Healthcare - One Of Kitsap's Most Important Sectors

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. 

Explore open positions with Kitsap’s largest healthcare employers:

• Doctors Clinic positions
• Franciscan Medical Group and Family Medicine and Residency positions 
• Kitsap Mental Health Services positions
• Peninsula Community Health Services positions
• Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, part of CommonSpirit Health positions

Explore Certificated Health Services in Kitsap School Districts 

• Bainbridge Island School District positions
• Bremerton School District positions
• Catalyst Public Schools positions
• Central Kitsap School District positions
• Chief Kitsap Academy positions
• North Kitsap School District positions
• South Kitsap School District positions

Open positions with Tribal Health services

• Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Clinic positions
• Suquamish Tribe Wellness Center and Healing House positions

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.

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.

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. 

Dental Assistant Apprentice
Peninsula Community Health Services

The Dental Assistant Apprentice will participate in PCHS’s Dental Assisting Program where they will receive hands on training to work as a Registered Dental Assistant. Upon completion of the program, the student will become a Dental Assistant and work collaboratively with the dental team in providing support for dental providers. Learn more here.

Medical Assistant Apprentice
Peninsula Community Health Services

The Medical Assistant Apprentice will enter a Washington Department of Labor (DOL) registered Apprenticeship Program with Peninsula Community Health Services (PCHS), in conjunction with the Washington Association for Community Health (WACH). PCHS covers the cost of tuition and materials for each participant. The Medical Assistant Apprentice functions under the supervision of a Medical Assistant Certified (MA-C) coach and within the scope of practice that the MA-C has determined is appropriate based upon the education and skill requirements of the WACH Apprenticeship Program and as defined by the Washington Administrative Code. Learn more here.