare providers, educators, and public agencies working together to improve health outcomes and build workforce pathways for the future. These collaborations support education, training, career advancement, and innovative approaches to care—creating a healthcare ecosystem that advances both community health and long-term economic vitality in Kitsap County.

Build Your Healthcare Career in Kitsap County

Kitsap County offers the rare balance many healthcare professionals seek: a place where you can deliver meaningful, community-centered care while enjoying a high quality of life. With a growing and diverse population, Kitsap provides a dynamic clinical environment allowing clinicians to practice at the top of their license and make a visible impact on community health outcomes. Collaboration is part of the culture here, with local organizations, schools, Tribes, and healthcare partners working together to support whole-person care.

For those entering the healthcare workforce, Kitsap County also provides strong healthcare education programs and career-launching support, including healthcare training programs at Olympic College and clear career pathways offered by multiple local employers.

Find Open Positions

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Explore healthcare careers in Kitsap County:

Open positions in primary care

Doctors Clinic positions
Kaiser Permanente Silverdale & Port Orchard Medical Center health plan positions and Permanente Medical Group clinician positions.
MultiCare Primary Care – Poulsbo positions
Peninsula Community Health Services (FQHC) positions
Virginia Mason Franciscan Medical Group positions and Family Medicine and Residency positions

Open positions in specialty services

Doctors Clinic positions
Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Peninsula positions
Holly Ridge positions
Martha & Mary positions
Peninsula Community Health Services (a FQHC) positions
Planned Parenthood – Bremerton Health Center positions

Open positions with the local hospital, emergency, and urgent care system

Kaiser Permanente Silverdale positions
MultiCare Emergency – Bremerton positions
Peninsula Community Health Services (FQHC) positions
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, part of CommonSpirit Health positions

Open positions with maternal child healthcare services

About Kitsap County Lactation Resources
Doctors Clinic services
Kitsap OBGYN services
Kaiser Permanente Silverdale & Port Orchard Medical Center health plan positions and Permanente Medical Group clinician positions
Kitsap Public Health Nurse Family Partnership Program
Peninsula Community Health Services (FQHC) positions
True North Birth Center
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health – Volunteer birth doula program and more at the Family Birth Center at St. Michael Medical Center

Open positions with behavioral healthcare services

Kitsap Mental Health Services positions
Peninsula Community Health Services (FQHC) positions

And explore substance use treatment providers in Kitsap, learn more here.

Open positions at the local public health district

Kitsap Public Health District positions

Open positions serving active military, families, and veterans

Navy Medicine opportunities - Naval Hospital Bremerton
Peninsula Community Health Services (FQHC) positions
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Clinic – Silverdale positions

Open positions with emergency medical services

Bainbridge Island Fire and Rescue positions
Bremerton Fire positions
Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue positions
North Kitsap Fire and Rescue positions
Poulsbo Fire Department positions
South Kitsap Fire and Rescue positions

And many more incredible opportunities with long-term care services, dental, and additional independent practices in Kitsap County!

Questions? Please reach out to individual facilities for more information.

Healthcare Education and Advance Placements

Olympic College Pathways

Nursing and Allied Health

Launch a career in the fast-growing and high-paying healthcare industry. Our nursing and allied health programs combine hands-on learning with real clinical experience. Explore our diverse offerings of certificates, associates, and bachelor's programs that fit your timeline and prepare you for rewarding and well-paying careers. Learn more here.

Social Sciences and Humanities Programs

There is also a growing need for mental health and substance abuse treatment services, Olympic College offers a variety of social sciences and humanities programs that will empower you to pursue a meaningful career providing compassionate, community-based care to those in need support. Learn more about social sciences and humanities programs, visit – human services and sociology pathways.

Pre-Professional Health Occupations

Olympic College offers a full two-year preparatory curriculum for students planning careers in the Health Occupations such as Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, and Medical Technology. Such students should anticipate an additional two years of work to obtain a Baccalaureate Degree and an additional one to four or more years of graduate work. Students should work closely with an advisor at the baccalaureate institution they plan to transfer to before analyzing their education plan. Learn about our - Pre-Professional Health Occupations.

