Title:New VA website makes it easier to build a career based on giving back to Veterans
Author:Department of Veterans Affairs — Reprinted with permission
Date:December 2018
Source:Veterans Affairs
Volume:Volume 3 Issue 149
The new and improved VACareers.va.gov makes it easier than ever to explore and apply for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare career from your desktop, tablet or mobile device.
"Attracting the best healthcare providers for Veterans means simplifying the ways candidates can learn about and apply for a VA job," said Darren Sherrard, associate director of recruitment marketing. "The redesigned site provides medical professionals, Veterans, transitioning military and students with a streamlined path to the resources and information they need to make informed decisions about a VA career."
The newly designed website uses dynamic visuals and simple navigation to help healthcare jobseekers learn about VA careers. Here's what users can do at the new site:
Visit these specific VA career pages:
- Doctors, nurses, mental health professionals, allied health professionals and pharmacists.
- Support staff.
- Veterans and transitioning military.
- Students and trainees.
- Review the benefits of employment, including details about compensation, paid time off and insurance.
- Navigate the hiring process, search careers and locate your dream job.
- Locate a VA recruiter at an upcoming event or at one of our Centers of Excellence.
- Hear what actual employees say about working at VA.
- Explore more about VA's careers, culture and people through videos and brochures and print materials.
VA career opportunities are available across the country at 1,250 sites of care. VA is the largest integrated healthcare system in the nation and employs over 338,000 professionals. In the 2017 academic year, VA provided 43,565 medical residents, 24,683 medical students, 463 advanced fellows and 849 dental residents and students some or all of their clinical training.
