Working for the VA

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what is it like working for the VA?

Are they actively recruiting nurses or does it depend on where you live?

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I'd sure like to know also....thanks

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Well, you'd sure get all those guaranteed government benefits and RETIREMENT pay!! (Sure beats a 401k any day!)

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Specializes in ICU.

Working for the VA is no different than working at the hospital I worked at b/f I b/c a government employee. The biggest difference is alllllll the red tape. Anything different a nurse or a unit wants to do has to go thru many many hoops LOL. but as far as a job, I like mine. It's busy, but that doesn't bother me :)

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Specializes in ICU + Infection Prevention.

Depends on the area. Check Usajobs.gov

I do know .gov requires 80hrs per pay period so VA nurses on 12s work an extra 8 every 2 weeks.

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I work 12s and I only have 4 hours OT every pay. The OT pay

is nothing to sneeze at. I work 7 12hour shifts out of 14 days. My unit self schedules and i love it. It's a little bit of a culture shock going from private to VA simply because it is government and it's a process to get anything changed. Every VA is different and may schedule different.

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Thanks to everyone who replied! :)

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