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Job Field: Government Jobs
Location: Fargo, ND
Salary: Please contact for more information
Job Type: Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (701)239-3700x3650

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 712694

The Fargo VA Health Care System is seeking a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant or Physician to join our team and provide care to veterans! 

Full time Nurse Practitioner for the Compensation and Pension Department of the Fargo VA Health Care System. 

Clinical hours are M-F, 8:00 - 4:30.

 

(Separate announcements will be listed for each practice in order to apply - one position is available.  This is an open  continuous announcement until filled, first list will be processed starting August 8, 2012.  We accept applications for this occupation on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be referred as they are received.)

 

 

Fargo is a thriving community that offers a sense of solid values and has been ranked #1 nationally for safety.  We offer 4 hospitals, 3 colleges and all the amenities one would expect in a metropolitan area including great shopping, excellent private and public schools, and active arts community, sports activities for everyone along with direct air service to many other cities.  If you want to live near a Minnesota lake we have short commutes that offer you the tranquility of the great outdoors as well as the ability to travel easily to major metropolitan areas of Minneapolis and Winnipeg.  Affordable housing and overall low cost-of-living, and a low 7.5% sales tax make for  a community where you can spend more of your income as you would like.

 

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?

  

 

As a VA professional nurse, 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 integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.  

 

This position is located within the VISN 23 VA Midwest Health Care Network which oversees the operation of ten medical centers, thirty-five community based outpatient clinics, four domiciliaries, and seven VA nursing homes.

For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/ .  

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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U.S. Citizenship, if no citizen available non citizens will be considered.

Current, full, active and unrestricted licensure and certification required

Pre-employment physical, designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.

Background and/or Security Investigation required.

BLS certification.

Proficient in speaking and written English.