VA Hiring Process

Thank you xkc3158. I interviewed this morning and just got a call with a tentative offer! Wow! Fast for the VA. I did ask them about the performance appraisal and the HR person did say there are some other options, so that sounds more reassuring.

Okay guys thanks for being my voice of reason throughout this! I was given a tentative offer on Wednesday!!! Now the hard stuff begins lol!

Congrats! I'm not sure what to think at this point. My file went to boards I heard nothing for about 2 weeks, I call nurse recruiter and she says I spoke to you already í ¾í´”, I'm like no. So she goes on to tell me a tentative start date and, rates, and that she has to go back and ask for approval for me to start the date she verbalized to me. Was that an offer? I'm used to an offer or something in writing.

So just to update on me and my timeline ��

Applied 6/28 (closing date 7/12)

Interview 8/4

Phone offer and references given 8/5

Whirlwind of vet pro, equip and misc in August (tentative offer and salary was also somewhere in here)

Physical/Fingerprints 9/8

Boarded 10/5

Started 11/14

I agree with everyone that says do not give notice! I gave notice because HR and I had discussed an earlier start date and I was getting pressured to give a notice, but due to unforeseen circumstances (a hurricane) I got pushed back twice. So I was out of work for a month when I only anticipated a week.

I've received 4 step increases in total for getting board certified so you can receive multiple SAAs. My facility had a limit of 5 and I regret not getting the fifth. Some facilities may still allow but right now my facility has a hold on any step increases for specialty certification and only allows cash award.

Definitely don't give notice until you have your start date in writing. The VA is known to be extremely slow in the hiring process. One of the managers I know recently transferred and it took her a while and she's already in the system. The wait had to do with missing paperwork even though it was sent and the HR rep just not getting back to her. Good luck!

Hey guys so I was given a tentative offer on nov. 23! Nov. 28th I did my physical, urine and blood tests, vet pro, e-quip, and fingerprints. I confirmed last week with a nurse recruiter that they received all of my documentaction including my mailed official transcripts and she said yes. I haven't heard anything else since I completed everything on the 28th besides following up on my documents last Thursday. At what point should I follow up to see what's going on? Also, did anyone have to take a medication test?

I would give two to three week, then ask if any updates have occurred. You should probably be given an idea or estimation of when your file will be going to boards.

Okay thank tou. Do you know if there is a medication test?

Hey guys! Just received my firm offer today and I start January 9th! Here's my timeline:

posting closed end of September

Interview 10/26

tentative offer 11/23

Physical, bloodwork, fingerprints, equip and vetpro submitted on my end on 11/28

firm offer given today 12/22!!

I applied december 2012, my status was updated after a week, nurse recruiter called me 1st week of jan, i got on spinal cord the 2nd week of january, icu and tele the 3rd week.

payscale?

This site seems to be very informative for nurses who applied or applying for VA job. I am RN, BSN with two years experience. I had interview on Jan 11th, got tentative offer on Jan 25th, finished vet-pro on Jan 27th, fingerprint/physical/drug test on Feb 8th. I have not heard anything from them. I am so nervous now...if they don't send me final offer.