Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 735474 (Please include on all documents)
Our mission: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE How would you like to become a part of our team? Every job at the VA impacts the Veterans that we serve. You can become a part of the team, helping to make sure that our Veterans receive the top quality of care that they so deserve. As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced intergrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Veterans Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their career and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/. The VISN 8 Office is physically located in St. Petersburg, Florida. About 21,700 full-time VISN employees are committed to providing Veterans with a full range of quality, cost effective, medical, psychiatric, and extended care services including specialized programs like Spinal Cord Injury and Polytrauma rehabilitation. in 2009, more than 523,000 Veterans received their health care at VISN 8 facilities, more patients than any other VISN in the nation.