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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Columbia, MO
Salary: Please contact for more information
Job Type: Multiple Schedules - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (573)814-6403

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 695920

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?

 

This is an open continuous announcement.  We accept applications for this occupation on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available.  Applications will remain on file for one year from the date the application was signed.

 

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.

 

At Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, fully qualified staff nurse salaries range from Nurse I Step 1 ($42,500) to Nurse III, Step 12 ($80,561).  Our Nurse Professional Standards Board considers the selected applicant's education and nursing practice (experience) with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry when recommending an appropriate grade and salary.  

 

Special Employment Consideration:  VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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U.S. Citizenship

Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required.

Must pass pre-employment examination.

Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.

Background and/or Security Investigation required.

English Language Proficiency required.