Healthcare Jobs Are Hiring Across the US and Australia — See Today's Openings

The day differs by role, but the shape is the same: patient contact, documentation and equipment.

Registered nurses assess patients' conditions, record medical histories, administer medicines and treatments, operate and monitor medical equipment, and teach patients and families how to manage an illness (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-10-29). Medical assistants mix administrative and clinical tasks — scheduling, taking vital signs, assisting with exams, giving injections where state law permits, and collecting lab specimens — with duties varying by location, specialty and employer (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-08-27). Home health and personal care aides monitor people with disabilities or chronic illnesses and help with daily living activities, and under the direction of a nurse or other practitioner may give medication or check vital signs (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-08-27).

Shift patterns split by setting. Nurses in hospitals and nursing care facilities usually work shifts for round-the-clock coverage and may work nights, weekends, holidays or on call, while those in offices, schools and other non-24-hour settings more often work regular business hours (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-10-29). Almost all of this work is on-site; remote healthcare roles sit mainly in triage, coordination, coding and admin.

Expect physical load: a lot of walking, bending, stretching and standing, risk of back injury from lifting and moving patients, and close contact with infectious diseases and hazardous drugs under strict protocols for needle sticks and chemical exposure (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-10-29). Decide which setting you can sustain before you reach the openings listed further down.

These employer categories post the bulk of healthcare roles in both countries:

• Hospitals (state, local and private) — the largest group in both markets: 59% of US registered nurse jobs (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-10-29), and the largest sector within Australia's Health Care and Social Assistance industry at 645,000 workers (Jobs and Skills Australia, undated).
• Ambulatory healthcare services — clinics, physician offices, outpatient and diagnostic centres, 19% of US RN jobs (same source), and where most medical assistant roles sit.
• Nursing and residential care facilities — 6% of US RN jobs (same source), plus equivalent aged-care providers in Australia.
• Government employers excluding state and local education and hospitals — 5% of US RN jobs (same source); in Australia, state and territory health services.
• Certified home health and hospice agencies, which require formal training and a standardized test for aides they employ (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-08-27).
• Social assistance services, employing 730,200 people in Australia, within what Jobs and Skills Australia projections cited by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare expect to remain the fastest-growing industry.
• Healthcare staffing and agency firms filling shifts, travel assignments and short-term cover.

Check whether a vacancy is with the facility or with an agency placing you into it — the contract and pay structure differ. The listings below are tagged by employer type.

Ask whether quoted pay includes loadings, overtime and unsocial-hours premiums, and whether travel time is paid. Compare any offer against the official sources before you reply, then see the live openings below.

1. Pick the role you can qualify for now. Registered nurses take a bachelor's degree, an associate's degree or a diploma from an approved nursing program and must be licensed (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-10-29). Medical assistants typically need a certificate or associate's degree taking about one or two years, though some enter with a high school diploma and train on the job (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-08-27). Aides typically need a high school diploma or equivalent, and some positions require no formal credential (same source).
2. Confirm the licensing or registration rule that applies to you. In the US, licensing requires an approved program and a qualifying exam, with requirements such as criminal background checks varying by state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-10-29); state board requirements and certifications such as CPR, BLS or ACLS are listed through CareerOneStop. In Australia, registration runs through Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia standards administered by Ahpra, including recency of practice and professional development.
3. Build a one-page clinical resume. Lead with licence or registration number and expiry, then settings worked, patient population, caseload, equipment and systems used, and dated certifications.
4. Gather your compliance pack. Immunisation records, background or police check, references, and any working-with-vulnerable-people clearance for your state or territory.
5. Set up how you will be paid. Direct deposit into a bank account in the country where you work; for agency work, get the pay cycle, timesheet deadline and any deductions in writing. Check tax registration with the official revenue authority.
6. Apply through employer career pages and agency portals, with alerts set for the settings you shortlisted.
7. Make the first application specific — name the unit or clinic type, state availability by shift, attach proof of credential. Then work through the listings at the end of this page.

• The employer or agency is a registered business, and the facility holds current accreditation or licensing with the relevant state, territory or national health authority.
• Your licence or registration is current and covers the state or territory of the job — US requirements, including background checks, vary by state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-10-29), and Australian standards sit with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia through Ahpra.
• Base pay in writing, plus how shift, weekend and holiday differentials or loadings are calculated.
• Pay method, pay cycle and every deduction — uniforms, training, equipment, agency fees. You should not be paying to be placed.
• Roster cycle, guaranteed hours, on-call frequency and notice for shift changes; hospital and nursing facility work routinely includes nights, weekends and holidays (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-10-29).
• Time zone and start time if any part of the role is remote triage or coordination.
• Who supervises you and what you may do — medical assistant tasks such as injections are limited by state law (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026-08-27).
• Safety provisions: manual handling equipment, staffing levels, needle-stick and hazardous-drug protocols, who pays for PPE.
• Independent reviews on a mainstream employer-review site, cross-checked against the official register entry.
• For visa or tax questions, ask the relevant government department or a qualified professional before signing.

Work down this list with the posting open in another tab, then move to the openings below.

The listings below pull current healthcare openings across the US and Australia, filtered by setting, shift and credential level so you can skip the ones your licence does not cover. The guides beside them go further on licensing by state and territory, clinical resume structure, and how to compare agency offers against direct employment.