Long Beach VA Hospital Hiring new grads/old grads/experienced/non experienced

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Mar 4, 2017

FYI: Usually takes about 6 months to get though VA hiring process.

Thanks to those who provide care to our veterans.

jkang89 · Mar 4, 2017

Thank you so much for posting this!

I tried looking up the job posting but all of them state the 1 year requirement. Should I just apply for it or is there a specific search for the job?

deliverator, MSN, RN, NP · Mar 4, 2017

Just apply To the unit of your choice. HowEver, the unit that is always hiring is Spinal Cord Injury. HR hasn't updated. We have a fresh new grad that got hired to our unit, she didn't see the 1 year requirement but got hired and the said the 1 year requirement was No longer necesssary. This was confirmed with management.

Carpiogirl1, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN · Mar 12, 2017

Excellent! Thank you for this info! What is the orientation like? Can u be a little more specific?

CaseStudy · Mar 13, 2017

Hi,

Thank you for the information. Do I need to operating room experience? I would love to be an OR nurse.

kittymold, ASN, BSN, RN · May 3, 2017

I know that everyone says that the VA process takes an extended period of time but my experience was much different.

Im a new grad with no experience from philadelphia and applied because the VA accepts RN licenses from any state. To my surprise, I received a call to interview the beginning of March. A week later a got a call with my "tentative offer" and to schedule my physical. After our phone call she emailed me paperwork to complete and bring with me to give to the HR specialist. In this email she also gave me a heads up to the requirements for the LOR along with a template to provide my writers. The same letters that I'd need for the credentialing could also be used for the "boarding" process which determines your salary. That night I was able to email my references with this template and get a head start on LOR. Within a couple days I met with a Nurse educator who explained the entire hiring process to me, had a physical and labs drawn, and met with an HR specialist to get started on the mountain of paperwork and complete what they call e-qip. After that, I received and email to complete the credentialing process (the same one I mentioned the letters for earlier) called VetPro. Thankfully, my letters were already on their way since I was made aware of the need for them prior. I handed in all my required documents the beginning of April.

Mid April, I received an email saying that once my credentialing with VetPro was complete that my documents would passed on to the NPSB to so I could be "boarded". April 28th I received a phone call saying I was "boarded" they told me my salary, not hourly rate, and asked me if I accepted. I accepted and my start date is mid May.

With the other posts I've read, I was expecting to be waiting ~6 months to hear back but from interview to start date it was closer to 2 months.

I'm excited for this opportunity and no one should hesitate to apply just because of the ad reading 1 year required.

If anyone has any questions feel free to ask! :)

lilRN16, ASN, BSN, RN · May 9, 2017

I know that everyone says that the VA process takes an extended period of time but my experience was much different.
Im a new grad with no experience from philadelphia and applied because the VA accepts RN licenses from any state. To my surprise, I received a call to interview the beginning of March. A week later a got a call with my "tentative offer" and to schedule my physical. After our phone call she emailed me paperwork to complete and bring with me to give to the HR specialist. In this email she also gave me a heads up to the requirements for the LOR along with a template to provide my writers. The same letters that I'd need for the credentialing could also be used for the "boarding" process which determines your salary. That night I was able to email my references with this template and get a head start on LOR. Within a couple days I met with a Nurse educator who explained the entire hiring process to me, had a physical and labs drawn, and met with an HR specialist to get started on the mountain of paperwork and complete what they call e-qip. After that, I received and email to complete the credentialing process (the same one I mentioned the letters for earlier) called VetPro. Thankfully, my letters were already on their way since I was made aware of the need for them prior. I handed in all my required documents the beginning of April.
Mid April, I received an email saying that once my credentialing with VetPro was complete that my documents would passed on to the NPSB to so I could be "boarded". April 28th I received a phone call saying I was "boarded" they told me my salary, not hourly rate, and asked me if I accepted. I accepted and my start date is mid May.
With the other posts I've read, I was expecting to be waiting ~6 months to hear back but from interview to start date it was closer to 2 months.
I'm excited for this opportunity and no one should hesitate to apply just because of the ad reading 1 year required.
If anyone has any questions feel free to ask! :)

Congratulations!

That is problematic that the VA would expedite hiring of an out of state candidate, and has people that live down the street waiting for months on end. There are countless, qualified RNs in the Los Angeles/Orange County area and they have to wait a ridiculous amount of time to be invited into the organization.

It seems like the leadership has been illogical since my mother left the helm 20 years ago.

Actually it is typical of LA area employers, the further the applicant lives from the job site, the more likely they are to be hired.

kittymold, ASN, BSN, RN · May 12, 2017

Congratulations!
That is problematic that the VA would expedite hiring of an out of state candidate, and has people that live down the street waiting for months on end. There are countless, qualified RNs in the Los Angeles/Orange County area and they have to wait a ridiculous amount of time to be invited into the organization.
It seems like the leadership has been illogical since my mother left the helm 20 years ago.
Actually it is typical of LA area employers, the further the applicant lives from the job site, the more likely they are to be hired.

I had moved here before my interview so I wasn't out of state and my application and resume had my California address listed.

My process wasn't expedited, I just completed everything that was required as quickly as possible.

It wasn't my goal to sabotage anyone else's opportunity.