Just found out my start date for VA Hospital RN job. Woohoo;)

Wow...I am not a nurse yet but I thought that it would be easy seeing all the openings that some hospitals have. This has shined a new light. Thank you!

I am so happy that you found a job! Good luck!

WHOO HOO !!! Congrats !!! :dancgrp:

Congratulations! How exciting!

Congrats!!

I'm about to start the VA Valor program (externship) and am wondering if the hiring freeze's in place will be lifted by my graduation next summer. Any word from up on high if that'll likely be happening?

Congradulations!! :balloons:

Congratulations to you! I'm a new grad and still looking to land my first job as a new RN. I'm curious about something..Do you have a 2 or 4 year(BSN) nursing degree? I'm curious to know if the VA will even consider ADN nurses(what I am) or if they REALLY prefer BSN nurses like most of other hospitals? I've applied to a few positions with the VA but no calls. Thanks and congrats again!! :)

congratulations!

Thanks to all for the congrats! To the person who asked ad vrs bsn, I am AD nurse.

It has been a long journey( I have been licensed as a new RN since September),but well worth the wait. I, like many other new Rn's have found the job market to be very challenging lately. I applied for numerous(50 or more) jobs in the VA,DC area since then with 5 interviews and no call backs. I was very discouraged and heartbroken since I have been a nurse (LPN) for 15 years and just moving to the area thought it would be a piece of cake. Well it was not. I did not find out till the end of February that I got the VA job, only to find out it was kind of on hold due to budget issues. I stuck it out, and started the long application process at the beginning of march and finally have a start date. It finally feels real:). I can't wait to be back on the floor again so I can continue my life as a nurse. I am now a RN:):)

Too all the news grads, keep at it. There are jobs out there, you just have to be in the right place at the right time. I watched the Va job board for a year and applied to everything and I guess my persistence paid off. Good luck to all!

Congrats took me months to get hired. Been at VA 6 mos. Still a learning process