If you're an experienced nurse in the private sector, you understand the impact that business has had on health care. For VA, patient care is not a business decision. Veterans are our highest priority, and our nurses are champions of that patient focus. They are at the bedside and in outpatient clinics working with the entire patient care team to deliver quality care. They are also developing patient safety initiatives, conducting research to evaluate and improve care delivery, and holding faculty positions in the Nation's finest nursing schools through VA Nursing Academy partnerships.

VA is the largest employer of nurses in the Nation, with more than 61,000 RNs, APNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants. Join our ranks, and you can experience nursing in a whole new way. Explore the following links, as well as the rest of the VACareers Web site, to learn more about a career move to VA.

Career development opportunities
More VA nursing information
Education support programs
VA nursing occupation brochures
VA Travel Nurse Corps opportunities

VA has embraced Magnet® principles across all sites of care and is supporting the achievement of Magnet Designation status at all VA facilities. The Safe Patient Handling and Movement Program is a top VA initiative that focuses on preventing musculoskeletal injuries to nursing staff. VA has invested in the cutting-edge technology needed to support its nurses and the entire patient care team, including a bar code medication administration system, an electronic health record system, wireless handheld connectivity, telehealth, and more. VA facility leaders have the authority to offer flexible work schedules.

Read what our nurses have to say about VA.