Residency Programs in Kitsap County

Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program

Peninsula Community Health Services

The program is specifically intended for new family nurse practitioners who are committed to developing careers as primary care providers in the challenging setting of community health centers and other safety net settings. The residency is a 12-month program providing intensive training to both the clinical complexity of family practice in the safety net setting, and training to a high performance, primary care medical home model for primary care. Learn more here.

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Residency Program

Peninsula Community Health Services

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Residency Training Program provides comprehensive training in delivering evidenced-based care in the field of mental health and substance use disorders to uninsured and underserved populations under this Collaborative and Patient-Centered Medical Home Model. Learn more here.

Pharmacy Residency

Peninsula Community Health Services

The PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency Program prepares graduates to practice independently and develop critical thinking skills necessary to succeed in the ever-changing world of pharmacy practice. This 52-week curriculum offers training opportunities in community pharmacy, chronic disease state management, clinical services, and pharmacy leadership. Learn more here.

AEGD Dental Residency Program

Peninsula Community Health Services

The Dental Residency Training Program provides comprehensive training in delivering excellent dental services and training with the latest technological equipment. The program provides the new dental resident experience working with a diverse population of patients with varying needs for specialized care. Learn more here.

Family Medicine Residency

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health & St. Michael Medical Center

The Northwest Washington Family Medicine Residency program is cultivating the next generation of local physicians, training 24 family medicine residents annually, with eight graduating each year. Most graduates stay in the region to practice and strengthen our long-term physician workforce. The residency program is located at the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Family Medicine Clinic in Bremerton and is affiliated with St. Michael Medical Center. The program offers training including family medicine, obstetric care, women’s health, sports medicine, an embedded HIV clinic, mental health, Medication-Assisted Therapy, community engagement, and more. Learn more here.

Nurse Residency Program

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health & St. Michael Medical Center

Nurse Residency at St Michael Medical Center is a year-long program including a blend of classroom instruction and hands-on experience and coaching. The residency is geared towards registered nurses (RNs) with less than one year of experience and aims to support independent practice. Within 18 weeks, residents can gain a level of competency equivalent to that of nurses with 18 months of traditional onboarding. Learn more here.

K12 Education Pathways

Career and Technical Education and Running Start

Each year, thousands of students graduate from high school with career goals, job skills and leadership skills knowing exactly where they will go next to further their academic and hands-on education and training. Our local school districts offer both core academic courses (math, English, science, etc.) as well as Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses and programs.

CTE classes fall into one of 16 "career clusters." A career cluster is a group of jobs and industries that are related by skills or products. Within each cluster, there are career pathways that correspond to a collection of courses and training opportunities to prepare students for a chosen career. Each cluster contains information on their related career pathways, education and training options for high school graduates, and other related student resources.

In our region, Olympic College is working closely with K12 education partners on the Health Science career cluster to align curriculum and dual credit opportunities so that students are ready to enter the workforce or an educational program at Olympic College right after graduation. Currently, Olympic College offers a combination of CTE Dual Credit and College in the High School where students access college credit onsite at the high school, in addition to Running Start where students access college credit onsite at the college.

Questions? Please reach out to individuals facilities for more information.

Join Our Community of Health Professionals

The decision to apply to work in our community is a rewarding choice. We take care of our community through a remarkable system of healthcare services, delivering care to meet the unique needs of our community every day. The healthcare sector in Kitsap County includes a wide range of facilities, services and specialty practices. Our healthcare system strives to bridge strengths and reduce barriers in our healthcare system while fostering comprehensive solutions to create a thriving, high-quality, healthcare future.

What Kitsap Has to Offer

Our work is rooted in our community. Surrounded by natural splendor and ferry access to Seattle, Kitsap County fosters an extraordinary network of facilities, clinics, services, and specialty practices with a small-town feel.