VA Palo Alto wellness care has a wide variety of internships and coaching possibilities at diverse levels for aspiring new nurses who seek fulfilling careers enhancing the lives of these who’ve served our nation.
Student nurse technician (SNT)
The student nurse technician (SNT) operates and learns below the supervision of a registered nurse (RN) although attending nursing college.
The SNT system is an chance to practice in a dynamic atmosphere although exploring the planet of VA. The SNT will achieve clinical practical experience and create basic nursing expertise in a hospital setting. You will be aspect of an interdisciplinary group, delivering direct patient care to Veterans and finding out expertise such as communication and time management. The versatile scheduling guarantees that you can balance your function with college commitments.
To apply for the Student Nurse Technician system, you are going to have to have to send your resume, application kind, and e mail request to v21palnurserecruiter@va.gov when the application period opens. This is anticipated to be in early spring 2024. You will also have to have to confirm your acceptance to a nursing college as aspect of the application method. Immediately after interviews, candidates will have to have to full a background verify and occupational wellness screening prior to they start off, and participate in the seasonal flu and COVID vaccination system at VA.
Eligible applicants
- U.S. citizens by birth or naturalization (U.S. Veterans are regarded as initial amongst all equally certified candidates)
- Existing nursing students who have completed or are inside one particular semester of finishing their junior year of a bachelor’s degree from a nationally accredited college for nursing science with either ACEN or CCNE accreditation
How to apply
Applications for the 2024 SNT system will be readily available on usajobs.gov in early spring 2024.
Get in touch with details
Nurse Recruiters Workplace
1776 Old Middlefield Way (118)
Mountain View, CA 94043
Telephone: 650-694-2300
E mail: v21palnurserecruiter@va.gov
Dr. Janice Sanders, DNP, RN-BC, PMHNP-BC, CCM
Nurse Faculty – VA-STEP (formerly VALOR) Plan and Student Nurse Technician Coordinator
3801 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
VA-STEP system
The VA-STEP system gives students the opportunity to start off functioning at VA prior to graduation, and earning a salary although they find out to create understanding, self-assurance, and competencies in the care of our nation’s Veterans.
This externship system delivers outstanding students with an chance to achieve competency in clinical nursing at an authorized VA health-related facility. This will contain finding out by way of lectures, practice with a mentor, and participation in clinical conferences.
Eligible applicants
- U.S. citizens by birth or naturalization (U.S. Veterans are regarded as initial amongst all equally certified candidates)
- Existing nursing students who have completed or are inside one particular semester of finishing their junior year of a bachelor’s degree from a nationally accredited college for nursing science with either ACEN or CCNE accreditation
- Need to be prepared to have a background / suitability investigation
- Need to be prepared to function at VA immediately after graduation
- Students have to full 400 hours of function prior to graduating from their education system
- Need to have a minimum grade point typical (GPA) of three. out of four.
- At the moment in fantastic academic standing, as defined by the college the student is attending, top to graduation and NCLEX certification
How to apply
Applications for the 2024 VA-STEP system will be readily available on usajobs.gov in February 2024. The anticipated start off date for the system is June 2024.
RN Transition to Practice (RNTTP) residency system
Are you a current or quickly-to-be graduate of a Bachelor’s or Associate’s nursing degree system that is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)? Do you have much less than one particular year of practical experience as a licensed Registered Nurse (RN)? If so, then VA’s Registered Nurse Transition To Practice (RNTTP) residency system was made particularly for you!
VA’s RNTTP residency is a 12-month system made to assistance post-graduate registered nurses (RNs) transition from the academic planet to a complicated practice atmosphere. The system delivers a complete 12-month curriculum that covers clinical, leadership, and specialist components. This curriculum consists of each theoretical and sensible elements to assistance you create your expertise.
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Eligible applicants
- Initial RN part and/or have much less than one particular year of RN practical experience
- Need to have graduated from a nursing college that was authorized by the state’s accreditation agency and recognized by either the ACEN or CCNE at the time the system was completed.
- Need to have completed any of the following: a diploma, an associate degree, a bachelor’s degree, and/or a master’s degree preparing entry into practice as a registered nurse
- Need to have a existing, valid and unrestricted registration as a graduate specialist nurse in any U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth such as Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia
How to apply
Applications for the 2024 RNTTP residency system will be readily available on usajobs.gov.
Get in touch with details
Nurse Recruiters Workplace
1776 Old Middlefield Way (118)
Mountain View, CA 94043
Telephone: 650-694-2300
E mail: v21palnurserecruiter@va.gov
Lihua Liu, MS, MBBS, RN, NPD-BC, NPDA-BC, CCRN-K
RN Transition to Practice Plan Director
3801 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304