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Job Field: Science
Location: West Haven, Connecticut

Salary: $54,035.00 - $70,243.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Recent Graduates NTE 1 Year
Phone: (203)932-5711x2795

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN):  1036296 

 

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. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans

How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

 

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

 

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/ .

 

VA Connecticut Healthcare System was officially formed in 1995 with the integration of the VA medical centers in West Haven and Newington.  We serve veterans in Connecticut and southern New England. The West Haven facility is a tertiary care facility classified as a Clinical Referral Level I Facility.  It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology and a renowned research program.  Comprehensive health care is provided through primary, acute, tertiary and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics and extended care.  A Women’s Health Center is located at the West Haven campus.

 

Newington is an ambulatory care center that provides primary and specialty care.  VA Connecticut is part of the VA New England Healthcare System, which includes facilities in Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  In addition to our main campuses, VA Connecticut operates six community-based primary care centers in Danbury, New London, Stamford, Waterbury, Winsted and Windham. 

 

 

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact on the last page of the JOA for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

 

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
• Requires travel to other VA facilities, if not located within the area, as well as additional occasional travel.

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• You must be a US citizen to apply for this job.
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Pre-employment Physical may be required.
• Must meet all Time and Grade requirements.
• Must sign mobility, training, continued service, and participant agreement.