10 jobs available in the fight against COVID-19
From housekeeping staff to licensed pharmacists, hospital COVID units need lots of help. At this point in the pandemic, Nova Scotia has over 100 COVID patients in hospital, more than 1,000 people sick with the disease and thousands getting tested every day. To manage, Nova Scotia Health needs a lot of resources, from ICU beds to dozens of new employees. In early May, around the same time hospitalizations began to grow, over 20 open calls for applicants were posted on the Nova Scotia Health job board. click to enlarge The postings range widely in qualifications, location and duties, but currently there are openings for practically everyone from housekeeping in hospital COVID units, to helping swab noses on mobile teams that travel across the province. Here are 10 jobs available to Nova Scotians who’d like to help ease the strain on