Veterans Health Administration
Health system employer
Life here
What a shift at Veterans Health Administration looks like
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Shifts hiring now
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Who they are
Nationally the VA describes itself as the largest U.S. nurse employer, with more than 120,000 RNs, APNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants.
- Hiring days
More about Veterans Health Administration
The VA has said it is on pace to reduce staff by nearly 30,000 by the end of FY2025 through attrition, early retirements, deferred resignations, and a hiring freeze, with mission-critical roles described as exempt. Nurses in public threads have talked through stress, uncertainty, and whether to stay.
VA frames nurses as central to Veteran care and notes it is the largest U.S. nurse employer across care settings.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
VA Health holds a 3.4/5 Glassdoor rating from 742 ratings, with 57% willing to recommend to a friend. Nurse community threads mix decent-pay-for-new-grads commentary with stress, uncertainty, and reports of clinicians declining offers.
The good
- CPRS/VISTA already in use as the EHR
- VA employs more than 120,000 nursing staff nationally across settings
- Some new grads describe VA pay as decent for no experience
The hard parts
- VA on pace to cut nearly 30,000 staff by end of FY2025 via attrition, early outs, and hiring freeze
- Nurses discuss anxiety, stress, and uncertainty about staying in VHA roles
- Public threads note doctors and nurses turning down VA offers
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Umbrella organization
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 10, 2026
- Workplace photos
- 2
- Website
- vacareers.va.gov ↗
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Open roles
Roles from Veterans Health Administration
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Advanced Practice Nurse-Nurse Practitioner-(Open to Current/Permanent VCB Employees Only)
$83/hr
Multiple Locations · Posted today
- New grads welcomed
- NP/APRN
Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
$78/hr
Chillicothe, OH · Posted today
- New grads welcomed
- NP/APRN
Nurse (Clinical Analyst)
$69/hr
Bronx, NY · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse (Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Program Manager)
$59/hr
Richmond, VA · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse (Supervisory Clinical Education Program Manager)
$73/hr
Portland, OR · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse-Quality Management Utilization Review Consultant, Quality and Patient Safety
$53/hr
Orlando, FL · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse-Quality Management Clinical Documentation Improvement, Quality and Patient Safety
$53/hr
Orlando, FL · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse, Quality Management Consultant, VN-0610-00
$57/hr
Amarillo, TX · Posted today
- RN
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN Short-Stay CLC)
$71/hr
Battle Creek, MI · Posted today
- New grads welcomed
- APRN
Registered Nurse- CBOC Outpatient Mental Health
$47/hr
Mason City, IA · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse- Assistant Nurse Manager
$80/hr
Mather AFB, CA · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse (Cardiac Cath Lab/EP and Holding)
$49/hr
Kansas City, MO · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse - 6B Med Surg and Telemetry
$52/hr
Syracuse, NY · Posted today
- RN
Nursing Assistant
$26/hr
Cincinnati, OH · Posted today
Registered Nurse- Cardiology
$56/hr
Wilmington, DE · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse
$56/hr
Fayetteville, NC · Posted today
- RN
Vocational Nurse (Wound Care)
$50/hr
Palo Alto, CA · Posted today
- LPN/LVN
Practical Nurse
$31/hr
Rainbow City, AL · Posted today
- LPN/LVN
Community Living Center Practical Nurse (Ltc)
$39/hr
Reno, NV · Posted today
- LPN/LVN
Mental Health Intensive Case Management RN
$54/hr
Saint Petersburg, FL · Posted today
- RN
Perioperative Services- Nurse Educator
$55/hr
Hines, IL · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse - Community Care Coordinator
$56/hr
Perry Point, MD · Posted today
- RN
Advanced Practice Nurse - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
$104/hr
Baltimore, MD · Posted today
- New grads welcomed
- CRNA/APRN
Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care team
$63/hr
Juneau, AK · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse - Community Living Center
$56/hr
Perry Point, MD · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse - Inpatient Medical Surgical
$47/hr
Iowa City, IA · Posted today
- RN
Outpatient Mental Health Registered Nurse
$54/hr
Multiple Locations · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse (RN) - Patient Safety (PS)/High Reliability Organization (HRO)
$54/hr
Tomah, WI · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse - Chief Nurse of Mental Health
$84/hr
Perry Point, MD · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse- Assistant Nurse Manager
$66/hr
Miami, FL · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse Community Health Program
$40/hr
San Juan, PR · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse- Primary Care (Intermittent)
$53/hr
Multiple Locations · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse- Emergency Department
$51/hr
Fort Wayne, IN · Posted today
- RN
Registered Nurse - Surgery Clinical Resource Nurse
$52/hr
Des Moines, IA · Posted today
- RN
Nursing Assistant
$25/hr
Tomah, WI · Posted today
Nursing Assistant (Acute Care)
$22/hr
Buffalo, NY · Posted today
Nursing Assistant - 5W
$24/hr
Ann Arbor, MI · Posted today
Licensed Practical Nurse
$35/hr
Jasper, GA · Posted today
- LPN/LVN
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse
$28/hr
Muskogee, OK · Posted 2 days ago
- LPN/LVN
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Primary Care
$28/hr
Edinburgh, IN · Posted 2 days ago
- LPN/LVN
Licensed Practical Nurse
$30/hr
South Jordan, UT · Posted last week
- LPN/LVN
Licensed Practical Nurse
$35/hr
Oconomowoc, WI · Posted 2 days ago
- LPN/LVN
Licensed Practical Nurse
$31/hr
Fairbanks, AK · Posted 2 days ago
- LPN/LVN
Assistant Nurse Manager - Mental Health
$83/hr
Atlanta, GA · Posted yesterday
- LPN/LVN
Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Psychiatric Mental Health
$63/hr
Fort Smith, AR · Posted yesterday
- New grads welcomed
- NP/APRN
Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care)
$82/hr
White City, OR · Posted yesterday
- New grads welcomed
- NP
Registered Nurse - Mental Health Acute Psychiatric
$57/hr
Saint Cloud, MN · Posted 2 days ago
Nurse (Resource/Float Pool)
$56/hr
Coatesville, PA · Posted yesterday
- RN
- Day shift
- Floating required
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